Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] [adv] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember nothing whatever about the match , as I passed out thirty yards from the ground . |
| 2 | I got my wings and I 'm gon na do my share , but as I got almost two years here , I found myself worrying about some poor tailgunner that was n't feeling well as he went on the airplane . |
| 3 | As soon as I dropped about 70 feet down towards the restaurant , via the tourist runway with its ridiculous little suburban garden fences bordering the steps , the wind ceased and I stepped out of the snow . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , such a day , and to stroll along as I did so many times in the old days . |
| 5 | Backache is a constant complaint as I stoop over low baths , sinks , baby buggies and shopping trolleys . |
| 6 | But you 'd never guess as you step back three decades into the snug , low-slung cockpit . |
| 7 | Yeah , I I wrote the thing as you remember about eighteen months ago , but it had no conflict in it you know we 're all the same and stories must have conflict , so I got the house to burst the ceiling on the wife |
| 8 | They are very slow growing and ideal curiosities for the smaller garden — as long as you have n't any children who are likely to fall on them . |
| 9 | That night she lay awake for a long time , thinking first of her father , recalling many happy childhood memories and wishing fervently , as she had so many times before , that he had not left her so soon . |
| 10 | Nina said as she handed round steaming mugs . |
| 11 | ‘ You know , you sure are different from the way I 'd imagined you , ’ she said in her slow drawl as she poured out fresh drinks for them both . |
| 12 | She admired that trait in his character — just as she admired so many others . |
| 13 | We might be given the first few pages to be going on with , and as we went along more pages would arrive . |
| 14 | And as we take on new assignments er two years time they 'll be resales . |
| 15 | As we take on new roles — plumber , teacher , mother , shop steward , etc. — we are partly aware of the demands and constraints involved and we can exercise choice . |
| 16 | We aim to continue and develop this approach as we take on new responsibilities for arranging residential and nursing home care . |
| 17 | It will be apparent that we were fascinated by the phenomenon of crofting , as we presume most other newcomers to it must be . |
| 18 | ( Granted , there were a few flaws … but hey , ‘ MY PEN RAI ’ ( ‘ never mind ’ ) , as we say about 100 times here a day in Thailand ! ) |
| 19 | Felt pretty chipper , as we scraped together enough coins to buy a shared polystyrene cup of milky tea . |
| 20 | As we have only four wagons , we can not by carried by railway without Taunton Cider . |
| 21 | And support us as we live as responsible citizens of this city and nation . |
| 22 | Now , as we search out lighter clothes and last year 's beachwear , we dejectedly contemplate the rolls of flesh they reveal . |
| 23 | BRITONS spent £37 million eating a record 860 million crumpets last year — well over twice as many as we scoffed only six years ago . |
| 24 | The hippos , she thought , with a sure hunter 's instinct , the hippos always mate at the full moon , to whelp during the monsoon , as they had since Tertiary times . |
| 25 | Fortunately I had a tide-table with me which played havoc with the original extravagant plans as they had only three days to shoot the 15 minutes of film they needed . |
| 26 | Can we really expect them to retain the same way of thinking as they had as penniless hopefuls , and if they did would n't that simply be an insipid patronisations ? |
| 27 | He took Sotheby 's into the art financing business , and directed staff to cultivate potential buyers at least as carefully as they had hitherto cultivated sellers . |
| 28 | Remember not to rely too heavily on dairy products as they contain highly saturated fats which could be bad for health if consumed in large quantities . |
| 29 | As with all medicines , over-the-counter treatments for headlice should be used carefully , as they contain quite powerful insecticides . |
| 30 | On the field a fortnight ago we unfortunately caught Frampton Rovers on a good day as they ran out 5–1 victors . |