Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] in [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I said in earlier chapters , though , when you live alone two things are very important — firstly that you love and take care of yourself , and secondly , that you give yourself a treat now and then . |
| 2 | ‘ I played nearly as many games in a week for Leicester as I did in six years for Leeds , ’ he says . |
| 3 | erm it may be that erm because of my generation , but you do n't get the same sort of personalities nowadays as you did in those days , erm Mr for instance he was , he was a most benign sort of erm fellow of what one would describe as a real gentleman mm , mind you he used to have his paddies at times but |
| 4 | It is always running in the background as you work in other applications , ready to switch between applications or control a multitasking session . |
| 5 | But as she forecast in recent months ( The Art Newspaper No.19 , June 1992 , p.3 ) , Ms Radice believes that sexual content is grounds for a grant 's denial . |
| 6 | Frankie watched her now with a mixture of awe and delight as she pranced in little pirouettes around the kitchen . |
| 7 | Dimly his voice reached her as she drew in deep breaths of air . |
| 8 | Such identity and unity as she possessed in these years was essentially the identity and unity of a system of power , though one beginning to decay . |
| 9 | But liberationists like Regan and Clive Hollands ( 1985 ) , as we saw in earlier chapters , scorn this as requiring no more than kindness towards animals ( Hollands , for example , dismissed it as ‘ a Victorian concept ’ ) and demand a great deal more . |
| 10 | As we saw in earlier chapters , CDs are now issued by a wide variety of banks and since 1983 by building societies . |
| 11 | For the Holy Spirit understands not only the mind of the Lord , as we saw in I Corinthians 2 , but the mind of struggling Christians . |
| 12 | At the other extreme you could set up giant screens to show large images of the speaker as we do in larger conferences such as the Institute of Directors at the Royal Albert Hall . |
| 13 | Some initiatives have already fallen on stony ground , but , as we see in subsequent features , others keep coming . |
| 14 | As we considered in earlier chapters , public sector organisations are divided into large departments and they will develop cultures of their own . |
| 15 | ‘ These people were cold bloodedly shot in the head as they slept in separate bedrooms . ’ |
| 16 | Andy Lloyd believes they ultimately failed last year because of the onerous programme confronting them , as they competed in all directions for an elusive honour : ‘ There was so much concerted effort and no reward . |
| 17 | The lords-of the manoirs and their servants converged as they had in medieval times . |
| 18 | It is always advisable to buy furnishing fabrics rather than dress materials as they come in wider widths and are usually of a more suitable weight . |
| 19 | There is a choice of either still ( about 48p ) or sparkling ( about 55p ) both of which are user-friendly as they come in recyclable bottles . |
| 20 | The Cherry and Whites kicked off with a win in their first game … more like a romp as they ran in 45 points against Casale … |
| 21 | Whether he would have done the right thing by her — as they said in those days — is fruitless speculation : he was never told of the need . |
| 22 | As they poured in further canfuls , I encouraged them to work out the amounts mentally by rounding off £1.19 to £1.20 , and taking away 1p . |
| 23 | ‘ I do what I have to do , as they say in Western films , ’ he declaimed , ogling my ear . |
| 24 | I thanked her for the dance and Werewolf bowed deeply to her ‘ girlfriend ’ ( Oxnard , California ) , which made her day , as they say in those parts . |
| 25 | They lose their nous ( and , as they say in some quarters , their ‘ bottle ’ ) . |
| 26 | One month later Baggio was , as they say in these parts , ‘ re-dimensioned ’ . |
| 27 | We have heard many times why that has not been possible and it 's no good crying over spilt milk , as they say in these parts . |
| 28 | In addition to this short formal session issued related to culture and race are considered as they arise in other parts of the course . |
| 29 | Sounds — This section focuses on individual sounds or groups of sounds and practises them as they arise in common contexts ( e.g. the sounds / s / , / z / , and iz at the end of words ) . |
| 30 | ‘ But he who is in quest of picturesque scenery of the Lake ( Derwent ) must travel along the rough side screens that adorn it and catch its beauties as they arise in smaller portions , its little bays , and winding shores … its deep recesses , and hanging promontories , its garnished rocks and distant mountains . ’ |