Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] as i [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You wo n't like it , it 's spaghetti , ’ I told him as I put the pot on the table and went to fetch the tomato sauce . |
| 2 | Awe of a different order touched me as I observed the intimidatingly sybaritic cafés lining the avenue , and I was almost overcome with a crise de nerfs when attempting to cross at Etoile . |
| 3 | Last night we celebrated the defeat of Italy — our brigadier ordered a rum ration to all ranks in honour of the occasion — yet I ca n't help feeling just a bit sorry for the Italians , and have never found it in my heart to dislike them as I do the Germans . |
| 4 | Her scent reached me as I took the hand gently into mine and looked down at her . |
| 5 | I saw him as I rounded the corner ; very handsome , expensively dressed , a casualness no European can muster . |
| 6 | Motes of mica glittered in the beams that bathed me as I searched the rock above for clues . |
| 7 | That union supported me as I recruited the whole of the workforce and er , I was then sacked after four weeks ! |
| 8 | So if anybody has anything they wish to raise perhaps they could raise it as I mention the minute . |