Example sentences of "[conj] as i [verb] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And as I intimated just a moment ago , ’ his voice was coldly mocking as he threw her words back at her , ‘ I need a haircut . ’ |
| 2 | It is very important indeed to ensure that the staff of G C H Q are not subject to potential conflicts of interest and as I said earlier the Prime Minister and I listened for some considerable time to the s to er to the points put forward by the trade unions to see whether or not that overriding er national objective could be maintained but we were not convinced , we were not convinced that erm the trade unions could overcome those potential conflicts of interest and it behoves ill the party opposite to try and put a different gloss on the fact that we in this country thanks to our legislation , have put harmony in place of strife and we are not prepared to allow the opposition to put that major achievement at risk . |
| 3 | I hesitated , and as I did so a big stone that marked the outer edge of the track began to move . |
| 4 | And as I did so the abuse gathered pace . |
| 5 | But as I drew nearer the crag became smaller still , the stature of the brightly garbed climbers , who were smaller still , creating the optical illusion . |