Example sentences of "and as [pron] [was/were] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 And as I was forced to do , adopting this approach , then that is the average I took .
2 Since he had already told Washington that the Army had disintegrated and as he was trying to rescue American officers from a mob , Sullivan dealt with these falls impatiently .
3 He bought a pen , which he did not need , in a small general store , and as he was leaving stepped aside to let Murray pass .
4 I still wanted to see more of the world , and as he was offering to give me double the usual pay , I managed to persuade my wife to let me go .
5 But her earlier beating caused her to move slowly and as she was attempting to open the window in order to jump out , her father strode into the room .
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