Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " 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 | On my first acquaintance with the mad little road , in about 1950 , I had no feelings of affection for it nor any eye for the beauty all around , my gaze being fixed on the tarmac ahead as I dragged weary legs along it . |
| 5 | My cynicism about the event burgeoned as I walked past stalls displaying rustic-effect patio furniture , cushion covers embroidered with pheasants , and the kind of waxed country overwear that is increasingly seen sported by commuters on the tube these days . |
| 6 | They have varying effects on humans and as I discovered disastrous effects on fish . |
| 7 | ‘ As I became chief executive there was a change of policy . |
| 8 | A pre-warned Kenneth had plied John and his girl-friend Rosie with champagne to deaden the effect of the coming lunch , as I chased huge lumps round a pan of watery pulp that started life as potato . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | Yeah the actual as you did successful sales course we can note your comments down okay , I 'll give you a set of these now , write the sales person 's name across there and write your comments , criticisms , what was done well , what was done badly , what could be improved on and it 's his role play cycle , give this to the sales person . |
| 15 | As you shouted armed police where were your hands ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Two days of warm spring weather opened the flowers of forsythia bushes in the neglected garden behind Merrill 's flat , and she hummed as she cut long stems of the starry yellow blossom . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Lucy was also aware that Doreen 's previous anger appeared to have vanished as she carried refilled plates back to the long table , where she chatted and laughed with the men and the two guides . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 . |
| 23 | The publican had looked at her several times as she offered little posies of limp flowers to customers for a penny a time . |
| 24 | The blind woman quivered as she skryed light years outward through the warp , obeying the disciplines of the Adeptus Astra Telepathica , seeking contact with the mind of some other Astropath serving the fortress-monastery at Vindict V. |
| 25 | Instead , he held Karen 's hand in Manchester County Court as she sued wealthy fashion wholesaler Jonathan Levy . |
| 26 | Kate stopped in her tracks as she applied red lipstick . |
| 27 | He came in and sat next to Juliet , watching her as she checked fluid-balance sheets . |
| 28 | I was rather devastated when she told me she was moving to Crieff , as she made major contributions to the work of the Library here ; she had a long-term future , and her personality made many friends for the Library among our users . |
| 29 | I could watch her face as she made repeated revisions of her assessments of me of only a few moments before . |
| 30 | She waited a moment and , as she saw light dawn on the other woman 's face , she started to think that they were getting somewhere . |