Example sentences of "[verb] as i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was silent for a moment , and my stomach clenched as I saw her face soften , her eyes grow dreamy . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh ’ and ‘ ouch ’ I howled as I hit the alleyway . |
| 3 | It was the last thing I needed to know as I prayed it would miss us . |
| 4 | ‘ I knew something was happening as I got to the hospital steps . |
| 5 | A tribe of stray cats scattered as I turned into the yard where Ellen 's apartment lay . |
| 6 | Strange the tricks that life plays , I mused as I drove home , popping the tape of madrigals into the player . |
| 7 | ‘ You know , boy , ’ he mused as I hefted the heavy thing , ‘ these coins are excessively rare . |
| 8 | I did n't know till the next we er till the weekend and he made me know as I 'd swore . |
| 9 | ’ Do n't take the girls ' minds off their tidying up , ’ I joked as I left . |
| 10 | She never moved as I nipped hard and winkled out the offending obstruction . |
| 11 | ‘ Daddy would have loved to have come as I said , but he just ca n't get any time off at all at the moment . |
| 12 | Holding my breath , I hauled it down , twisting as I pulled . |
| 13 | The mischief in my veins cooled as I saw the fear in his eyes . |
| 14 | She stopped as I held up a finger . |
| 15 | My heart sank as I looked around . |
| 16 | My heart sank as I looked at it . |
| 17 | But money and the recession were forgotten as I skied in the brilliant sunshine of Obergurgl just a few days before Christmas . |
| 18 | I trembled as I felt his power over me already . |
| 19 | My voice trembled as I answered . |
| 20 | I could n't help noticing as I walked up the path . |
| 21 | My heart and stomach seemed to collide as I heard a rapid panting noise come over the phone behind Eric 's muttering . |
| 22 | He had as much right to be out walking as I had . ’ |
| 23 | He staggered as I clambered on , but stayed upright . |
| 24 | The dogs were surprised when I disturbed them in the middle of the night and they chased in their runs when I left again , strained to see me departing through the rain , and hear the car door opening , their bowls clanking as I threw them inside . |
| 25 | Erm so I think it was probably quite well attended though there were a vast number of these green files left at the end so may be it was n't as well attended as I thought it had been . |
| 26 | If you 'd done as I asked and left me alone then none of it would have happened . ’ |
| 27 | In fact , that was only done as I walked through the door . |
| 28 | I felt hotter than I need have done as I thought of the man who fed the dough on long , long shovels into that blazing hole . |
| 29 | Well , the thing I mainly notice when last week when Paul was home , not last week , the week before last I had Paul solidly at home , he moved himself entirely in lock , stock and barrel at the weekend , he was then with me waiting for his job and he went out every day and did little bit 's of shopping for me , got him from under my feet , saved me money , cos I was only buying what I absolutely needed , and the amount of time that I had , I mean I was able to go out for the whole day with Peggy on Wednesday , I was able to get food prepared and , admittedly I did n't manage to get as much done as I thought I was going to do , but then I think that 's with most people in life , |
| 30 | If you had done as I said , and given the keys to the princess , you would now be dressed in silk , sitting at her left hand . |