Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] as [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So absorbed was she in the effort of preparing herself mentally for what lay ahead that she did not glance upstream as she drove across Cookham Bridge and wonder why there were no party-goers gathered round a marquee on the lawn of Swans ' Meadow , why indeed there was no marquee pitched on the lawn at all . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've never seen you behave before as you do with him . |
| 3 | His problem seemed to be that he believed a Government could do exactly as it liked without taking public opinion into account . |
| 4 | You know if they think they can do just as they like at that age , well I mean er the , the |
| 5 | Effective marketing , the programme offered , the speakers appearing , the styles of presentation — all these elements contribute to pulling in the public and the theme of ‘ bottoms on seats ’ will appear again as I deal with them . |
| 6 | At times he would brood gloomily as he thought of the future course of the Reformation . |
| 7 | Luke 's voice was deep and magnetic and Robyn felt the anguish twist inside as he gazed into her face , and the once dreamt of words were spoken . |
| 8 | Her beauty made him gasp anew as she moved towards him smiling . |
| 9 | What 's more , the toolbox will change automatically as you switch between programs , should you so desire , to load the right set of buttons for the application you 're in . |
| 10 | They can go there as they did with the industrial conferences , but we have to make this careful balance between parts of our membership . |
| 11 | The opening games did not go quite as I expected in that I was surprised to see Wales beat Ireland . |
| 12 | Loose boards will creak annoyingly as you walk over them , and raised edges or pronounced warping may show as lines through your new floorcovering . |
| 13 | What I 'm talking about here are not things that are unnatural but things that er will come naturally as you relax into your presentation . |