Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] [vb past] on [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 One of the coach passengers died just as we arrived on duty .
2 He is ducking out of his responsibilities as Secretary of State for Education and Science , just as he did on health .
3 With a full venue in front of them , Catherine Wheel started to produce sparks as soon as they went on stage with a determination to take Leo Fender 's finest to their limits .
4 Almost as soon as he arrived on campus , he disappeared into a mass of wiring , flashing lights , bleeping tones and tens of metres of multicoloured printouts on endless rolls of chartpaper .
5 The catch was usually gutted as soon as it came on board , and the gulls would go in a flock from boat to boat , cleaning up the discards .
6 ‘ As soon as I came on board .
7 Unseated jockeys were scurrying around and fighting madly to reunite themselves with their mounts , but even as they clambered on board there was nowhere to go .
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