Example sentences of "[vb past] as [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Oh ’ and ‘ ouch ’ I howled as I hit the alleyway .
2 Her spirits rose as they left the ugliness of London behind .
3 The waiter 's eyebrows rose as he took the order , otherwise he made no comment .
4 The tape crackled for a few seconds and then hummed as he replaced the receiver .
5 ‘ You know , boy , ’ he mused as I hefted the heavy thing , ‘ these coins are excessively rare .
6 It would have been a particular thrill to have met the man who could pen such material , she mused as she closed the lid on her suitcase for the last time on Tuesday morning , but she knew that that was out of the question .
7 Instantly Shamlou recognised the cry of anguish from Matchsticks , and he winced as he opened the doors to hear the soft thud of flesh against flesh .
8 He hummed softly ‘ There 'll always be an England ’ and joked as he shifted the weight of his rucksack ‘ as if on a walking holiday ’ .
9 I flew over copies of that photograph of Tweed you gave me , ’ Morgan reported as he drove the Daimler beyond Exeter towards Dartmoor .
10 ‘ A film , ’ they shouted as he rolled the camera .
11 ‘ No , ’ Connelly shouted as he saw the glowing rings and felt their heat .
12 She stopped as she saw the look of annoyance on his face .
13 You will do it carefully ? ’ he added , his tone sounding suddenly a little dangerous , and Maggie stopped as she reached the door .
14 A weird island , they found as they walked the last half mile — after leaving the Mercedes in a car park with Dillon seated in the rear .
15 Most of the shops seemed already to be closed and her heart sank as she identified the unlit frontage of number seventeen .
16 Her heart sank as she remembered the phone call which for the first time began to make sense .
17 Her gaze flickered as he replaced the receiver .
18 It remains true that , apart from the foral provinces , government became more effective , defined , and concentrated as it approached the subject .
19 ‘ Why , thank you ! ’ she exclaimed as he laid the plate before her .
20 Honestly , he 's driving me insane ! ’ she exclaimed as she stirred the Aga into reluctant life .
21 ‘ Oh , it 's a reply to my fax from Beryl ! ’ she exclaimed as she scanned the first paragraph .
22 The motors whined as she put the speeder into reverse .
23 Her hands trembled as she poured the milk into the mugs .
24 His hands trembled as he read the report .
25 Kirov 's fingers trembled as he adjusted the fine-tuning dial of his radio set .
26 Meh'Lindi reached into the trunk and lifted out a small tentacle , which squirmed as it left the stasis-field .
27 She tensed as she filled the kettle , and checked the fridge for something for dinner .
28 What a dump , ’ she added as they entered the village .
29 Bring a bottle , " she added as we mounted the stairs .
30 She added as she reached the bottom of the stairs where Miss Merchiston had arrived to meet her , ‘ I 've told the mistress as how Miss Kyte is come at last , and she said to bring her up straight . ’
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