Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb base] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are gas masks , ration books , lots of soldiers , sailors and airmen and hordes of pretty girls , plus some ladies dressed just as I remember my own mother and Auntie Ethel ! |
| 2 | The white tube , the cork-effect filter , the solid hot flare of the match and my lips tell me of my lungs as I make my own smoke , with its blue drifting and acrid smell . |
| 3 | His green eyes pools of limpid clarity and wholly deceptive depth , but his swift grin wicked , Michele replied provocatively , ‘ I ca n't make love to a housekeeper or beat her into submission the way I could a wife , and , as I prefer my domestic arrangements to run without a hitch , I have to tread circumspectly . ’ |
| 4 | They are still more puzzled as I wish them good evening and they recognise my Scots accent , As I quickly follow behind the French Commandos I hear one Canadian say to the other . |
| 5 | Because as I ask him some question about women , wine or wit Dudley Moore is busy chewing his nails until they might well bleed , it does n't seem too rude to mention the ends of his fingertips . |
| 6 | On Tuesday the eighth of February as I understand it that meeting then will report to a Council meeting of the Council , so I would not wish to put forward the suggested resolutions that are on the order paper , er I think I would want to suggest to you ladies and gentlemen for decisions today to whether you wish or not and then I would suggest that the appropriate decision is to await the of the City additional Council and therefore bring this matter forward to our Committee on March the twenty ninth . |
| 7 | Er in my opinion at this particular time we must bear in mind the financial constraints that we work under and er would the board agree with me that erm survival comes first yes but it 's obvious that the programme that we 've er had put forward is a good compromise between preferred in the arts , maintaining the theatre as a viable proposition and er entertaining the people of this particular part of the world because as I understand it this theatre was not just the artist also an entertainment centre and it 's in this area that er it 's quite obvious when you look into the figures on this area the popular area that the majority income comes so you 'll have to make a compromise and I will congratulate the board on what I think is pretty reasonable compromise so it 's quite obvious in the programme . |
| 8 | Chairman , erm , as I understand it this afternoon is , is a free vote and I , for that reason end there , I hope that persuade any waverers er one way , erm , at the moment we 've got agreements with tenants and it 's up to them to decide what to do with their land . |
| 9 | Eleven o'clock , there were n't restrictions then on , they could keep open as long as they liked , no restrictions on , on time , and er as I say their own place you know it really it was picturesque , I thought in since erm I contacted you I 've been thinking how , what I could help with and er what I could still think about , and er it was really a sight because to walk and it always used to be crowded , well it was one of the best markets round here and er people used to go off and from Bloxwich and er although there 's a good market at Walsall there was n't a Bloxwich market then sadly for years and years , but erm and then if you went to Wolverhampton you got to walk through Windsfield you got to er walk everywhere you went then and except on a Saturday night when the wagonettes used to run on a Saturday but it was amazing to see the girl behind the range now controlling |
| 10 | I have always loved him , as I do my whole family . |
| 11 | It is important that the ferrets should not become upset or bewildered and , just as I condition my loose ferrets to muzzles before working them while wearing one , I find that it pays to give line ferrets the opportunity to become accustomed to both collar and line . |
| 12 | The driver was pistol whipped , as I believe our Big Brothers call it , and left dazed and with the radio smashed — beyond repair . |
| 13 | ‘ Much as I admire your unstructured lifestyle , on the evidence of the knees in those jeans I 'd think twice before I traded bank accounts with you . ’ |
| 14 | Or as you shut your front door and panic for a minute , thinking you have left your keys inside , you hear yourself say ‘ It 's all right . |
| 15 | • Add up your logos As you make your eight moves , you may land on circles containing a best logo . |
| 16 | An attack can be brought on by sudden exposure to very cold air but as long as you take your usual medication/inhaler ( with a spare refill ) along with you , there is no reason why you should get into any trouble . |
| 17 | We 'll keep the crowds back as you wash your dirty linen in public . |
| 18 | I would of thought so Mr yes , yes , erm , alright well Mr Mr erm this is a rather odd exercise in a way and as you know my first thoughts were they were better to leave it to see what , how the , how the judgment came out of it , but erm , erm , I do regard the matter as er , as a , as a whole as of very considerable importance both to both sides of this case and erm , it did seem to me on considering it , er , from recovering from the dentist that er , an , an outline of erm |
| 19 | you know , as you get them half baskets that fit on a wall |
| 20 | ‘ I will be as soon as you get your fat self outta here . ’ |
| 21 | Firstly , as you perceive your old fears welling up within you , as you try to tackle the same old problem and are paralysed by the thought of failure , look at the screen of your mind . |
| 22 | And speak your own language , please : we 'll even teach it to you in our schools to prove how understanding we are , just so long as you do our dirty work for less wages than our own kind are prepared to accept : just so long as you keep yourselves to yourselves , and do n't let your children marry ours , because what we 're all terrified of , so terrified the word 's gone out of the vocabulary . |
| 23 | Probably the first thing that strikes you is the layout of the screen — there are dotted lines indicating the text 's margins , and as you type your purple prose , you notice that every space is marked by a little spot . |
| 24 | These ‘ Jewels of Creation ’ are free to flutter as you discover their intriguing life story in a journey past unusual plants , set in a landscape to create a natural environment of leaf and flower for these fantastic creatures . |
| 25 | As you approach your selected wave concentrate on getting up as much speed as possible and unhook from your harness . |
| 26 | As you explore its cobbled street lined with bow-fronted shops and Georgian-fronted houses you 're sure to discover the old Mermaid Inn , once the haunt of smugglers . |
| 27 | He or she wo n't tell you what to do — but will be alongside you ( metaphorically ) as you find your own way . |
| 28 | At the same time as you begin your 30 day walking programme , you should also begin the 30 day Walking Diet as detailed in Chapter 4 . |
| 29 | ‘ Yow can , as long as yer do yer usual jobs 'ere first , ’ she said grudgingly . |
| 30 | And please help us today as we go our different ways to work , to school , to nursery . |