Example sentences of "as i [verb] the [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I left the cinema I was seized in an irresistible spasm of shivering . |
| 2 | As I left the pen I saw Mr Stokill dragging a large object over the cobbles . |
| 3 | She gave such an unpleasant laugh with these last words that I did n't know what to say , and as I left the house I felt even more miserable . |
| 4 | As I left the room I seemed to be in a school and I saw many children in the hall and I seemed to be late for a class . |
| 5 | As I left the room I heard the little comic bellow , " That 's what she thinks of thy relaxing clothes , ducks , and I must say I see what she means ! " |
| 6 | As I left the room I heard you say … ’ |
| 7 | As I reached the landing I heard Mrs Quigley say , ‘ We 're having the patio done . |
| 8 | ‘ As I passed the boy I saw in the mirror the car had pulled out sharply to overtake and I just heard the bang . |
| 9 | About the third time we went to the beach ( I took them to the one known since 1945 as ‘ Staging Post B ’ ) , as soon as I rejoined the group I realised she 'd told them . |
| 10 | As I enjoyed the stew I looked at my watch , it was just after mid-day ; I had been asleep for nearly four hours . |
| 11 | ‘ Give me your number , and as soon as I know the score I 'll ring you back . |
| 12 | As I close the diary I notice that it 's getting a bit grubby . |
| 13 | At first the belts slip round the flat pulleys — they 're meant to — but as soon as I squirt the gum they grab and the shafts pick up speed real fast , and the spokes on the pulleys blur and disappear . |
| 14 | I just said ‘ Yes ? ’ and as I dropped the pen she 'd handed me back into her bag , I noticed that she carried at least two fat rolls of ten-pound notes secured with circular gold clips shaped like salamanders , or maybe alligators . |
| 15 | And then of course as soon as I started the chemotherapy I became one of them and I started not to notice . |
| 16 | I mean we hope we 're doing the right thing , and as I say the response we 're getting seems to indicate that , but we have not erm followed through each of we have a large number of participants every year , you see , in the order of about erm a hundred and fifty each year , so very difficult for you to try and follow through the fate of each of them . |
| 17 | As I closed the lid he screwed his knuckles into his eyes and his body shook . |
| 18 | As I entered the building I could see that it was damaged , probably by mortars , or shellfire . |
| 19 | As I entered the orchard it looked completely deserted . |
| 20 | As I entered the room he got up from the floor , drawing his sleeve across his mouth . |
| 21 | As soon as I entered the room I could hear little pockets of chatter coming from various parts of the audience . |
| 22 | As I entered the room I wished I 'd thought of phoning a desperate SOS to James . |
| 23 | He wants me to look very ordinary , very much as I did the day I trespassed . |
| 24 | She said : ‘ As I opened the door he slid to the ground . |
| 25 | As I opened the case I heard a groaning , splintering noise , which caused me to experience extreme pain as the bridge flew off and whacked me on the side of the head ! |
| 26 | ‘ As I turned the corner I saw the flag flying at half-mast and the meaning of it came like a flash . ’ |
| 27 | And as soon as I read the name I see her standing there in the witness box , self-contained , precise , unknowable . |
| 28 | I always run just as fast I have to , and as I neared the finish I looked across to make sure that I had qualified , and there was Carl . |
| 29 | As I approached the trench he remarked , ‘ Jesus Christ , Piper ! |
| 30 | As I approached the jeep he recognised me . |