Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | It would be the same as me going to a medical conference or to the stock exchange and telling them where they were going wrong . |
2 | My relief grew rapidly as I warmed to the theory . |
3 | Ricardo shows great patience with me as I reach for the dictionary or , using a book and his long fingers , he makes the rituals clear to me . |
4 | My eyes were shut most of the time now as I blundered round the park and when I opened them a red mist swirled . |
5 | But as I listened to the stories of these prisoners it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge . |
6 | However , as I argue in the final section , the extent of sexual dimorphism will depend not on the extent to which reproductive success varies in the two sexes but on the comparative effects of particular phenotypic traits on the breeding success of males and females . |
7 | He trotted breathlessly beside me as I strode like a madman through the snow , back to that accursed manor . |
8 | As far as I can tell , we have some sort of unspoken agreement that I keep quiet about not officially existing in return for being able to do more or less as I like on the island and buy more or less what I like in the town . |
9 | I can not do as I like in the house . |
10 | I smile at Ma and my sister as I totter towards the compost heap beyond the garden shed . |
11 | As I looked towards the right , however , along the other widespread arm of the building , something materialized there like a stain : light towards the dead dull end of the electromagnetic spectrum . |
12 | Here was the woman I wanted to marry , the woman I thought of every day as I looked beyond the cell to make plans for the future . |
13 | As I looked through the viewer I had the feeling , momentarily , that it really was what I had dreamed about for so long , a sort of crystal ball in which I could call up everything I had ever known . |
14 | Sadly , my euphoria evaporated as I looked through the rest of the magazine . |
15 | As I looked at the faces marching past with a smart eyes right , I could n't help thinking of those who would have liked to have been on this parade ; those still manning the trenches , and all those buried in a shallow grave in the orchards around the village . |
16 | As I looked at the few stones that remained of the castle , I learned from the magazine that the Irish-built castle of the local kings , the O'Rourkes , had once towered over the local countryside . |
17 | My blood froze as I looked at the prices . |
18 | Now as I looked at the tree I saw that the great things had been there all the time but I had mistaken them for the background . |
19 | ‘ As I looked at the magnificent vehicle I could not help thinking of the historical ‘ Experiment ’ of the Stockton and Darlington Railway , or of the Exhibition excursions of 1851 , when the GW nailed rough boards across their permanent way trucks at Didcot to accommodate their third class passengers ! |
20 | It was warm inside the building as I looked at the uniforms from Algeria , Morocco and Tonkin . |
21 | I turned round , half-expecting to hear a giggle , a rather inane giggle ; and then as I looked at the thick shadowy scrub near the gate , and remembered the grim reference to Prospero , a more sinister explanation came to me . |
22 | Paul was trying to catch fish in a pool as I looked at the thing . |
23 | It 's added a certain anticipation as well to the placement job I 've been doing — ‘ Oh come on someone must have something to say ’ was a regular feeling/thought as I looked at the monitor in anticipation . |
24 | Something clicked as I looked at the number . |
25 | We were halfway along one side of the ship , and as I looked to the left I saw Oliver about fifteen feet away , staring out into the Channel . |
26 | As I looked round the hut , I knew that the mysterious man must have a very strong character . |
27 | I can hassle for business contacts in these areas at conferences as soon as I get to a conference . |
28 | As I announced at the end of the trial , I am immediately doing two things . |
29 | As I stride across the plain I feel I have a glimmering of what it means . |
30 | The children , their faith reinforced , run down the hill to tell others of their good fortune as I stride up the track towards the forest . |