Example sentences of "soon as [art] [noun sg] started " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 'd been itching to do something to help for all this time , and as soon as the campaign started they rushed into action . |
| 2 | In his usual way , as soon as the film started , George begin to give me a run down on the technical assets I might otherwise be missing . |
| 3 | The claws on the crane did n't seem to close properly so that , even if they did manage to get a grip on a tube of sweets or a pink plastic comb , the prizes always slipped out again as soon as the crane started to lift them . |
| 4 | The surviving cab-drivers had been traced and , although they had both decamped as soon as the trouble started , Thiercelin managed to piece together the events of the previous night with reasonable accuracy . |
| 5 | As soon as the train started , I drew a long breath of relief . |
| 6 | There would be an hour 's stop in Sudbury for everyone to stretch their legs if they wanted to , and dinner would be served as soon as the train started again . |
| 7 | As soon as the screaming started she was taken to her room without comment , where she was left . |
| 8 | We sat before him looking at him with respectful eyes ( that is , all but one of us , who usually went to sleep as soon as the class started ; she was not just closing her eyes , she was fast asleep ) . |
| 9 | Wine was decanted against the flame of a candle , and pouring would be stopped as soon as the wine started to get cloudy or showed the first signs of deposit . |