Example sentences of "at [noun sg] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he woke he gazed up at Dot almost as though he knew her , yet she could n't be sure if he really saw her , for his eyes had a distant faraway look like a sailor in the Navy staring across the Pacific seas . |
| 2 | I entered Dover at nightfall just as the sky darkened and rain began to beat down on my plumed cap . |
| 3 | Her hard-fought for earnings were at stake here as well as her own self-confidence — she had to get it right . |
| 4 | The fact/belief divide is powerfully at work today as for example the debate on the original National Curriculum proposals with regard to the teaching of history and geography has amply attested . |
| 5 | Life went on at home much as it had done for years . |
| 6 | Mrs. McKenzie , whose mother was also a member of Grayshott Good Companions , will be very sorry to leave the Thursday afternoon friends she has known for so long — but she will not be sitting at home alone as she is going to Grayshott 's weekly day centre . |
| 7 | Although her stomach was churning at the thought of the coming ordeal , she was determined to appear at ease so as not to let Ludo down . |
| 8 | This bore has a very unpleasant reputation and the local people do n't like going near the place at night especially as the rail traffic today has been considerably reduced . |
| 9 | There 's a ‘ chat-and-pat ’ service ; staff call your hound by name , and tiptoe past your room at night so as to let sleeping dogs lie ; your dog 's photograph is taken in the hotel ; the hotel manager appears for a final ‘ wave-and-wag ’ ; there 's a VIP service for show-winning dogs ; and a discount for families whose dogs are better behaved than the owners ! |
| 10 | The inspector looked at Rim keenly as he spoke , measuring his words , gauging the reaction . |
| 11 | The US wish to rearm Germany in September 1950 had put the French policy of controlling Germany through European institutions at risk almost as soon as the Schuman Plan was launched . |
| 12 | His place goes to Ewan Crouch , with Alan Louden at scrum half as Phil Hudson is unavailable for next week 's league match at Birkenhead Park . |
| 13 | Bishop Auckland will kick off at 2.30 at home to Seaham and hand former Newton Aycliffe player Gary Hamilton his debut at scrum half as skipper Willie Bond is unavailable . |
| 14 | Her only comments at dinner afterwards as she gorged herself on tournedos , raspberries and cream and St Emilion were that Shylock was almost as beady about money as Alejandro and that Bassanio was a wimp . |