Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [det] " in BNC.

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1 For you sit here , thousands of miles away from Palestine , a land which most of you will never see , and yet which you will certainly pay for-with your money , yes , and some of you with your blood and sweat — you sit here and you listen to me as I tell you about this impossible , this ridiculous dream , and it does n't occur to you that we are all mad , you and I and all our people ? ’
2 It must have taken Summerchild at least an extra minute in each direction ; as I recall it from those evenings fifteen years ago , he walked at a much more reflective pace , as if slowed by some inner weight .
3 It ran : ‘ Well , frankly , the problem as I see it at this moment in time is whether I should just lie down under all this hassle …
4 It ran : ‘ Well , frankly , the problem as I see it at this moment in time is whether I should just lie down under all this hassle …
5 CHARLES : Well , frankly , the problem as I see it At this moment in time is whether I Should just lie down under all this hassle And let them walk all over me , Or , whether I should just say : ‘ OK , I get the message ’ , and do myself in .
6 The task of the theist , as I see it in this book , is to define what he or she means by the word ‘ God ’ , and to give some evidence for believing that this Deity exists .
7 What are the problems as you see them in this neighbourhood ?
8 But as you say you at that point you do have to stop .
9 Whichever way her life was goin' she would never have it soft again , not as she saw it at this present moment .
10 Her voice and the rattle of pots faded away into the house , and he heard , close to , Annie 's uncontrolled chortle as she approached him with some wicked intent .
11 Leith yelled , and as fury which she just could not contain spiralled out of control , her right hand arced through the air , and even as she hit him with all her strength , she was still yelling , ‘ Since it seems to be taking so long to sink in , you can bank on it — whoever pays my mortgage , you 're far , far at the back of the queue ! ’
12 Without the oxygen produced from water by green plants , life as we know it on this planet would be impossible .
13 All stories were to be based on scientific and historical facts as we knew them at that time .
14 We have got , each one of us , to take our place as we find it in this world and make the best of it , and pull together with the others around us …
15 Not necessarily , since both teachers and researchers will ultimately use readability formulae for just so long as they find them of some value .
16 And erm that 's when you er when you had your a a a new new rig out as they called it in those days , they called it a rig out , new rig out in those days .
17 Whilst other sections of the population are clearly severely affected by these government policies , disabled people experience these particular ‘ reforms ’ as an attack on their human right not to be incarcerated without trial and conviction , in so far as it renders it in some cases impossible to live outside institutions .
18 ‘ You 're getting my postcards , are n't you ? ’ he asked as he kissed her on both cheeks .
19 He flicked the white silk bow undone , his fingers running through it , inciting shivers of heat to flood her skin as he studied her through those hooded lids , and deliberately stroked one long finger down the nape of her neck and lowered his blue eyes to watch her nipples erect in fierce , unwanted response .
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