Example sentences of "[pron] as i [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , I 'm going to interrupt you as I usually do . |
| 2 | ‘ Warning you , ’ I tell her as I slowly take my hand away from her mouth . |
| 3 | " My dear great-niece , Sara Monroe , will be surprised and perhaps a little chagrined to find that I have not left Moorlake outright to her as I always promised , but when she has met Matthew Preston she will , I know , understand why I have changed my mind . |
| 4 | As it 's my private place , I should be able to do with it as I please . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I think perhaps you 've forgotten something — This is my land ; I can do with it as I please . |
| 6 | She looked at her hands , knobbling with rheumatism , " I ca n't use 'em as I once did . " |
| 7 | How can I put that , keep me , how can I look after myself as I obviously wo n't be able to work , and look for ways about er , getting my house in order before I er , finally die . |
| 8 | ‘ But if I am to achieve such merit as wins fame , then my life has not been so unworthy an exchange for hers as I always feared ! ’ |
| 9 | I would like this to be explained to me as I just do n't understand it . |
| 10 | And God was very good to me there , I was n't the brightest in the year and I had to work very hard , but God always was with me as I always passed my exams much to my surprise . |
| 11 | Pram Seat — Could whoever it was who wanted one please contact me as I now know of one for sale . |
| 12 | Jamie caught me as I almost fell over . |
| 13 | It struck me as I fumblingly dialled the number that it would be better to go out to a kiosk , where I would be more sure of privacy , but having come to this decision I only wanted to hurry , hurry — every minute 's delay seemed dangerous . |
| 14 | That was not really convenient for me as I often did not know at what time I would return from saying Mass in the outstations . |
| 15 | The Corporal stood and glared at me as I very swiftly made my exit through the door , pausing briefly to pick up my rucksack and bagpipe box . |