Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb base] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is quite a lot of activity as I come over the hill . |
| 2 | ‘ You may start your apologising as soon as I switch off the machine . |
| 3 | The frown was back between his eyes as I put on the light in my room . |
| 4 | as I put out the fire with … whatever you like ! |
| 5 | He is starting his reply as I put down the receiver . |
| 6 | However , as soon as I drive off the temperature gauge falls to cold and the fuel gauge reads about half what is in the tank . |
| 7 | Annoyance flickers across his face as I pass along the long trestle tables finding nothing to my satisfaction . |
| 8 | Declaring that he wishes to offer to the public ‘ the very Journal which Dr Johnson read ’ , he says he will not ‘ expand the text in any considerable degree , though I may occasionally supply a word to complete the sense as I fill up the blanks of abbreviation in the writing ’ . |
| 9 | So that is how he did it : as I fill up the blanks of abbreviation in the writing — with ‘ wd ’ , and ‘ wl ’ , and ‘ sd ’ , and ‘ J ’ , and ‘ Ld M ’ , and ‘ ystdy ’ , and ‘ Abrdn ’ , and ‘ Mntrse ’ , and ‘ Ednbro ’ , or some such ? |
| 10 | For my part , I sometimes think of the film Psycho as I walk up the bleaker staircases to people 's homes in Hackney . |
| 11 | As I walk round the croft I can feel a strange sensation in my stomach , a feeling not unlike fear , and I now know that she is dead . |
| 12 | I feel somewhat like a Saint Bernard as I track down the American conductor John Nelson by telephone across the Alps . |
| 13 | I tend to paint very quickly , so the paint is always rather damp as I flit round the paper , putting a colour here and one there , and at first it all looks a bit of a jumble . |
| 14 | The draft position paper goes sliding over the edge of the desk into the waste-paper basket as I snatch up the receiver . |
| 15 | as I puzzle over the Manchester street-plan , |
| 16 | Right now as I give out the books I 'll want you . |
| 17 | 'E collapsed as 'e come out the Kings Arms an' they rushed 'im away ter the 'ospital. 'E 's in a bad way so Maisie Dingle told me . |
| 18 | As you wind along the corniche roads , passing vineyards and olive groves , you are sure to be reminded of the Côte d'Azur . |
| 19 | As you walk around the outside , look for any defects which may reflect themselves internally . |
| 20 | And as you walk around the spacious interiors you 'll discover just how magnificently we 've succeeded . |
| 21 | Ahead of you as you walk along the length of the piazza is the Casa del Manzoni , Manzoni 's house , a fine nineteenth century building in which the writer lived from 1813 until his death on 22 May 1873 . |
| 22 | As you walk along the scene will change slightly and there will be more things for you to experience . |
| 23 | Seeing : As you walk along the street , relax in your own home or work in your office , learn to become aware of your surroundings . |
| 24 | As you walk along the street , Puerto Rican youths whisper offers of ‘ Poison ’ and ‘ Cash ’ , two of the brand names of the local heroin , stamped on the bags the drug comes wrapped in . |
| 25 | If you turn your head seawards as you drive along the Kam Highway , you will find a ribbon of water-gazers between you and the sea . |
| 26 | So get into the habit of really looking at the viewfinder picture as you line up the shot . |
| 27 | I his is the sort of individual who is eventually invited to become a board master and the system engenders a wonderful sense of anticipation , as you progress up the board towards the prime positions ; when you are going to have your special day , on your favourite loch . |
| 28 | As you pick up the flesh , squeeze it and apply as much pressure as you can tolerate , but not so much that you bruise the area . |
| 29 | On most boards the footstraps can be fitted when you improve so on no account should they be on the board when you learn as they can get in your way as you step around the board . |
| 30 | ‘ As long as you stay around the village and the paths I 'll show you tomorrow , you should n't have any problems . ’ |