Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] the [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | she , keeps checking me for the thyroid as well now , every time I go and the tablets are all going haywire , she takes a blood test , a blood thing you know , your pulse every time I go |
| 2 | All that energy for comparatively few sales , but she will get them for the paperback as she is very much the rising star of Black American fiction . |
| 3 | His sad tones prepared them for the news as he announced that German troops had not withdrawn from Poland and consequently Britain was now at war with Germany . |
| 4 | ‘ Give it to Chapman ’ said someone in the Kop as yet another high ball was fruitlessly aimed into the arms of Miklosko . |
| 5 | She could hear what sounded like Ace talking to someone on the phone as she picked up her coat and shrugged herself into it . |
| 6 | We need to retain the choice to present ourselves to the world as ‘ not-beautiful ’ , to prevent suffocation and keep up a satisfactory interaction with people and tasks that we encounter . |
| 7 | All the same he stood his on the rug as he sat down , inhaled smoke and coughed with pleasure . |
| 8 | ‘ The boy could warn them of the expedition as well as the girl , ’ the thin man objected , ‘ but nobody cares about the boy . ’ |
| 9 | Sivarasan ( also known as Raja Arumainayagam or " One-Eyed Jack " ) shot himself through the head as police stormed his hideout in a suburb of the southern city of Bangalore . |
| 10 | In Yohei 's case , this collapses into a craven botch — hilariously acted by Ryo Amamiya — in which he more or less accidentally dispatches his wife but ca n't bring himself to take the plunge and throw himself into the river as promised . |
| 11 | Desmond Haynes ' first taste of Test captaincy was not a very happy experience , going for a duck in the first innings , dropping a catch and demeaning himself with the sledging as the match slipped away . |
| 12 | THE policeman injured in a chase in the East End accidentally shot himself in the groin as he leapt from a car . |
| 13 | He stared at himself in the mirror as they measured him . |
| 14 | He settled himself on the sofa as he always did , looking fit and rested as he eyed her speculatively . |
| 15 | Care must be taken when using these servos to avoid stalling them against the end-stops as large currents will be drawn by the servo amplifier that may eventually cause permanent damage . |
| 16 | I know sa so if you get mine what , I told you about the blind as they go , do n't pull them up when they 're wet . |
| 17 | In the unlikely event that we fail to provide you with the services as confirmed to you by us at the time of booking or they are not of a reasonable standard , then we accept responsibility whether caused by our employees , agents or suppliers , save that ( i ) we shall not accept responsibility or liability for death , bodily injury or illness caused to you or others named on your booking form , except as set out below and ( ii ) we limit our responsibility or liability in respect of carriage by air , sea or land to that provided for by the relevant international conventions in respect of such carriage . |
| 18 | If confirmed transport is cancelled , changed or delayed by more than six hours or hotel is changed or if we are unable to provide you with the services as confirmed to you by us at the time of booking due to war , threat of war , riot , civil strife , industrial dispute , terrorist activity , disaster , fire , flood ( including fire or flood in hotels ) or bad weather we can not accept liability or responsibility and compensation is not payable but provided the holiday has not begun we will offer alternative travel routing or alternative travel date or alternative hotel and advise additional cost if any or you may elect to cancel and we will offer a full refund of monies paid . |
| 19 | Mind you with the site as it is I would imagine it would give most usage on that . |
| 20 | That I 'd find you in the office as usual at this time . |
| 21 | Obvious because it stares you in the face as you walk in to the corrie , and also because you can see that the icicle has n't quite formed despite rumours that it does . |
| 22 | ‘ It has been a special privilege to serve under you in the Cabinet as Chief Secretary and as the first Secretary of State for National Heritage . |
| 23 | But if you 're walking along with a bird on a jess , your movement disrupts it and stops it protecting itself from the wind as it would do naturally . |
| 24 | Founded in 1982 , Compaq ran itself from the start as ‘ a major company in its formative stage ’ , not just ‘ a small company with big plans ’ . |
| 25 | Data General chief , Ron Skates , said he ‘ anticipates OEM agreements ’ for CLARiiON , though there are none in the bag as yet . |
| 26 | So why I said to you on the telephone as you say it 's not what you say it 's the way you say it . |
| 27 | Some of these types who went in for murder as a professional thing would probably take you to the cleaners as soon as look at you . |
| 28 | She at the end as well by mentioning what he said to her as a maid . |
| 29 | You wo n't ke get all them under the grill as well as the bacon . |
| 30 | She said : ‘ I am enjoying it although it is difficult for me with the customers as I do n't know the shop . ’ |