Example sentences of "as [pers pn] have [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I knew you were n't the kind of woman I could conveniently disregard , as I 'd disregarded Celeste , and I certainly did n't want to become entangled with my team-mate 's girlfriend — ’ |
2 | Rather , I felt a strange exaltation that our brief married life together — consisting of but a few short leaves — had been of such ravishing sweetness , and that I had not spoiled it as I had spoiled things over two years before . |
3 | It came as a shock as I had visited Jack two weeks earlier , having travelled down to Shergold Guitars in Romford to collect my Burns Marvin after Jack had refurbished it for me . |
4 | I knew that she did n't believe in him as I did because in that case I would have recognised her as I had recognised Mother Joseph , who inhabited a territory which I had visited . |
5 | I was engrossed in these thoughts and just about to drip it on the top of my head as I had seen Sally do when , from nowhere , a hand knocked me to the floor , spilling the contents of the bottle . |
6 | When the bus started , they all crossed themselves , as I had seen nuns do in Ireland when setting out on a journey , however short . |
7 | Out of school , of course , I continued my birdwatching just as I had done back in Essex , only now there was much more variety . |
8 | On Monday there was the English paper — mainly Twelfth Night , which was money for old rope as I had played Feste at school . |
9 | As I had told Dr Grey Walter , a poet is born ‘ high ’ . |
10 | As I had told Dr Viola , I was not so interested in the applied arts . |
11 | I kept leaving her as I had mixed feelings about being married to someone older than myself . |
12 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
13 | It might not be as soft as I 've led Richie to believe . ’ |
14 | The 27-year-old Spaniard , who has won twice on the US Tour in the past , added : ‘ The rough is still too high for my liking , but is not set up as difficult as I 've seen US Open courses . |
15 | I 'll lie down on the couch again as soon as I 've seen Mrs Porter . ’ |
16 | I 'll have a word with your men as soon as I 've seen Miss Easterbrook . |
17 | ‘ Well , I 'm orf ter bed soon as I 've seen Carrie 'ome . |
18 | I 've never loved anyone as I 've loved Jack . |
19 | Well as I 've said signs like that are illegal . |
20 | As I 've said Boy read this narrative twice , but still he could not understand why Madame wished him to study it . |
21 | Erm so as I 've said things go wrong . |
22 | As I 've done Littlewoods for about eighteen years . |
23 | when we found his glasses and that and things they were all buried and , and Peter said to me I 've got this of John 's , I brought Jonathan 's , I could n't care less as long as I 've got John you know |
24 | well your mum said to me well I 'll tell you the same as I 've told Con but I said I 'm not against the children or anything the children |
25 | ‘ For as long as I 've had memories and before that too . |
26 | Can you tell me how to reduce it as I have lost fish for no apparent reason and I suspect it may be connected to the high nitrate level ? |
27 | A major part of the mystery was that as I have said O sat on Madame 's right hand all night every night ; and he never left without kissing her goodnight , formally , on the cheek . |
28 | It seems unbelievable , as I have worn bi-focals , or latterly tri-focals , for at least 15 years . |
29 | I used 15mm copper pipe as I have found plastic is not strong enough . |
30 | I 'd better stop now , as I have to prepare speeches & songs for this evening , and also pack for the journey to Shanghai tomorrow . |