Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gina tried to laugh as his softly delivered judgement made her heart lurch . |
| 2 | For the salvation offered by God to men and women … took on , from the Old Testament Prophets onwards , the privileged form of a nuptial mystery : for God the Chosen People is seen as his ardently loved spouse … |
| 3 | You want the lord of the manor to come and carry you off as his long lost daughter , is that it ? ’ |
| 4 | As I rarely watched TV or read newspapers , my knowledge was scanty . |
| 5 | It always fascinates me , the way my other self appears as I carefully apply concealer and foundation , shader and blusher , eye shadow and liner . |
| 6 | As he hit the water , his legs flailed in the mid-air running motion like a character in a Tom and Jerry cartoon and he quickly struck out for a convenient ladder as I hastily brought Venturous to a standstill some feet off the pier . |
| 7 | Shortly after leaving Folkestone we were preparing to enter Ramsgate harbour on a cold , blustery day which prompted me to go below for my duffel coat as I normally conned Venturous alongside from the open bridge . |
| 8 | ‘ In so far as I ever had snake hips , they have gone since I came here . ’ |
| 9 | As I constantly urge members — your signature is your most precious possession . |
| 10 | The important word here is ‘ recognisable ’ , and as I often tell people , Beethoven 's 5th Symphony can be recognised within four notes . |
| 11 | It was Dad ( as I now knew Malc 's father ) who opened the door at 6.45 p.m. on the first day of 1967 . |
| 12 | I did n't it has to be said win the pools last year as I always put Leeds for a win and Scum for a loss . |
| 13 | but he sort of pooh-poohed it and sort of said well you know , we 're getting a bit to old for all this modern sophistication of computers and so on , well I said well quite frankly I am not totally in agreement with you , because as you probably know Clyde was looking into a program which will could alleviate a lot |
| 14 | But we do n't , you 've got ta be careful as you probably know Phil , the abuse can of the ca , you know , carrier , you know , can be a nice little earner if you 're not careful . |
| 15 | Erm , well as you probably know Bolton , Boltonian , may be regarded as rather parochial but erm we 've always been a little suspicious about Manchester and there probably are n't very many Boltonians you take the Manchester Evening News regularly because we have our own Bolton Evening News . |
| 16 | No it is n't amazing , as you well know sweetie . |
| 17 | We have got good medical facilities , but as you just heard Samantha just saying , they 're destroying that as well , the only people who wanted water meters , is when houses were on ratable value and they were paying two hundred thousand pound for a house at large rates and the water rates was the same house . |
| 18 | With practice , however , the race action becomes enjoyable , particularly in close battles with your opponents as you carefully avoid collisions with them . |
| 19 | As you slowly lose weight you can programme little rewards for yourself , like a visit to the hairdresser for a restyle , new make-up , new glasses , a tour of the clothes shops to try out new styles , and so on . |
| 20 | Seeing as you only like bands who seem to have the same attitudes as you , I 'm sure you will be pleased to know there is a band called Guns N' Roses who have this same attitude . |
| 21 | Well it 's fine as long as you actually tell people . |
| 22 | No come off the throw in as you rightly said John . |
| 23 | As she slowly regained strength , Julia began to be able to think of things beyond her own physical state , and whenever David came to see her she urged him to tell her what had been happening at the trial . |
| 24 | Ronni felt her empty insides curl with annoyance as she instantly recognised Guido 's voice . |
| 25 | As she later told friends : ‘ One minute I was a nobody , the next minute I was Princess of Wales , mother , media toy , member of this family and it was just too much for one person to handle . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , dear — you poor old hag ! ’ her friend murmured sardonically , grinning as she deftly caught hold of the cushion Laura had sent flying across the room towards her . |
| 27 | Terry exclaimed as she hastily opened cupboards and showed Ellie where everything was . |
| 28 | The 34-year-old American was obviously not troubled by the predictions , however , as she confidently dispatched Novotna 6-2 , 6-3 in little more than an hour . |
| 29 | But , just as she never saw Candy 's baby , Sally was denied that , too . |
| 30 | Jamila was n't even contemptuous , as she abstractedly poured pints of bitter into herself . |