Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] as i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sadly , my euphoria evaporated as I looked through the rest of the magazine . |
| 2 | I hope ROI qualify as I 've got a ticket from a mate for ONE game in Boston … |
| 3 | My heart sank as I looked around . |
| 4 | My heart sank as I looked at it . |
| 5 | Dumping the monster hide as I reached the bottom of the shaft , I hurried away along some disused-looking passages , by then moving on bootless , bare and blistered feet . |
| 6 | Well we had a secretary of state here who is now minister of transport , I do hope he 's watching this programme seeing as I promised we have had gains and proposals . |
| 7 | It is certainly not enough to face reality bluntly if the future develops as I describe it . |
| 8 | Coasting over the top our weight reduces as I relax the back pressure . |
| 9 | The cot side rattles as I lower it . |
| 10 | I walk around in it for a while anyway , watching myself approach in the mirror and admiring the way the skirt moves as I walk . |
| 11 | I could hear the shotgun barking as I walked through the dim , dripping woods from the house , staying off the muddy path as much as possible and walking on the flattened , exhausted-looking grass at its side to keep my shoes from clogging up . |
| 12 | My blood froze as I looked at the prices . |
| 13 | The police pointed out that I did n't have a tail light working as I was parking it . |
| 14 | She was as eager to have the ring returned as I was . |
| 15 | I 'm thinking there might be something wrong with my plan to wait as I close my eyes ( only to rest them ) , but even as I yawn and put my hands into my armpits I think a spot of rest is n't such a bad idea so long as I do n't fall asleep . |
| 16 | ‘ I heard a photocopier going as I rummaged around , ’ he said . |
| 17 | I thought it was a bit of a cheek seeing as I 'm due here mornings but I 've nothing against Mrs. Schofield and if she wanted me I was n't above obliging . |
| 18 | The rain came as I reached the drive of the hotel , set amongst trees , and I ventured along it in search of shelter . |
| 19 | When the honest shopper acts as I have just described , he or she is acting with the implied authority of the owner of the supermarket to take the goods from the shelf , put them in the trolley , take them to the checkpoint and there pay the correct price , at which moment the property in the goods will pass to the shopper for the first time . |
| 20 | Then you started on with that high-handed act , and I felt a tremendous urge to tame your proud spirit , hear your soft whimpering sighs as I buried myself in you . |
| 21 | For once in my life there was no need to believe as I did or act as I chose for any reasons other than that I was personally convinced it was right . |
| 22 | After my drunken afternoon with Al I do n't feel the same need to offload as I did before , and I ca n't decide whether I ought to involve Yvonne or not . |
| 23 | You can imagine my reluctance to call as I did n't think that they would be too pleased to say the least . |
| 24 | The rain eases as I head west ; I catch the last of a wide , bloody-looking sunset over Skye and the Kyles and the floodlights turning Eilean Donan 's grey stones green ; I make it to Strome in four hours twenty minutes from home , arriving just as the stars are coming out above in the purple spaces between the dark , heavy clouds . |
| 25 | ( 1 ) — for the satisfying crack the CD 's sleeve gave as I snapped it over my knee . |
| 26 | I played outside , running around in a pair of shorts and — I imagine-quite happy to have the whole pregnancy thing going on because it gave me more freedom to do as I liked about the house and garden , free from my father 's supervision . |
| 27 | My cynicism about the event burgeoned as I walked past stalls displaying rustic-effect patio furniture , cushion covers embroidered with pheasants , and the kind of waxed country overwear that is increasingly seen sported by commuters on the tube these days . |
| 28 | It always fascinates me , the way my other self appears as I carefully apply concealer and foundation , shader and blusher , eye shadow and liner . |
| 29 | Will my hon. Friend do as I did and haul the leading debtors among large firms before him , to tell them that unless they jolly well pay their debts , Government legislation to force them to do so will follow ? |
| 30 | The basic ground rules that determine whether a new settlement concept does as I would put it get into the starting gate . |