Example sentences of "[pron] as [pron] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well-informed on Cnut 's doings , and a valuable source on his dealings with the pope and the German emperor in Rome and his Scandinavian wars , it is similar to Wulfstan 's material in ordering intolerance of injustice and prompt payment of church dues , but can not be his as he died in 1023 . |
| 2 | He smiled to himself as he thought about this question . |
| 3 | Though EIGHT may read well , he may not spend as much time at reading by himself as he did at seven and he again likes very much to be read to . |
| 4 | This not only reminds us of the existence of a non-state section of education ( which as we write in mid-1987 seems set only to increase in size ) , but also in drawing attention to the relations between the state and non-state sectors , points out features of the conditions under which the former operates that are frequently taken for granted . |
| 5 | Prior to getting around to the job I have to do , and that is to honour those men that gave their lives so that we could be free , I 'd like to just share a few things with you as we return to this wonderful country . |
| 6 | Am I distressing you as I talk like this ? ’ . |
| 7 | Pet Plan has a policy called RIDER PLAN ( FREEFONE 0800 282250 ) which would be ideal for you as it aims at regular riders who do not own their own horse or pony . |
| 8 | Erm how do people sort of beco when you become a member of a group , usually in some way the group changes you as you go through different stages of it , your values may change as a result of interacting with people in the group and th this process of erm somebody 's come up with how it is that you start off in a group , how it is that you become an active member of a group , how it is you may even become involved in the maintenance of the group and the leadership of it and then you sort of die away and that 's the y'know retire from the group . |
| 9 | This allows the company to use its own assets as the security for credit but retain the ability to deal with those assets itself as it wishes until such time as the creditor takes steps to enforce his security . |
| 10 | What will the infinite wisdom of the universe do with itself as it rushes towards that point ? |
| 11 | Anyone who 's vigilant knows what 's going on and they 're aware of what 's happening , so again it , it shows that we must do something as they said on that motorway , the thing to do when you feel yourself going into drow drowsiness is , is stop the car perhaps , get out and have a walk round , do something , I know I , er in the past when I 've felt myself going off to sleep in those situations , I 've been pinching myself and , and really making yourself do something rather than just sitting there doing nothing , cos that 's the way we just go off and get lowered into sleep and our lives are involved in this , we 've read and heard about people that have gone to sleep on motorways have n't they ? |
| 12 | Could I enquire madam chairman er is the same areas on that specific document the same one as we agreed in nineteen ninety two ? |
| 13 | One as I say for seventy crackers . |
| 14 | Rosie whispered ‘ scopare ’ to her as they sat beside each other at a concert in a dark and chilly palace behind the square . |
| 15 | Dimly his voice reached her as she drew in deep breaths of air . |
| 16 | I was feeling pretty angry with her as I stomped across that big field , but when I reached her my heart just melted . |
| 17 | Guido flicked his gaze over her as he leaned against one of the geranium-filled stone urns . |
| 18 | Lisa found herself watching him as they chatted about this and that , quietly amazed at the easy way he fitted in with them . |
| 19 | Despite Arnold Palmer 's memorable 1962 — when once again the golden hat-trick eluded him as it had in 1960 , with Open Championship and US Masters success , and only losing the US Open in a playoff with Jack Nicklaus — he had a quiet Open in 1963 . |
| 20 | Keeping himself hidden , Philip watched him as he looked for another stone . |
| 21 | Going in at No. 10 , he raced to 55 off the bowling of Hall , Watson , Worrell ( whom he hit for six ) and Ramadhin , before Valentine bowled him as he went for another big hit . |
| 22 | During the service , Peter was agreeably conscious that they were all looking at him as he sat in splendid isolation in one of the front pews . |
| 23 | She was deciding to devote herself to supporting him as he leapt from one peak to another . |
| 24 | Although no precise consortium bank definition exists , the Bank of England defines it as one owned by other banks in which none has more than 50 per cent ownership and at least one shareholder is an overseas bank . |
| 25 | She half catches it as it lands to one side of the jacuzzi . |
| 26 | I did then go about the task Mr Farraday had set me with some dedication ; I spent many hours working on the staff plan , and at least as many hours again thinking about it as I went about other duties or as I lay awake after retiring . |
| 27 | Er so , that task , much of it under legislation , is carried out by fire officers and much of it as I say by good will and erm er advice to householders and bodies and erm big concerns and so on . |
| 28 | Seldom had Sergeant Camb felt so sorry for anyone as he did for this woman who lay against the piled pillows . |
| 29 | Walking about at night in the streets of Calcutta and of necessity stepping over emaciated bodies too lethargic to move , or visiting refugee shacks in beautiful Hong Kong , or standing helplessly in the filthy slums of Kampala , always the same agony and anger assailed me as it did on that cold morning in Kiel . |
| 30 | ‘ You say that every time , ’ said Ilsa , winking at me as she pulled on white gloves : I 'll see you tomorrow and tell you everything ! ’ |