Example sentences of "especially as i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish I could be more enthusiastic about Jane Eaglen 's Mathilde , especially as I was so disappointed by her Scottish Opera Brunnhilde . |
| 2 | I 'm afraid I ca n't subscribe to the theory that man should always be ‘ bloody , bold and resolute ’ ; but rather , I confess , that it 's very comforting to lean on you sometimes … more especially as I 've a funny instinct that if I follow your ways I ca n't go wrong , whereas my own existence is apt to be hardening , as you can see that it must be . |
| 3 | That first night was terrible , especially as I 'd become engorged and full of milk . |
| 4 | I THOUGHT that I had disposed of the subject of flashes of light from materials when stressed , especially as I was only a few centuries behind Francis Bacon in mentioning the phenomenon . |
| 5 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
| 6 | The press were trying to build up a great rivalry between Ben and me , especially as I had never raced him . |
| 7 | It means a lot of work at present , especially as I 'm unfamiliar with the running of them . |
| 8 | I like a new challenge , especially as I 'm really focused , my mind 's clear , my body 's clear . |
| 9 | ‘ With Joan Armatrading , we did 2–3000 seaters , and that just worked fantastically , especially as I like to communicate with the audience , and people these days are n't used to that . |
| 10 | I felt myself to be a source of pollution , and grew to dread my period , especially as I never knew exactly when it was going to come . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ Naturally I am very disappointed , especially as I felt that the evidence and explanations produced would be accepted . |
| 12 | ‘ Go top of the class , Annie , especially as I 've had a look at your knees , ’ said Joe . |
| 13 | I was really upset about that — especially as I 'd managed to get some of the best seats in the house . |
| 14 | ‘ Nervous as fuck — I was certain I would n't be able to get it up , I mean just certain , especially as I 'm still feeling the effects from getting pissed yesterday — and then , well … aroused , I suppose , when … when I realised you were . ’ |
| 15 | I was ashamed of him , especially as I could see Estella laughing at me over Miss Havisham 's shoulder . |
| 16 | I ca n't think why : especially as I was forced on you . ’ |
| 17 | The first month was absolute hell , especially as I did n't have a watch . |
| 18 | " Especially as I believe ladies are not normally permitted to observe the rites . " |
| 19 | I not only feel it to be the most relevant magazine to the industry I work in — the consumer finance sector — but have also found the appointments section excellent , especially as I secured new employment through it after being made redundant . |
| 20 | ‘ I always found it very funny when I was referred to as Mr Laura Ashley , especially as I hated my own name , Bernard . ’ |
| 21 | There were moments when he took on too much ; and although I pursued the matter of our volume only because he had invited me to do so , I soon realized that I was asking more than I should have done , especially as I was uncertain at any moment whether my collaborators saw eye to eye with me about the scope of our project . |
| 22 | I had sought to interest some of the more enterprising newspapers , especially as I hoped to be able , if possible , to push on to Abyssinia ; but , in the end , I went in independence , as I have undertaken most excursions , both terrestrial and mental . |
| 23 | At a time when he had so many claims on his time , what with his normal work , committees , visitors from overseas , particularly from the United States , a growing acquaintanceship and a formidable correspondence , the assurance that he was ‘ here again and available ’ was of great moral support to me , especially as I was still uncertain about the future , and as the news , as his letter hinted , was by no means all good . |
| 24 | I am neither , nor intend to be treated as , a paid cook or a resident and beholden domestic , especially as I get tired very easily and neither of them is working . |
| 25 | Especially as I do n't like colour and I only like black and white . |
| 26 | ‘ I would n't let her trouble you , especially as I could tell she 'd no good news . ’ |
| 27 | The ITC made the determination and it would be inappropriate for me to comment upon the matter , especially as I believe that it is now sub judice , because the company has applied for judicial review . |
| 28 | Especially as I found one of them had been sick in the spare room . |
| 29 | made me laugh ( especially as I was happy at the time anyway : - ) |
| 30 | ‘ Well , anyway … the last thing I wanted to do was to get involved in a fight — especially as I had the children with me . |