Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb past] that [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as soon as I saw that little boy I knew it was n't Ben . |
| 2 | After that we would go to Tahiti , and I saw the excitement grow in Ellen as she realised that these plans were so close to coming true . |
| 3 | Her train of thought halted with a sickening jolt as she remembered that this summer there would n't be many evenings like that . |
| 4 | But , even as she remembered that wonderful moment , another , crueller memory came rushing over her . |
| 5 | The Court of Appeal doubted the validity of trespass ab initio , as it meant that lawful acts could be made unlawful by subsequent events and the lawfulness of an act should be judged at the time it took place . |
| 6 | Just as it appeared that political compromise would prevail , both Mr Yeltsin and Mr Kravchuk have allowed nationalists in their camp to take the initiative , partly to divert attention from domestic troubles . |
| 7 | As he left that all-too-familiar graveyard and tramped home through the snow , Charles the Cheesemonger must have thought that the century was drawing to an unpropitious end indeed . |
| 8 | Hurst 's voice had risen a little , but he dropped it again as he realized that several pairs of eyes were watching them with interest . |
| 9 | As he said that last part about ‘ bumping into her ’ he glanced across at Lisa , and a flicker passed between them as , silently , they shared their private joke . |
| 10 | Pennethorne produced detailed drawings and an estimate , but Hall ‘ took great objections to them ’ as he thought that many rooms and passages were badly lit . |
| 11 | His sad tones prepared them for the news as he announced that German troops had not withdrawn from Poland and consequently Britain was now at war with Germany . |
| 12 | Mowbray 's hand fell to his sword hilt as he realised that great brass tongue only tolled when the Tower was under attack . |
| 13 | The devil , Trent thought , and found himself smiling as he realised that continual fear had acted as a drug , lifting him free of reality in the same way that marathon runners broke through the pain barrier into an almost hallucinatory state of calm . |