Example sentences of "as i look " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I looked through the viewer I had the feeling , momentarily , that it really was what I had dreamed about for so long , a sort of crystal ball in which I could call up everything I had ever known . |
| 2 | I wondered , as I looked round at the massed ranks of chaps , young and old . |
| 3 | However , this sensation evaporated as soon as I looked out of the window , when I realized how imprisoned I was by my ignorance , which Aisha seized upon , exploiting the fact that I did n't know how to flush the toilet , work the shower , turn on the oven or boil the electric kettle to make tea , and that I could n't understand what her older child or her next-door neighbour said . |
| 4 | The Frenchman shook my hand and as I looked at him and his family I thought slowly to myself , ‘ What a bloody chance he is taking . |
| 5 | As I looked at him sitting opposite me on the floor of the trench , I was fascinated by his resemblance to the other Commandos I had met over the past five days . |
| 6 | As I looked down at him lying there it was difficult to believe that this was Shimi Lovat . |
| 7 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 8 | As we moved along I could n't help feeling apprehensive as I looked for newly disturbed ground that could contain a box mine , or glancing at the trees and hedges for signs of booby-traps . |
| 9 | As I looked at the faces marching past with a smart eyes right , I could n't help thinking of those who would have liked to have been on this parade ; those still manning the trenches , and all those buried in a shallow grave in the orchards around the village . |
| 10 | I felt a lump in my throat as I looked down at the first grave , the Balmoral on the cross was torn at the front as if a piece of shrapnel had smashed its way through the badge and into the soldier 's head . |
| 11 | As I looked up at him he placed a steaming hot mess-tin full of what looked like Machonachie stew on the floor of the barn beside me. |
| 12 | I had already loosened the overcoat and was thinking as I looked at him , This very minute you are going on the longest journey a man ever takes and you have n't a frigging clue . |
| 13 | And as I looked at Jimmy Boyce , ex-industrial tiler , ex-foundry worker , ex-redundant foundry worker , I realised that it really was the law of the jungle here tonight . |
| 14 | As I looked at this mounting pile of equipment I thought that there was no way this was going to fit into the spare bedroom . |
| 15 | I gave a shout : but as I looked , |
| 16 | But none of this disturbed my mind or my body as I looked across at the girl in the coffee bar . |
| 17 | As I looked at the few stones that remained of the castle , I learned from the magazine that the Irish-built castle of the local kings , the O'Rourkes , had once towered over the local countryside . |
| 18 | My heart sank as I looked around . |
| 19 | My blood froze as I looked at the prices . |
| 20 | As I looked down a tube as empty as Outer Space , I pushed away from my board and dove for the bottom . |
| 21 | For a moment I sensed his eye staring at me through the hole in the door but as soon as I looked at it the lens flashed and the cover on the other side swung quickly to rest . |
| 22 | The faces seemed to shift as I looked at them . |
| 23 | Now as I looked at the tree I saw that the great things had been there all the time but I had mistaken them for the background . |
| 24 | As I looked in and stiffened with surprise and horror at the scene , he appeared to be putting a handful of grey matter back into a broken skull . |
| 25 | ‘ As I looked at the magnificent vehicle I could not help thinking of the historical ‘ Experiment ’ of the Stockton and Darlington Railway , or of the Exhibition excursions of 1851 , when the GW nailed rough boards across their permanent way trucks at Didcot to accommodate their third class passengers ! |
| 26 | I heard a noise one night , like several motorbikes roaring down the road , only it was coming from above , and as I looked out of the window there they were — three red exhausts in the sky , blinding along a parallel course a few feet above the roof tops . |
| 27 | As I looked closer they began to open their wings , and suddenly it was a though purple brooches had been pinned about the bracken to catch the sunlight . |
| 28 | As I looked out of the window I noticed that frost was forming on cars . |
| 29 | The thrill turned to fear as I looked down from my splendid but insecure perch and the animal began to move . |
| 30 | As I looked up into his steely blue eyes I admit I did wonder what disparaging thoughts he was thinking about me . |