Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [adv] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I refused so soon to repeat the horrors of the afternoon , the taxi ride from the Olympik to Nove Mesto ( the New Town ) was a real treat . |
| 2 | As I earned only enough to pay for my childminder my father paid my train fares . |
| 3 | Later , brain-fatigue smearing her concentration as she tried yet again to make the balance positive : I 'm not wrong . |
| 4 | ‘ Hello , I 'm Kenneth Baker the Home Secretary , ’ he boomed to the sound of grating teeth as he strode forward purposefully to press the flesh of a pensioner . |
| 5 | ‘ This has been the most savage start of any of the walks I 've done , ’ panted Beefy , as he walked backwards downhill to relieve the strain in his calves . |
| 6 | As he turned once more to face her , the file in one hand , Lisa sprang to her feet and stepped towards him . |
| 7 | She caught sight of it and put up her other hand , and with a finger stroked his bottom lip until he flinched and turned his head away , parting his lips as he did so however to bite her finger slightly , and close on it . |