Example sentences of "even as i " in BNC.
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| 31 | His body rolled away and uncovered the blood-spattered broken body of my poor dead sister , and even as I raised my hand to my mouth to stifle the scream , I saw the vicious green lizard dart into her hair . |
| 32 | I kept a wary eye open for any of my old friends , in particular the goldsmith Waller , even as I was distracted by the sight of the apprentices throwing their caps in the air as they shouted for custom , pompous city officials in their fur-lined robes and , of course , those beauties of the night , the high-class courtesans in their satin dresses and flowery head veils . |
| 33 | I seized that bloody pole , swinging the barge round even as I felt the water beneath me slop and gurgle as if maliciously laughing at me , waiting to embrace us in its frozen grasp . |
| 34 | And even as I did I was astounded at myself . |
| 35 | Even as I chanted , I felt power return to my muscles . |
| 36 | But even as I made it I knew my accusation was ridiculous . |
| 37 | Even as I say it , I know my statement to be sentimental and truth to be more complex than that . |
| 38 | He fired even as I jumped . |
| 39 | He to me was a limb of you , even as I am . ’ |
| 40 | I sobbed with fright , even as I addressed the one and only question which confronted me in such a dangerous situation . |
| 41 | Thanks to all of you who returned the Alumni Update questionnaires — even as I write , they are still coming in ! |
| 42 | But even as I heard it , I knew it was not a revolver . |
| 43 | But even as I engaged in the ritual unarmed combat with Springsteen ( well , I was unarmed ) over possession of the duvet , I had a nasty feeling that I was n't taking this whole thing seriously enough . |
| 44 | But even as I squirm free , I see his gun come round toward my face . |
| 45 | And , even as I hurled the word down on to paper in my headlong rush , I could n't help correcting his solecism . |
| 46 | ‘ Have been reading ’ , I realized even as I struggled to find somewhere to stand the strawboard in the darkness , makes a somewhat smaller claim than ‘ have read ’ , and I scarcely expect that my ‘ books ’ , to anyone outside the very restricted world of philosophical studies , are going to include the two on Spinoza ; all of which suggests a second-hand and partial acquaintance with my only other work , Natural Man . |
| 47 | Finally , and even as I write , new and deeper understandings of the Lorenz system are in the offing { 12 } . |
| 48 | This emotion which , even as I planned to drive to Prague , while admitting only to liking you well enough to want to ease any problems that might arise , made me instruct Lubor … ’ |
| 49 | But she put it up here , I think probably to make it easier , I mean if anyone 's had , I do n't know if anyone had children in the seventies when it was the fashion to wear very long skirts , or even as I find going up and down stairs in my nightie , you 're more than likely to fall and break a leg and the baby 's neck at the same time , if you wear a long skirt . |