Example sentences of "as i got [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could hear the little generator puttering away inside the central mound as I got closer , clearing the trees and looking across and down at where Andy stood . |
| 2 | As I got closer to the raised platform at the far end of the church , it was as if the sound was pushing me forward . |
| 3 | As I got nearer the Porsche I saw that during the night someone had taken a sharp instrument to the bodywork . |
| 4 | As I got nearer , I saw they were young people , mostly in their late teens and early twenties . |
| 5 | As I got up Terry looked at me as if I 'd just announced I had a private income . |
| 6 | As I got up to take it from him , there was a sharp rapping at the front door . |
| 7 | As I got up , the man from the radio came over and asked me what it was like as he was getting forced into doing it later on . |
| 8 | So I told them what I would do , but once again I 've never been in the situation but this is what I 'll do , said as if they were me own parents make them as comfortable as I could while I 'll cleaned up and give them a bed bath or if they could shower , shower them and erm and get everything back to normal as quick as possible , fine , that were all fine she , and then as , as I got up from it they all said thanks a lot Joy it has been great you really have been great you 've made it easy , we 've got an easy day in front thanks to you , you know you 're bubbly and all this and then when she phoned me on the Sunday she said hello Joy it 's Sue here and I , I said will you let me know one way or the another cos I said I hate being left up in the air |
| 9 | ‘ I suppose I came down on impulse , but as soon as I got here I wished I 'd stayed in the house . |
| 10 | However , as soon as I got here I realised that we were on a treadmill of legislation . |
| 11 | Well , it 's as fast as I got round |
| 12 | and rung the A A , so as I got through to the A A man I says erm , you know , I says I , where I was parked and all like that and where I was stood and the chap says oh I 'll get a , a van up to ya as soon as I can , but I says wait a minute , I says my car 's just arrived and Joan was the mechanic , he lifted bonnet up and touched something and you brought it down did n't you ? |
| 13 | When I ran away I was going to the beach , but as I got near it I recognized someone I was avoiding . |
| 14 | I 'd repeat my name — and as I got really far from shore I 'd say ‘ Ng ’ or ‘ Adolph ’ — to try to bring me back inside myself . |
| 15 | Neil Cusforth , who 's in the haulage business in Yorkshire , chose the 1.6 Primera and is delighted with it : ‘ As soon as I got in I just felt right in it : it 's so light and easy to use . ’ |
| 16 | I had intended to try and ring Jo as soon as I got in , to find out what the hell was going on , but I never made it for the house was in turmoil . |
| 17 | By now dear old Monty , resigned to losing me as I got more ambitious , had pushed my salary up to nearly £10 a week . |
| 18 | As I got there she put her hand on the cut and actually squeezed it , so the blood ran out quite violently , all down his leg . |
| 19 | I said we 'd better go home and check and so we drove down to and as I got there , so the bus comes up , so it looked pretty but I thought well I 'd better check so I followed it back up and nobody got off it and |
| 20 | so we started called her lip , but that happened before I got there so , as I got there it just like , as I joined got in with the regulars it started to peter out a bit , but I got fooled with a couple of times I thought they were taking the piss , alright Lynn how you doing , you know , still . |
| 21 | He sort of like everyone , as soon as I got there you know like that , that school or whatever |
| 22 | A policeman had come while I was out and had asked her to tell me to call at his house as soon as I got back . |
| 23 | As soon as I got back they 'd start about Exams , Re-sits , Careers . |
| 24 | As soon as I got back to Fontanellato I went to see the doctor , who decided to take Eric to the Apennines the following day . |
| 25 | I saw him in my office at ten-thirty , as soon as I got back from the P.M. " |
| 26 | I was probably still thinking about that as I got back to Armstrong in Soho Square , which is why I reacted so slowly when the white Ford Capri screeched alongside Armstrong 's parking place and nosed into the kerb so I could n't move him . |
| 27 | I walked from Holborn but as I got close I discovered the attraction of setting foot in there again had faded rather badly . ’ |
| 28 | I got my wings and I 'm gon na do my share , but as I got almost two years here , I found myself worrying about some poor tailgunner that was n't feeling well as he went on the airplane . |
| 29 | Jean-Claude , exhausted by the long ride from Paris and a late night of in-toxication , moaned something unintelligible as I got out of bed , rolled over and promptly went back to sleep . |
| 30 | I went back to Desmond and got myself into more trouble because as soon as I got out I wanted money . |