Example sentences of "[v-ing] as [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has also been suggested that the Bond albedo was lower within the last few hundred years and that the atmosphere is still cooling as Jupiter adjusts to its new higher albedo . |
| 2 | BRENTFORD boss Phil Holder was left fuming as Tranmere came from two goals behind to claim a thrilling victory . |
| 3 | Absent also was Leofwine , who had taken Thorfinn for King as Cormac had , or so it seemed , on the glorious journey to and from Rome , and who had stood trembling as Cormac had on the steps of St Peter 's , one of a brotherhood that had seemed to promise a future none of them had so far dreamed of . |
| 4 | United were panicking as Newcastle went on the attack . |
| 5 | Surrounding roads were jammed and buses were filled to over-flowing as commuters switched from Underground lines following the coded warning . |
| 6 | Dave Heath got the fourth … the Wildcats finally stirred thanks to a goal from Bryan Larkin … the Kings kept going though … they led by 10-1 in the third period before Swindon came back with four late goals … it finished 11 … 5 … with fists flying as tempers flared towards the end … the second leg in two weeks time at Swindon should be a scorcher |
| 7 | ‘ To think we thought he only worked part-time , ’ Nina was saying as Rachel came into the room . |
| 8 | Jools Holland offers an alternative musical excursion on Saturday in Mister Roadrunner ( 9pm , C4 ) , with Stephen Fry narrating as Jools rides around Tennessee and Mississippi on his Vincent Rapide in search of musical adventures . |
| 9 | Posing as tax-payers engaged in writing , film-making or oddball societies , we tried to enlist the honourable members in activities and causes close to their hearts . |
| 10 | Passing cars on the southbound carriageway slowed and came close to bumping as drivers rubbernecked for a spot of interesting carnage , but they drove on disappointed . |
| 11 | Patrick O'Sullivan went on watching as Anna walked along the lane . |
| 12 | Scott nodded , watching as Hitch scuttled across the road and disappeared out of sight as he began to descend the embankment steps towards the pier . |
| 13 | She stood in the window , holding back the heavy curtains , watching as Spencer climbed into his carriage and , with a wave to her , bowled off down the drive towards the roadway . |
| 14 | And the pharmacists ' slogan , ‘ If You Want a Tan — Get a Healthy Tan ’ , is worth repeating as thoughts turn towards all those sunshine holiday bargains currently plastered over travel agents ' windows . |
| 15 | She fled screaming as bricks smashed into the bath at her boyfriend 's home in Tividale , West Midlands . |
| 16 | The telephone was ringing as McLeish walked into his own flat , and he picked it up to find his Commander on the other end of the line . |
| 17 | This tendency remains for small integer values of k , reducing as k increases in size . |