Example sentences of "[noun pl] as i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They sing the songs of Florence Reece , who wrote Which Side Are You On , and of Sarah Ogen Gunning , author of such great songs as I Hate the Capitalist System . |
| 2 | The roar of the water coming down the gully drummed at my ears as I inched the Toyota into the bend . |
| 3 | The skirt is lined and rustles against my legs as I move , like a comforting whisper . |
| 4 | The hand-claps sometimes seemed to be keeping time with my leisurely steps as I wandered under the arcades in the hot night , but that was just a coincidence . |
| 5 | The frown was back between his eyes as I put on the light in my room . |
| 6 | Even in winter there had been no " feel " to the soft London air and I half closed my eyes as I followed the tingle all the way down to my lungs . |
| 7 | Tears came to my eyes as I thought that this was my and Miss Louise 's fault . |
| 8 | I was rubbing my eyes as I clambered out of the trench . |
| 9 | Mum and Dad were dozing in their chairs but Dad opened his eyes as I sat down and asked if I 'd enjoyed the picture . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Because I ca n't bear to look at her eyes as I say the words . |
| 12 | It was n't the wind that brought tears to my eyes as I turned to walk along the cliff path . |
| 13 | ‘ But I know I am not going to get as many goals as I do for England . |
| 14 | I shall refer to the positions within the parties as I proceed . |
| 15 | They also supply computers as I understood ? |
| 16 | The instructor must have heard my screams as I felt myself being dragged out as I gasped for air . |
| 17 | Understanding men and women and relationships as I do , I thought there was more chance of it not working out and the rest is what one might call one 's intuition . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'll thank you , Mr Flint , ’ she snapped , ‘ to leave me to deal with my family relationships as I see fit ! ’ |
| 19 | I was contemplating the truth of these words as I drove up Pukea Road , a turning off the Kam Highway past Pipeline heading towards Waimea on the hill side . |
| 20 | Stok joined in the last three words as I said them , and then he laughed So loud that I thought he would shake some of the cracked tiles off the wall . |
| 21 | My idea is to cast as close to the branches as I dare , then allow the current to carry the bait into the roots . |
| 22 | But er no I thought it , you know , it , it went very well , the use of your , your little pictures as I say , excellent . |
| 23 | Luckily they seemed to want , even need , to talk , so it was n't necessary for me to try to head him onto other subjects as I had felt might possibly have been the case . |
| 24 | Jeff Richer had choreographed the salacious routine , which began with me oozing down a cat-walk in a long black velvet evening coat and sliding it off my shoulders as I turn to camera revealing the lace gown . |
| 25 | I admit to feeling a little dubious regarding the adequacy of these small filtration units and this was well-founded in some respects as I discovered that although the two models are described as 35 and 55 gallon capacity no mention is made in the advertising that this refers to US gallons not Imperial . |
| 26 | I mean er you know , I I was went in as a mechanical fitter and er stayed as such , getting sort of bigger and more responsibl bilities as I went Grew up . |
| 27 | I no longer saw them , indeed , as legless beings on self moving pedestals as I had done at Salisbury but from being so constantly restricted in movement it seemed that they must be incapable of movement . |
| 28 | but when they actually get into which country , I mean , this , one of these books as I say it was only published in nineteen eighty eight and statistics in it are as recent |
| 29 | If I ever have a dig at him now he says : ‘ Christ , you 've read the same books as I have ! ’ and I say : ‘ Yeah but you 've got the licence to prove it . ’ ’ |
| 30 | I would appreciate your prayers for me during these coming months as I seek direction from the Lord about my future . |