Example sentences of "as [noun] [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Congress 's disarray — radical democrats argue that it should be disbanded — has been on embarrassing display this week as deputies argued over what to call their state . |
| 2 | As Lisa stuttered to a halt — had he read her mind or something ? — he added , ‘ After all , we 're not exactly strangers any more . ’ |
| 3 | Folly watched in awful fascination as Lisa flicked through the cards . |
| 4 | She looked round as Doyle returned with the Diet Cola . |
| 5 | ‘ Nothing , ’ she said then looked up as Doyle returned with her bourbon . |
| 6 | As Dan noted in his Flight Log , ‘ Took photos of Mary Alice — What a mess ! ’ |
| 7 | Rosheen watched as Postine came into view on the big screen , her massive frame picked out in infra-red against the night . |
| 8 | The light from outside , and the light from the sitting-room shone through to her room as Ven moved with her to her bed and sat down there with her . |
| 9 | As Fitzgerald said in This Side of Paradise , " None of the Victorian mothers had any idea how casually their daughters were accustomed to being kissed . " |
| 10 | She walked through into the Lancaster Room again , where Phil Aldrich was still scribbling away on the hotel 's notepaper ; and for the moment ( as Sheila stood in the doorway ) looking up with his wonted patience and nodding mildly as Janet propounded her latest views on the injustice of the tour 's latest delay . |
| 11 | As Alison disappeared with Irina , Ludens seated himself on the table . |
| 12 | Campbell shared in a stand of 166 with Mike Hughes ( 45 not out ) as Wallasey raced to 213–1 in 44.4 overs . |
| 13 | As Luce strolled past one of the restaurants a small table became free . |
| 14 | As Luce looked around her , enjoying the colourful scene , Michele asked , ‘ Where would you like to go now ? ’ |
| 15 | Even as Felix drifted into sleep he thought it an evil omen . |
| 16 | He was collecting for over forty years and , as Miller was a regular recipient of Bartram 's shipments , it can be assumed that ‘ a large proportion of plants credited to Miller as introducer consisted of collections by Bartram and if this is true he was probably responsible for the first appearance in the gardens of England of between one hundred and fifty and two hundred plants ’ ( John Hendley Barnhart , ‘ Significance of John Bartram 's Work to Botanical and Horticultural Knowledge ’ , Bartonia Special Issue , 1931 ) . |
| 17 | Indeed , the very specificity of their actions has provided a crucial tool in understanding these systems , as Langley showed with nicotine ( see Chapter 4 ) . |
| 18 | JONATHAN Davies scored 20 points as Widnes went on a scoring spree that took them into the second round of the Lancashire Cup . |
| 19 | As Shamir called for a show of hands , Sharon sprang to his feet and called upon delegates to vote against the inclusion of deportees from the West Bank and Gaza Strip in a Palestinian delegation to enter into pre-election talks with Israel . |
| 20 | But , as Olga said in her letter to me , one weeps more often because one is not free . |
| 21 | It was only too apparent , as Olga tore into him about the disgrace she would suffer , that , like a hippie , he cared nothing for the kind of life his parents led ; he did not share their values or ambitions . |
| 22 | England withdrew from Fifa in 1928 , as discussions began for the organisation of the first World Cup competition , and remained disdainfully on the sidelines until 1950 , when England 's ‘ superiority ’ complex was quickly dissipated by a 1–0 defeat in a pool match against the United States . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've got a big stick , ’ mentioned Punch confidingly to his audience , as Judy appeared with her baby . |
| 24 | He sounded so fiercely protective that she wondered sadly what it would be like to have a man care for her as much as Roman cared for Berenice . |
| 25 | Claudia pressed the door-handle in vain as Roman laughed at her efforts . |
| 26 | There was an endless pause , as Roman seemed to be weighing up this piece of sheer bravado . |
| 27 | Later , after work , I got a pretty good look at these new pants of ours , as Tod stood before the full-length mirror unknotting the plump Windsor of his tie . |
| 28 | It was , as Ben understood at once , seeing the surprised delight on his father 's face and the astonished horror on the face of the official taster , quite unprecedented , and made him realise how circumscribed the T'ang 's life had been . |
| 29 | Meg watched , horrified , as Ben scrabbled past her , the boat swaying violently , and tore at the teacher 's pau , exposing his chest . |
| 30 | ‘ Yes , that 's very welcome , ’ she agreed , quietly sipping a tall glass of orange as Ben explained to both her and Ross exactly what they 'd told the twins so far . |