Example sentences of "i [vb past] [adv prt] as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A passion born of the habit I came by as a girl at school . |
| 2 | But I came back as a Gnome . |
| 3 | I came out as a result of sexual frustration and a desire to be honest with myself . |
| 4 | The Old Gang Smelting Mills reminded me of an old deserted coal pit I played around as a child . |
| 5 | We were , yes , cos that 's when I went on to the crane driving in for a crane and got it you see , that 's why I finished up as a crane driver until I went stevedoring . |
| 6 | Even then I started out as a singer , until it struck me that I 'd absolutely no chance of making it — something to do with having an absolutely diabolical voice , I think . |
| 7 | I started off as a drummer . |
| 8 | I I certainly did n't go in in in in with a rank on my shoulder , I went in as a recruit . |
| 9 | I grew up as a child with a longing to hunt big game , and from 1930 to 1940 I took every opportunity to do so ; for this I have no regrets . |