Example sentences of "was [adv] [adj] as i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The snow was falling steadily and it was bitterly cold as I covered my bagpipes and rubbed my almost frozen fingers in an attempt to keep the circulation going . |
| 2 | I think the page was usually re-printed as I recall |
| 3 | The shelling and mortaring was still intense as I followed behind the medics . |
| 4 | I washed quickly in freezing cold , icy water , Breakfast was skilly as usually , and I was still starving as I began my three mile trek to the work site . |
| 5 | Yet something was clearly wrong as I battled hard to find my rhythm . |
| 6 | ‘ I entered a few eisteddfods and competitions and did the exams but that was as far as I went . |
| 7 | Shortly after his arrival , I telephoned to make sure he had settled in and all was well : ‘ How are you , Blair ? ’ was as far as I got . |
| 8 | That was as far as I got . |
| 9 | It 's a production to be recommended there 's lot of fun , good singing and the riverbank scene of Act 3 was as effective as I have ever seen , not least for Colin Rees 's mercurial exploration of the fat knight 's character even though the river was more Essex marshes than Windsor . |
| 10 | The living room was as pristine as I 'd ever seen it . |
| 11 | The precision of Hilaire 's placing was constantly astonishing and in an air-borne rond de jambe Guillem 's long lean line was as breathtaking as I 've seen it . |
| 12 | ‘ It was as hard as I 've practised in a long time , ’ said the Ryder Cup player . |
| 13 | Going to give the table a push that was as hard as I pushed the pen and |
| 14 | In early 1986 , my foot finally healed and I began to train as if I was as fit as I had been before my injury . |
| 15 | I soon realised that not everyone was as naive as I had been and I fell out with Kate and Alison . |
| 16 | It was as bad as I 've seen in 60 years . ’ |
| 17 | There were seventy- five paintings in the exhibition and by the time I left , which was quite early as I did not stay for dinner , most of the pictures had a little red sold label . |
| 18 | I was very frightened as I remembered something in the Book of Remembering : ‘ In those days there were trees … ‘ |