Example sentences of "as [pers pn] had [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first I thought it was piles , as I had terrible itching round my anus . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A concentrated assessment helped us focus on teaching procedures and materials more effectively and the problems we uncovered could be tackled immediately as we had direct access to the Subject Assessor ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ We decided not to go down this road last September , as we had considerable doubts about the financial arrangements . |
| 8 | Only Lieutenant Cherry , my husband , and Leading Seaman Webster were left of that crew , as they had good reasons for leaving her . |
| 9 | She said she did not accept under-fives at school received true nursery education as they had inadequate resources and the pupil-teacher ratio could be three times that at nursery schools . |
| 10 | The basis for that submission was that the officers ought to have arrested offenders as soon as they had sufficient evidence . |
| 11 | The fact of its presence was all I was going to learn , however , as it had revolving combination locks which were easy enough to undo , but only if one had two hours to spend on each lock , which I had n't . |
| 12 | John had received preliminary notice that his services would be required by the Navy , as he had extensive knowledge of commercial diving technology . |
| 13 | Never mind , Zak said , would someone please tell her that she must telephone Steve from Sudbury , as he had serious news for her . |
| 14 | The French Agriculture Minister , Henri Nallet , said that the ban , which his United Kingdom counterpart John Gummer described as " unwarranted , unjustified and contrary to EC law " , would be lifted as soon as he had satisfactory guarantees that BSE ( not hitherto officially confirmed in French cattle ) posed no threat to human health . |