Example sentences of "as [adv] as i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er medically , as best as I understand what the doctors tell me , er I 'm er fine to carry the responsibilities and strain of er the cabinet job that I had . |
| 2 | At first it was part of a dream , which vanished as soon as I woke and knew that I was alone on the broch island , lying on the turf in a sleeping-bag , with my head pillowed on my rolled-up sweater , but seemingly connected with the earth itself , from which , apparently right below my head , came a sound every bit as strange as the mermaids ' song of the seals . |
| 3 | Sure enough , as soon as I woke her up , Jean started yelling . |
| 4 | As soon as I chose the name Cliff Richard I came home , told the family , and they said , ‘ All right , Cliff . ’ |
| 5 | As it turned out , the studio ‘ was n't up to much any more and half the equipment was broken ’ , but , according to Mondays ' manager Nathan McGough , ‘ a little light went on as soon as I met Chris and Tina , so I phoned them to ask what they thought of the band and what they had planned for the next couple of months ’ . |
| 6 | I liked them very much as soon as I met them , that very damp Sunday afternoon . |
| 7 | As soon as I met you , the past was dead for me . |
| 8 | As soon as I met you , the past was dead for me … |
| 9 | I liked him as soon as I met him and came to do so even more over the ensuing months . |
| 10 | I will write again as soon as I know the opinion of the Parish Council . |
| 11 | ‘ Give me your number , and as soon as I know the score I 'll ring you back . |
| 12 | As soon as I know when the dates are fo for the concert . |
| 13 | I 'll let you know as soon as I know . |
| 14 | ‘ As soon as I 've rung my Orderly Officer to give him certain instructions , I 'll have to get off back . ’ |
| 15 | He deserves the consequences , and I shall point them out to him — from a safe distance , of course — as soon as I 've trapped him . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Just as soon as I 've finished my tea and had a bath . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I told him to go jump in a lake , ’ Ellen said very calmly , ‘ and then I told him that just as soon as I 've finished with the Crowninshield twins I shall be sailing away — ’ she clinked her glass on mine , ‘ with you . ’ |
| 18 | As soon as I 've slipped me trousers on . ’ |
| 19 | As soon as I 've got some suitable breeding pairs I 'm going to go back there . |
| 20 | Hello I 'm terribly busy Norma actually , I 've got a full lesson at the minute , erm , I 'll , I 'll try and , and sort that out as soon as I 've finished this lesson |
| 21 | ‘ As soon as I 've packed . |
| 22 | I 'll do it as soon as I 've finished the hen . ’ |
| 23 | I 'll be fine as soon as I 've had some breakfast . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ But that 's absurd really , because as soon as I 've … made love to anyone before — and it has n't been that often — I 've lost most of the feeling that led me there straight away , if you see what I mean . ’ |
| 25 | I 've got a ticket , and I 'm using it as soon as I 've seen you . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ As soon as I 've got the car going I 'm off . ’ |
| 27 | I 'll have a word with your men as soon as I 've seen Miss Easterbrook . |
| 28 | As soon as I 've collected my things from the boat I 'll catch the first plane home and — ’ |
| 29 | I actually take possession in about a month , but as soon as I 've found a flat I 'm going to start working there part-time to learn the ropes . |
| 30 | As I say , I 'll get it back to you just as soon as I 've managed to make a copy of it . ’ |