Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be the same as me going to a medical conference or to the stock exchange and telling them where they were going wrong . |
| 2 | As I said in a previous article , the Dinas Mawddwy Railway has been obliterated in some places much more than other lines I have walked . |
| 3 | If you take all of the money that has been spent since the policy was established in nineteen eighty eight , it still does not amount to twenty pence per child which as I said in a previous erm question , answer to a previous question , is bare would barely buy a pencil for each child . |
| 4 | My wife got scared as I went from a nice healthy rosy red colour to sheet white in a few seconds : - ( . |
| 5 | In my child 's brain he crashed at my feet as I walked through a strange city . |
| 6 | But as I discovered on a one-day introductory course , enjoyment is also a priority . |
| 7 | What it is le let's just sort of get things , as I say in a new build situation if you were having a new house built |
| 8 | And their of first office as I recall as a little boy , was on the q quay as we used to say in Porthmadog . |
| 9 | ‘ Good evening , ’ he said , as I scuttled like a giant shaved rodent into the furthest corner of the caravan . |
| 10 | This broad sketch helped me to explore the crayon 's versatility without using the final painting as a trial piece , it also helped keep the whole composition in mind as I concentrated on a specific detail in the finished painting . |
| 11 | I laughed silently as I sat against a hard cushion in the palm-frond house looking at the brown eyes around me . |
| 12 | So with all this in mind , as I sat in a long queue of airmen for the preliminary examination , I was thankful . |
| 13 | As I mentioned in a previous memo , if the Government decides to endorse the re-establishment of the Welsh Affairs Committee , and it chooses to continue the study , we will want to give evidence . |
| 14 | Mr and Mrs Smith , the benign proprietors , were always good to me , giving me a lolly or a ‘ black jack ’ every time I shopped there , and I was looking forward to the treat as I stood behind a small queue masking the counter . |
| 15 | The scent of jasmine greets you as you walk through a creepered archway into the wide lawn . |
| 16 | As long as you go at a slow , steady pace , the job can be done and you none the wiser . |
| 17 | An air-powered sponge filter or small , internal power filter will be adequate , o long as you stick to a proper maintenance regime and are not tempted to overstock . |
| 18 | like most of these these have , erm what I want to know is er why , when I was disposed of as you like as a useless article , why I am suddenly called upon by this government to be one hundred per cent , not fifty per cent responsible , but one hundred per cent responsible , not only for my children which I 'm quite happy to do , but one hundred per cent responsible to keep my wife off of benefit and one hundred per cent responsible if she should ever want one , t for her partner . |
| 19 | And er I used to go myself quite a lot er when there were well when there were more than one coming up I 've seen me go into , down in the pullman train from here to er , well we had about five changes I think , fat father had it all marked out so as you changed at a certain place . |
| 20 | that as you move into a new form of behaviour |
| 21 | Just as you say to a small child , ‘ Keep on the path , ’ rather than ‘ Do n't go on the road , or Please can you talk more quietly , ’ not ‘ Do n't shout ! ’ so it is necessary to seek out what is good in any situation . |
| 22 | The 41-year-old mother realised she was being followed by two men as she returned to a multi-storey car park after a lunchtime trip to a supermarket in Fareham , Hants . |
| 23 | As she hunted for a worn pair of leather gloves in the pocket of her pelisse , she did not appear to notice that she had been pulled closely in to the gentleman for a few brief seconds . |
| 24 | Catch that , ’ Elinor called as she ran after a greasy , paper napkin , her gold satin pleats swirling around making her look like a giant sunflower . |
| 25 | The woman was attacked in the early hours of Wednesday at an isolated station at Mexborough , South Yorks , as she waited for a late train home . |
| 26 | I watch , mesmerized , as she falls in a liquid movement to the ground . |
| 27 | MOVIE beauty Bo Derek cuddles a baby chimp as she stars in a real-life rescue act . |
| 28 | Resentment flashed into her eyes as she said in a pained voice , ‘ If ever the time does come , I hope I 'll be wanted for more than my ability with figures . ’ |
| 29 | The thought gave her a pain , yet she forced herself to smile as she said in a steady voice , ‘ I hope you 'll both be very happy . ’ |
| 30 | Nor was Doreen slow to realise her mistake , her jaw sagging slightly as she said in a contrite tone , ‘ Yes — yes , of course . |