Example sentences of "as [pron] have [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | While the fax machine is easy to use , it 's less attractive when it comes to mass faxing , as someone has to feed each document in and dial the destination . |
2 | ‘ But I was cautious about it too as I 'd seen both sides — the periods of unemployment as well as the glossy side of my father being in something so popular like Howards ' Way . ’ |
3 | When I went to bed , I had a few ‘ sort of ’ pains , but I did n't think anything of them as I 'd had these kind of niggly pains a lot over the last week or so . |
4 | I decided to visit the Marines that evening and , after thanking Mick for his hospitality , made my way back to the orchard , thinking that as I had visited each Commando unit each day when we were in England , why not now that we were in France ? |
5 | As soon as I had seen this reading of the phrase it at once seemed more plausible . |
6 | As I had done several times on the journey , since I had n't entirely managed to put out of my mind the events of Uulaa and my suspicions . |
7 | My dissertation was on Yugoslavia , as I had learnt some Serbo-Croat at Nottingham . |
8 | Bad industrial relations had been the curse of the country for as long as I had taken any interest in politics ; although the reform of trade union law was essential , further steps were also needed . |
9 | It 's got as bright and fierce an eye as I 've seen this side the Avon . ’ |
10 | As I 've said many times before , pressure is only a condition of the mind . |
11 | And I do n't mean I 'm bending them , but there were some , as I 've said many times , a lot of silly people refereeing in speedway , and thank goodness now , ninety nine per cent of them are being sensible and we 're seeing some good refereeing . |
12 | Erm that 's as much as I 've got this morning . |
13 | So I think we 've developed in that direction that I can go ahead as soon as I 've got some dates and book it properly with Mr . |
14 | I 've never ever I say this very proudly , been in debt and as long as I 've earned enough money to live , I 've never bothered to put any on one side strict , you know , strictly speaking and I 've been happy to er live and er that 's how I 've lived me life . |
15 | Hello I 'm terribly busy Norma actually , I 've got a full lesson at the minute , erm , I 'll , I 'll try and , and sort that out as soon as I 've finished this lesson |
16 | I 'll be fine as soon as I 've had some breakfast . ’ |
17 | I had sought to interest some of the more enterprising newspapers , especially as I hoped to be able , if possible , to push on to Abyssinia ; but , in the end , I went in independence , as I have undertaken most excursions , both terrestrial and mental . |
18 | In fact , as I have developed this chapter , I realise that within the definition I am using they are exactly the same thing . |
19 | If you have ever stood on a sheep farmer 's hillside , as I have done many times in the Western Highlands of Scotland , and listened to the sheep calling to ( communicating with ) each other , you will immediately notice how their intonations are all different , as indeed are their faces . |
20 | ‘ You are an artist , as I have said many times . |
21 | This is true for simple problems but , as I have said many times before , as soon as the problems become more complicated our mathematical knowledge turns out to be greatly deficient . |
22 | Lord James Douglas-Hamilton : I have been careful not to lay down specific periods for the bids to come in , because , as I have said many times , it may take longer for some management-employee buy-outs to be lodged than others . |
23 | I think basically , if you 've got good colour sense you 're home and dry as I have said many times , it does n't matter how you put it together , but if the colours are superb , it 's going to look good . |
24 | As I have said some names had physical attributes and these can be identified in such names as Lofty , Longsett , Fatty , Buster , Tich , Snowy , Darkie etc . |
25 | I vowed then , as I have vowed many times before and since , that I would never again make myself so vulnerable to the team , that I would get them off my back and out of my life if it was the last thing I did . |
26 | My personal preference is for Michelin as I have had many years and miles of trouble free use from them . |
27 | I 'm very sorry that as soon as I have finished this welcome this morning that I have got to leave you , and I am very sorry that I shall not be able to return this evening for your dinner which I would originally look forward very much to but I trust that you will enjoy the company of the Chairman of our Environmental Services Committee , Councillor Robin Draga , who is attending on my behalf . |
28 | At times , as I have researched this book , it has occurred to me that the second-hand book world is the only place left in England where knowledge of anything but the latest semi-literate fads still exists . |
29 | I like us to think for a little while this morning just what it means to be a Christian , we 've been hearing and seeing and been challenged and accepting Christ as our saviour and over the week in Harlow a number made that response and not only in Harlow and in Earls Court but right across the country and into Europe and into Africa as well , through the , through the life link , men and women who have been challenged into accepting Jesus Christ as their saviour and I 'd like us to think for a little while this morning just what it means to be a Christian now obviously as we perhaps know er , and , and , and God work clearly shows to us that it is not in being religion , somebody well said that religion is man 's attempt to find God but the gospel is God 's method of seeking out and finding men and so just as the same as you 've seen that bridge of life illustration and we try with our planks to get across to God we ca n't make it , |
30 | As long as you 've got that contract and that deposit cheque that 's the crunch . |