Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As soon as I managed to put them on him — which was n't easy ! — he tore away at his legs like a thing possessed and ripped off most of his lovely white leg feathers in the process . |
| 2 | All through the '70s I 'd wanted to be in a rock band and I ended up doing it and it was nothing like as exciting as I 'd imagined it from reading and listening to records . |
| 3 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
| 4 | Ash had been in London for a programming interview with some big insurance company and had offered me a lift back home , or to Gallanach anyway , as I 'd exiled myself from Lochgair . |
| 5 | I need to know the wiring for the Nato socket as I intend to use it for towing my caravan , but will need to alter the wiring to suit or obtain another Nato plug and add the 12n/12s plugs to this . |
| 6 | ‘ That is my assessment of the case , Madame , as I intend to report it to my commandant . ’ |
| 7 | This was good news , as I had met him after a children 's charity evening and had found him shy , attractive and funny . |
| 8 | ( Looking at her , I was often reminded of the famous Lina Cavalieri as I had seen her in photographs . |
| 9 | There was Barrymore , with the light in his hand , looking out across the moor , exactly as I had seen him on the night before . |
| 10 | This steered them away , as I had meant it to , and they talked for a while longer , then fell silent , enjoying the warmth and the view . |
| 11 | It was just as I had remembered it for over thirty years , it was just as it used to appear at least once a week at lunch in the Paris household where I spent two years of my youth with a greedy Norman family : two years of study interspersed with the most trying of family meals , endless and infinitely to be dreaded but for the blessed beauty of the food . |
| 12 | I 've clearly feel that you probably responded by saying that the old one which is led to under registration was perfectly adequate for your needs , which as I said says something about your view of the electoral process . |
| 13 | Was this ever issued as I 've seen nothing of it anywhere ? |
| 14 | They just do nt seem to be sharp enough or is it that midfield are n't providing good service — I ca n't really say as I 've seen none of the games , just read reports . |
| 15 | They have n't got one and I 'll s er say this as I 've said everything on the wireless or anything , whatever I 've said I 'll say to their face , and I can slot the num perhaps they ca n't prove everything but you know it 's there . |
| 16 | And then she 's written nearly as much in red ink on the back as I 've written it on black ink on |
| 17 | He told us the rules of the game , just as I 've described them to you . |
| 18 | oh I do n't know , I do n't know , I think it will be a while getting rid of it yes , but I think he might get his price eventually , but it will take a long while to get it , it 's up to him if he wants a quick sale , you know , thirty five yeah I , thirty five thousand I think , as I say taking everything into consideration , I mean , failing three okay I know I did the thirty three so take thirty five , thirty three and a half , oh he ai n't got much to worry about |
| 19 | I am glad to hear of your intended marriage with Ellen Nicholl , and , as I promised to assist you at starting , I am happy to tell you that I will pay to you one hundred and fifty pounds yearly during my life , and until your annual income derived from your profession of a Chancery barrister shall amount to six hundred guineas , of which your own admission will be the only evidence that I shall receive or require . |
| 20 | One can still argue , as I have argued myself in connection with the correlation of the north-west European Trias , that major events , such as marine transgressions on to one part of a continent , are likely to have more widespread effects in the rest of that continent . |
| 21 | Let us look now at some problems of this neo-fundamentalism as I have observed them in modern church life . |
| 22 | This material , which I include later in this chapter , reflects the Working Group 's basic assumptions , as I have described them in chapter 2 . |
| 23 | One day , as I tried to serve her on the quiet , two deep meaningful coughs from behind me raised the small hairs on my neck . |
| 24 | As I stood watching him for a few seconds and looking at the damage to his farm buildings and the dead and wounded cattle around the orchard , I thought to myself . |
| 25 | If I go , If I could just to , to bring go , right back to a point you made much earlier coming off is exactly as you 've described it for most people |
| 26 | Now er the Buckingham manager , Phil Lines was manager of Brackley and er apparently , as you 've told me in the past , he guided them to their best ever season . |
| 27 | So you do n't finish up with a battery that as soon as you 've used it for about a minute , that 's it ca n't get any more |
| 28 | Yes , I 'll come on that romantic stroll with you and watch the sunset as we did in Seville and I 'll remind you of it , just as you intend to remind me of it , and I 'll go with you all of the cruel way , Fernando , and when it 's all over I hope it gives you the satisfaction you crave . ’ |
| 29 | The MacroVariable names can be changed as long as you remember to change them in the Type statements at the end of the macro . |
| 30 | Christine paused most meaningfully … ‘ she said as you had given it to her , sir . |