Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well indigestion , it was terrible pains down my chest just as though you 'd swallowed glass and every now and again it would sort of stab at you . |
| 2 | George moved to stand on my foot just as Katy discovered a pound coin and Christopher yelled it was his . |
| 3 | Then ‘ I 've got you under my skin just as you 're getting me outta your system ’ . |
| 4 | I had come this way a hundred times , always varying my route so as to avoid making more of a track than a rabbit might do . |
| 5 | She caught my eye expressively as Dr Curtis voiced our thoughts . |
| 6 | All the same , with proper professionalism , I checked my weaponry thoroughly as well as my appearance . |
| 7 | Trailers , commercials , even turgid travelogues whet my appetite exactly as intended , and the sight of the MGM lion , the Pearly Dean Gates or even the Pathe cockerel gives the quiet hum of anticipation one usually associates with meditating monks . |
| 8 | Well last time I was in er Dublin I er went from the pub straight to the airport and someone stuck a bottle of whiskey in my pocket just as I was going through customs , I did n't believe it could happen but it happened in Ireland . |
| 9 | I particularly thank my hon. Friend and his colleagues for recently calling in the Hillside and Brookshill development in my district so as to protect still further the local green belt land . |
| 10 | ‘ Shit , ’ I said to myself , and put my hand under my chin just as Paul , after a quick glance in my direction , started to attack the nose of the bomb . |
| 11 | going to cash my giro today as well you can only cash it at one of your local |
| 12 | In preparing my statement so as to include another recent event , I was following the behaviour of my predecessors , who have done the same on such occasions . |
| 13 | You — ’ His voice disappeared , and I had to put the phone away from my ear again as he started to hammer the handset against the walls of the call-box . |
| 14 | " No , John , they 'll come up through the front , " said Fielding , his arm on my shoulder now as he steered me across the floor . |
| 15 | New Zealand I hope to visit myself probably on my way home as we come round the Horn and thereby circumnavigate the globe ! ! ! |
| 16 | As usual I had not named my squad so as to keep the opposition guessing — all I had announced was that there would be eleven players in the team . |
| 17 | I went and said to the girl at reception , ‘ Tell Vern I 'll be waiting for him just out there , will you ? ’ and swung my bag casually as I wandered down the drive . |
| 18 | He could see I was wavering and he held my arm tightly as the others came up . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't know why you 're laughing , ’ said my mother coldly as she put down the phone ; |
| 20 | I think of my Mother still as the best woman I have ever known . |
| 21 | But I can not abandon my identity now as I did so freely in those days of my youth . |
| 22 | The ribs will move back to their resting-place again as you allow yourself to breathe out . |
| 23 | ‘ Just the one ? ’ he asked easily , taking up her case just as she reached for it . |
| 24 | The female eider duck is abandoned by her drake just as soon as she starts incubating the eggs . |
| 25 | By design they had entered the grounds quite close to the front entrance , and they angled their progress so as to bring them into contact with the main driveway as quickly as possible . |
| 26 | I wonder if they charge the same prices for their take away as for sitting at the table . |
| 27 | Rachel found herself watching her sister closely as they all sat and talked . |
| 28 | The report concluded that the pattern of courses and examinations below the level of OND lacked clarity and cohesion and that , consequently , there was a need to rationalize their provision so as to offer students a recognizable ladder of progression within clearly defined educational stages . |
| 29 | Some interpret their presence simply as evidence of their particular merit , as Rioch did ; use it to justify the absence of other women ; and display an exaggerated femininity . |
| 30 | Consideration there must still be but in my judgment the courts nowadays should be more ready to find its existence so as to reflect the intention of the parties to the contract where the bargaining powers are not unequal and where the finding of consideration reflects the true intention of the parties . |