Example sentences of "as i [vb past] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I said to the Foreign Secretary in an intervention , I was never one to support the idea of the cold war — the idea that there was an imminent threat of a Soviet invasion of western Europe . |
| 2 | As I said to the hon. Member for Falkirk , West ( Mr. Canavan ) , we shall consult widely all the various interests and , no doubt , other European countries will receive representations from manufacturers , from users and from suppliers . |
| 3 | As I said to the hon. Member for Sheffield , Central , when he was here , I would welcome a five-hour debate on the distribution of grant , which is one of the hardest tasks facing any Government . |
| 4 | As I said to the hon. Member for Clydebank and Milngavie ( Mr. Worthington ) , I propose that guidance will be given to the boards on the exercise of that power . |
| 5 | A quiver of anguish passed along my spine as I came to the last dish . |
| 6 | As I walked to the fair I noticed a polystyrene cup , a discarded baby 's dummy and a chicken leg ; hardly a balanced diet for a fox . |
| 7 | As soon as I got to the other side of the bank I threw myself down and started to roll . ’ |
| 8 | The smell of burning plastic stayed in my nose and the bright glare of the burning mixture danced in my eyes as I hurried to the next hole , glancing at my watch as I did so . |
| 9 | His two companions , however , sniggered as I referred to the great cardinal , affairs of state , and finally to the Luciferi . |
| 10 | Well , as I explained to the Almighty , at 30,000 feet I was much nearer to him than ever before and , shouting to make myself heard above those damned engines , perhaps there was an even money chance of being heard . |
| 11 | The figures were for regional preferential assistance and were provided by the Department of Trade and Industry in response to a written question , as I explained to the hon. Member for Stockton , South ( Mr. Devlin ) . |