Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A wedge of frosty light clove a farmyard as someone stepped out to look at the stars in the russet sky . |
| 2 | It is urging me on over the years bidding me neglect those that were without Cathenne , where as I set out to tell the story of my life , the dull with the bright , the gray with the green , all the Sundays Mondays and Tuesdays of it at least sufficiently to suggest them . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll never moan about hard work again , Jacko , ’ I lied as I set off to make a packed audience laugh like drains , with a face the colour of one and stomach that sounded like one . |
| 4 | I had almost forgotten about him and immediately felt depressed as I trudged off to find my car . |
| 5 | I might want to poke my tongue out at those new cameras as I slow down to pass them , but deep down even I know that they 're there for my protection . |
| 6 | Sometimes , just as I drifting off to sleep , I can see Dan Rogers running the length of the pitch to slip the ball past Bob Wilson , or Allan Clarke 's diving header past Geoff Barnett in 1972 , or Willie Young presenting Ipswich Town 's Roger Osborne with an unmissable chance in 1978 , or Nigel Winterburn 's penalty miss ten years later , or Seaman palming Lineker 's cross-shot into the corner of the net in last year 's semi-final . |
| 7 | As I drove off to return to Harbour Road , Ballyclare , the sight of the Bangor folk coming out to wave goodbye , brought a lump to my throat and a tear to my eyes . |
| 8 | Maybe it had some bearing on Uncle Fred 's last words to me as I went off to do my National Service in the army . |
| 9 | I never complained as I went off to watch West Ham that afternoon , having scoffed his portion of chips . |
| 10 | As soon as the off-licence opened I bought a dozen cans of Norseman lager , hefting the packs under my arm as I went off to find a quiet corner of the station where I could guzzle them in peace . |
| 11 | Cos also , I do n't mind , mind going on public transport as long as I know how to get there . |
| 12 | As I got up to take it from him , there was a sharp rapping at the front door . |
| 13 | As I sit down to write I have a photograph propped up on the desk in front of me . |
| 14 | Whilst blood would appear to have been associated with circumcision from the earliest times ( witness the account of Zipporah in Exodus 4.24–6 ) this character of the rite , as I hope shortly to show , assumed new dimensions and significances with the experience of the exile and the developments which I have just outlined . |
| 15 | After such a long day I thought of my wife and son with ‘ What have I done ? ’ running through my head as I dropped off to sleep . |
| 16 | Yet something was clearly wrong as I battled hard to find my rhythm . |
| 17 | There was no time to get back into the right position , take a breath and gently squeeze the trigger ; it was up and bang , and with my whole body unbalanced and both hands on the gun I fell forward , rolling as I did so to keep the gun out the sand . |
| 18 | ‘ We must be nearly in range by now , ’ I said to Jean as I turned back to channel 20 . |
| 19 | At the far end , once again my , detector gave a nice small signal , quite different from the copper halfpennies , and as I dug down to retrieve this I had some idea in mind that this might be a hammered . |
| 20 | My brain went some way up through the gear-box next morning as I padded downstairs to collect my pint of gold top . |
| 21 | It 's HVS in summer and it feels like it in winter , too , as I shiver upwards to join Steve at the stance : a misnomer if ever there was one — just room enough for four front points on an edge . |
| 22 | Violent blasts of rain had accompanied these rages of wind , and the day just closed as I sat down to read had been the worst day of all . |
| 23 | The fire was warm as I sat down to contemplate whether to stay overnight with my relatives just outside Fort William , or start walking to Achnacarry some ten miles or so away . |
| 24 | As I sat down to write up my diary a brick arrived through my sitting room window . |
| 25 | As I travel around to explain Labour 's economic plans , I can feel the great passion for change that is gripping the country . |
| 26 | As soon as I decided not to go farther than Cambridge , I wanted to stop dead in the middle of the road . |
| 27 | I asked as I stood up to go to the bar . |
| 28 | ‘ As soon as I stood up to speak everyone began putting their coats on and getting ready to leave , ’ joked Mal . |
| 29 | As I stood back to admire my handiwork , Jefferson stood back , shaking his head in disappointment . |
| 30 | ‘ As nobody seems about to introduce me , I 'll introduce myself . |