Example sentences of "but [adv] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | yes , erm my wife came from the Midlands , from Coventry and her family roots were in Coventry at the Midlands , in fact there she still has numerous nieces and nephews and great nephews and great nieces there to this day , my with the exception of a sister who moved , who , to Basildon , erm I have two brothers and er they still live in London , still live in East Ham , er the distance is not too great erm and , but obviously as we get older the amount of visiting we do will be constricted by the difficulties of getting from Harlow to East Ham especially when one is compelled to stop driving a motor car |
| 2 | The arousal I 've always thought that er that you should n't be nervous but you always are but obviously as you 're nervous when you do a whole host of things and nerves as you become more skilled at it go away er and I 'd assume that like most things that the nerves will totally disappear and was somewhat surprised to find out that you 're always aroused |
| 3 | They like beer , but only as we 'd drink champagne — a treat . |
| 4 | I knew Leslie 's fastidiousness in sexual matters too well to take the poem literally , but only as he intended that I should : that though he had met many other girls on his leaves in Alexandria and Cairo , he still cared only for me . |
| 5 | well not directly , erm because the whole purpose of the divisionalization was to put the skill and expertise into each division , at the initial stage of erm divisionalization there were no other marketing people immediately in those other divisions , I was occasionally called on to assist but progressively as they built up there own marketing expertise then my needs were less , they needed me less . |
| 6 | I know I should n't have said it but soon as it come out me mouth |
| 7 | But anyway as I said , Ni Bevan put that through . |
| 8 | Horses , like people , all have their strengths and weaknesses ; but just as we all get on with some people and are not keen on others , so one horse can be a success with one owner and a disaster with another . |
| 9 | But just as we thought it was going to flatten us , if somehow back-pedalled , slowed , cut its jets , rippled its fringes and turned pink . |
| 10 | Erm Romans verse and verse four you notice this text is taken from verse twelve , rejoice in the hope and then persevering prayer , but if you go into verse four , what it 's speaking about there , but just as we have in one body many , members , but the members do not all have the same function and then in six to eight he goes on to describe that we all have gifts do n't we differing according to the undeserved kindness given to us , whether er so forth and so faith , ministry , erm teaching , exhorting , all these different gifts , though sometimes if a particular brother or sister does n't have a particular gift and we think well you know that 's a bit hard going I ca n't seem to listen to them , that 's an area perhaps where we could erm be quivering could n't we , or complaining , especially about assignments , you might get speakers that come here from other congregations , and some are better than others are n't they ? |
| 11 | Granted all that richness and diversity , to talk of language as screen may well seem simply perverse , even ungrateful , but just as we ca n't attend to the patterning without also seeing the patterns , the scenes , so the whole virtuoso performance is counterpointed by a performance of a different kind , the intricately woven language screen . |
| 12 | But just as they have done throughout the past three years , we find the Opposition spokesmen contradicting each other . |
| 13 | But just as they were becoming sexy , she would leave the room and go to bed , while he would stretch out on the sofa and watch TV . |
| 14 | Perhaps you would like to do something similar with mine — but just as you prefer . |
| 15 | Deborah turned away from the signpost and began wading back through the deep undergrowth to the main path , intending to break into a run when she reached it ; but just as she turned off she heard a faint , distant , reedy cry , which stopped her in her tracks . |
| 16 | But just as she was burying her head beneath the blanket in utter dejection Ella came to bed , and she passed on the most extraordinary piece of news . |
| 17 | But just as she was stepping into the cab , she clutched me : ‘ I have loved you so much , darling Lily . ’ |
| 18 | The phone rang on and on , but just as she was about to give up she was answered by a sleepy female voice . |
| 19 | But just as she was waiting apprehensively , he said , |
| 20 | But just as she was about to tell him to brace up she heard an exclamation from further down the corridor . |
| 21 | He heard the door close behind him , but just as he reached the gate it was hurriedly opened again and a voice called , ‘ Just a moment ! |
| 22 | But just as he had used her agoraphobia as a defence against having to know about his need to find her safely where he had left her , so too did her lack of sexual response defend him from knowing about his need to keep her under his control . |
| 23 | He would have liked to hear the figure of his salary ; but just as he was nervously about to sound that note the little boy came back — the little boy Mrs Moreen had sent out of the room to fetch her fan ( 3 ) He came back without the fan , only with the casual observation that he could n't find it . |
| 24 | But just as he put the rope over his head , he screamed in terror and threw his arms above his head . |
| 25 | I bought the sandwich and carefully peeled away the Cellophane , but just as I lifted it to my mouth the train lurched violently over a siding , making the bottles clatter in the drinks trolley and causing all the meatballs to jump off the bun , like sailors abandoning a burning ship . |
| 26 | On the one hand there 's Little Liz , and on the other there 's Lovebite ; but just as I think I 've made a decision , the image of Lord Lane comes into my mind and I get all confused again . |
| 27 | There was no reply , but just as I was turning away I swear I heard Dawn sneeze . |
| 28 | But just as I was on the point of giving up , the honking bus swerved past me . |
| 29 | But just as I was trying to explain it to her , they repeated the telephone number , so I rang them up . |
| 30 | Meanwhile , I was struggling to unfasten myself , but just as I managed to pull my left arm free of the ropes , I felt a hundred arrows land on my free hand , and more arrows on my face and body . |