Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Jute , Tabitha , Captain , ’ he intoned , as his cyclops lens scanned and recorded her . |
| 2 | ‘ I was interested in how a mind works that is as analytical and calculating as his seems to be . ’ |
| 3 | It would also allow me to experiment as much as I likes with the interesting colours of the Winsor & Newton Artists ' Acrylic Colour range and with some of the techniques that are particularly well suited to the acrylic medium . |
| 4 | God you 'd 've laughed they were on about that as well at same time and he says to Steve what do you reckon to idea , he says it does n't sound bad , he says what do you reckon to idea as I says no . |
| 5 | but Sarah , as I says , I were sick last night |
| 6 | MY PEN IS DRY , I 'm staring sadly at the dawn as I hears deep , cool sigh- Please write to a lonely girl of 16 . |
| 7 | I seen 'im look very confident at the non-striker 's end , I grant yer , but that 'as n't won too many matches as I knows of . |
| 8 | But 'e made a bit o' Welsh rarebit after some coaxing. 'E 's not as incapable as 'e looks , I 've come to 't conclusion . " |
| 9 | But a more general objection still relates to any theory that defines , as theirs does , such categories as poetry , literature or art in absolute terms . |
| 10 | ’ 'Twill be as ye says , constable , ’ said the obsequious voice . |
| 11 | You do it as you says do n't you ? |
| 12 | ‘ Surely , a woman as beautiful as you has had proposals . ’ |
| 13 | Companion of my heart , I trust in God that all we venture here bear fruit and I count on your prayers too , for the Lord must incline his will when such a one as you petitions him . |
| 14 | Bolton , who hoped to marry Nicolette as soon as she divorces co-star Harry Hamlin , says : ‘ My fans love my hair — it 's part of my image . |
| 15 | But this is almost certainly an illusion : as she becomes surer of her hold on the affections of her poet , so she becomes surer of herself , can dispense with affectations , and dares to speak with a certain authority about compositions that her lover sends to her — animadversions that the poet in turn receives quite humbly . |
| 16 | In her portrait of Medea — or Medee as she becomes in this staging of the original French version — this is what she uses consistently . |
| 17 | In her portrait of Medea — or Medee as she becomes in this staging of the original French version — this is what she uses consistently . |
| 18 | Kylie is an approachable star but with glamour that grows as she becomes more famous . |
| 19 | For Ruth it will be a dream come true as she becomes the youngest female licensed amateur rider in history . |
| 20 | As she becomes increasingly involved in the town 's past , all sorts of problems ensue , including death threats from neo-Nazis . |
| 21 | A woman does , as she gets older , achieve a certain status in the joint family , particularly if she has had sons . |
| 22 | As she gets closer , she scans the motley group of no-hopers gathered on the pavement and then suddenly she 's looking directly at us . |
| 23 | Yes , you can tell them I 'll be speaking to my mother as soon as she gets back , tonight . |
| 24 | There may be more work as she gets older , she says : ‘ I 'd like to do the kind of roles Anjelica Huston can do . |
| 25 | ‘ Who knows , Diana may well want to move on to bigger and faster racing cars as she gets better and more confident . ’ |
| 26 | USER FRIENDLY should make today another classic payday for local hero George Duffield so long as she gets the green light to tackle the Coalite St Leger at Doncaster . |
| 27 | As soon as she gets what she wants , she stops signing . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ As long as she gets the items , that 's all that matters . |
| 29 | Well , one thing 's for sure — if people are rude about her , she makes sure she gives as good as she gets . |
| 30 | Out on the pathway leading to the gate he took her arm , saying , ‘ She gets dafter as she gets older , ’ but there was such warmth in his tone that his words could have been translated as , ‘ Is n't she marvellous ! ’ |