Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | At first I thought it was piles , as I had terrible itching round my anus . |
| 3 | I then pointed out to him that I strongly deprecated a dissolution at this moment as I had implicit confidence in him and in the Conservative Party now in power , and I considered that as most countries in Europe , if not in the world , were in a chaotic and indeed dangerous state , it would be a pity if this country were to be plunged into the turmoil of a General Election on a question of domestic policy which will arouse all the old traditional bitterness of the hard fought battles between Protection and Free Trade : also that it was quite possible that his majority might be reduced , or that he might not get a majority at all . |
| 4 | Erm all the figures there are as far as I know full year effects , so there are no half year effects . |
| 5 | Gav and my Aunt Janice got on like a house on fire , a combined location and fate I occasionally wished on them as I lay awake listening to the sounds of their love-making , a pastime I sometimes suspected I shared with people in a large part of the surrounding community , not to say northern Europe . |
| 6 | ‘ As I became chief executive there was a change of policy . |
| 7 | First , as I understand Labour party policy , which is a matter of some difficulty , the hon. Gentleman 's party would cut defence expenditure by about £5 billion per year . |
| 8 | Now at last a brazen middle-aged hussy I inveigled my way right into the engine room , sweating with delight as I sketched shining brass , ratcheted levers and big end bearings . |
| 9 | I always think of er as I say new bread always brings me back a lot of memories . |
| 10 | Well , that was me as I toured Central Park , Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building . |
| 11 | ‘ And he 's mad at them , ’ Jamie grinned , drinking his pint as I annihilated various dodging , multi-coloured spacecraft on the screen . |
| 12 | A note from Bartram in 1745 seems to imply a slight difference of opinion as his account of some American pines had been questioned : ‘ But as I have great opinion of Miller 's learning and judgement , I am engaged in duty and friendship to inform him the best I can . ’ |
| 13 | Oddly enough , I found that I could keep the port wing up for a considerable time and , as I lost flying speed and I came nearer and nearer to the Engineering Wing area , the port wing happily stayed in the air until my speed was very low indeed and then gradually — and I did not think of this — one ( and only one ) of the prop blades gently ploughed into the rather soft earth , My port wing was still in the air , and ever so gently we made a beautiful semi-turn to port . |
| 14 | As I remembered old nag , and he had his wife with her , you know , really do , if there 's one people I if there 's people in this world that I hate , it 's got to be the religion |
| 15 | You know you 're in the right place when the attitude of the locals subtly changes ; as you drive past country kids coming home from school in crisply-pressed uniforms , they shout ‘ white man ’ ! and grin at you . |
| 16 | As you know American cinema installed air conditioning in the fifties and that re erm late fifties , early sixties and that re revived the American cinema er because people do n't go abroad so much in America . |
| 17 | Did you have this in new one int room as you go other side of fire place in that big polythene bag June |
| 18 | As long as you apply common sense , you 'll emerge unscathed from the financial crisis . |
| 19 | Experience the brilliant cinematic graphics and gameplay as you help nuclear physicist Lester Chaykin , transported by a freak accident to another world , find his way home . |
| 20 | METER IN HALL ON RIGHT AS YOU ENTER FRONT DOOR |
| 21 | To prevent water getting into the sand and spoiling the bed , you could leave open joints , and point them as you do crazy paving . |
| 22 | As long as you buy good quality seed potatoes you should not need to use any pesticides — planting ordinary potatoes is not recommended as they can succumb to viruses . |
| 23 | whereas as you open front door |
| 24 | In fact , she thought as she splashed cold water on to her hot face , she had n't seen him all morning — perhaps he 'd taken himself off for a walk . |
| 25 | When she asked her opinion of a radio programme , Mrs O replied that , as she had total hearing loss , she did n't hear the programme . |
| 26 | Since the advent of Felicity , she had gone up to sleep in the attic — an arrangement she preferred , as she had absolute privacy up there , and as luck would have it , there was an electric fire , so that she could use it as a study . |
| 27 | As she had little dress sense , only a vague fear that any hat or dress she chose might be vulgar , so she had no sense of a possible style in which to decorate a house , or even a dining table , for Christmas . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , he 'll perk up , Miss Vine , ’ Mrs Abigail said , mustering further cheerfulness as she emptied roast beef , potatoes , brussels sprouts and gravy on to a cold plate . |
| 29 | Instead , he held Karen 's hand in Manchester County Court as she sued wealthy fashion wholesaler Jonathan Levy . |
| 30 | Kate stopped in her tracks as she applied red lipstick . |