Example sentences of "as [noun prp] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Lisa stuttered to a halt — had he read her mind or something ? — he added , ‘ After all , we 're not exactly strangers any more . ’ |
| 2 | Folly watched in awful fascination as Lisa flicked through the cards . |
| 3 | She looked round as Doyle returned with the Diet Cola . |
| 4 | ‘ Nothing , ’ she said then looked up as Doyle returned with her bourbon . |
| 5 | As ICI struggles in the current climate to maintain its investment programme it might find the two thoughts sitting uncomfortably together . |
| 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 | A further consequence is , as Bogdanor states in ‘ Britain : the Political Constitution ’ in Bogdanor , Constitutions in Democratic Politics , p. 56 , that ‘ the term ‘ unconstitutional ’ can not in Britain mean contrary to law ; instead it means contrary to convention , contrary to some understanding of what it is appropriate to do . |
| 11 | The sophistication and range of this style of cooking grew , as Sheila describes in the first chapter of her book . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | As Alison disappeared with Irina , Ludens seated himself on the table . |
| 14 | Campbell shared in a stand of 166 with Mike Hughes ( 45 not out ) as Wallasey raced to 213–1 in 44.4 overs . |
| 15 | That could start tonight as Chelmsford go to Medway in the Essex Radio Midweek League . |
| 16 | As Luce strolled past one of the restaurants a small table became free . |
| 17 | As Luce looked around her , enjoying the colourful scene , Michele asked , ‘ Where would you like to go now ? ’ |
| 18 | Even as Felix drifted into sleep he thought it an evil omen . |
| 19 | Indeed , the very specificity of their actions has provided a crucial tool in understanding these systems , as Langley showed with nicotine ( see Chapter 4 ) . |
| 20 | JONATHAN Davies scored 20 points as Widnes went on a scoring spree that took them into the second round of the Lancashire Cup . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | But , as Olga said in her letter to me , one weeps more often because one is not free . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've got a big stick , ’ mentioned Punch confidingly to his audience , as Judy appeared with her baby . |
| 25 | As Isabella makes towards the waiting Mercedes , one of the Germans shouts : ‘ But we 've come all the way from Hamburg . ’ |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Claudia pressed the door-handle in vain as Roman laughed at her efforts . |
| 28 | There was an endless pause , as Roman seemed to be weighing up this piece of sheer bravado . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |