Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] at [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One feels that two hours spent in one or other of the jammed little rooms — there are four as far as I remember at this instance , two down , one up , and one in the cellar — will be rewarding , refreshing , and never questioned by the owners . |
| 2 | As I sit at this word processor , the chips of which may have been assembled by a young woman in the Philippines for a pittance a day and for such long hours that her eyes will be damaged in a tax haven created specially for foreign companies , I am acutely aware of the link between the health of the people of the Philippines and my life here in Britain . |
| 3 | Well but I mean that 's an example and as I say at this end where you 've no arousal you 're either asleep or dead , there 's no sort of performance performance of any sort and we talk about having those butterflies in the stomach do n't we ? |
| 4 | I never wanted my Mum so much in my life as I did at that moment . |
| 5 | And as you say at that stage it really was just a matter of erm every man for himself really . |
| 6 | As far as I can read her argument , it is precisely this which allows recognition of it to model our human position as suspended between , as she says at another point , unconditioned actor … and conditioned agent . " |
| 7 | As we glanced at each other , we shuddered with apprehension . |
| 8 | But as we looked at each other I had a strange sensation . |
| 9 | Well I think we can arrange to pick you up as we go at that time , you 'll of eh , because I know that bus passes do n't cover that . |
| 10 | There was something like an appeal in his eyes as we gazed at each other . |
| 11 | If I 'm to drive you home afterwards we 'll have to leave as soon as we arrive at this rate . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Who was that man , Virginia ? ’ he persisted quietly , as they waited at more traffic lights . |
| 13 | There was silence as they glanced at each other , and Sophie said irritably , ‘ It 's exactly as I said . |
| 14 | A wave passed , so high that its spray burst against a side porthole as they stared at each other . |
| 15 | As they stared at each other everything seemed fine , the differences did not matter , all that mattered was the love they shared . |
| 16 | There was silence as they looked at each other across the table . |
| 17 | You know if they think they can do just as they like at that age , well I mean er the , the |
| 18 | Beside him Carol watched the modern-day gladiators as they came at each other . |
| 19 | She could be pretty , she decided , if her hair were not so tightly scraped back from her face and if her eyes shone with eagerness , as they did at this moment . |