Example sentences of "[vb past] as [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quiver ran through her which heated as it travelled through her body and which he must have noticed , for he smiled mockingly at her . |
| 2 | Otley objected as he waited under the trees with his bunch of Brits . |
| 3 | She rose as he came towards her . |
| 4 | Her brows rose as she glared at him . |
| 5 | Stella did too — ; after all , she was one of them — until a picture grew in her head of Dawn Allenby in St Ives 's bed-sitter , cheeks hollowed as she sucked on her peppermints , the gas fire burning blue , those unwrapped , unwanted flowers lying on the table . |
| 6 | Leonora bristled as she marched into the other room , realising she 'd expected murmurs of appreciation to greet her offering . |
| 7 | Eva grumbled as she stood in the cold , carrying her case . |
| 8 | ‘ Here go the English on holiday , ’ I mused as we drove from Geneva airport , ‘ four people and two skis . ’ |
| 9 | There was something about the atmosphere of a theatre that never failed to stir her blood , Shannon mused as she walked along the corridors . |
| 10 | Maxham winced as he walked across the kitchen . |
| 11 | Roy winced as he thought of her . |
| 12 | Roman winced as he took in her fragile appearance , and Claudia , on her part , wondered why he did n't look either well or happy , while Dana was positively blooming . |
| 13 | Anne Hopper winced as she looked at the remains of the bullock lying on the large wooden worktop in the prison kitchen . |
| 14 | At Manchester Airport on 25 August 1985 , a British Airtours charter jet crashed as it prepared for take-off . |
| 15 | ‘ Touch nothing ’ , he shouted as he sped towards the police station . |
| 16 | ‘ Georgina , ’ the Dean shouted as he passed through the hall . |
| 17 | Otley shouted as he raced towards the bridge . |
| 18 | ‘ You bastard , ’ one of them shouted as he raced after it . |
| 19 | Helluva fella ! they shouted as he thumped into the chair beside the student , one hand gripping round her shoulder , the other smearing red drops from lips and chin . |
| 20 | ‘ Wotcher ! ’ he shouted as he scraped on the strings . |
| 21 | ‘ Mornin' , Olga , ’ she shouted as she scuttled towards her , a pair of rollers in the front of her hair sticking out like devil 's horns from under her woollen hat . |
| 22 | Kress stopped as he looked at the blued muzzle of the .38 . |
| 23 | She glanced at the backdrop of gentlemen , most of them in uniform , standing uncomfortably near the wall as though to divorce themselves from the proceedings and her heart sank as she thought of Craig , he should be here today , sharing in her adventure . |
| 24 | My heart sank as I looked at it . |
| 25 | Then her heart sank as he grinned at Doreen . |
| 26 | His eyes flickered as he looked at her , and she knew he was searching his mind for a joke . |
| 27 | Simmo , who has become a favourite of pupils of Hurworth Primary School , near Darlington , described the slow build up to the conflict and the dangers they encountered as they came within four miles of the Kuwaiti coast . |
| 28 | ‘ Ah ! ’ she exclaimed as she came across one labelled ‘ ZOOM ’ . |
| 29 | Anne exclaimed as she came into the . |
| 30 | ‘ They really are shaky ! ’ he exclaimed as she wobbled towards him . |