Example sentences of "[coord] as [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frederica wondered whether Caroline knew the Scarborough story , and , if so , whether it was known as a joke or as something apologised for . |
| 2 | The three basic methods are gas and air , which many had used , some so enthusiastically that they ended up either very sleepy , or as one said , " as high as a kite " . |
| 3 | Of all the Soviet nationalities , the Baltic nations looked the most likely to establish ( or as they saw it , resume ) their independent statehood in the 1990s ; their opportunity to do so came soon after the attempted coup when ( in September 1991 ) the USSR Council of State formally approved their independent status and they were admitted into the United Nations and other international organisations . |
| 4 | They had excuses , or as they preferred to describe them , fair and reasonable explanations , for all the problems which had beset the Dublin plant . |
| 5 | It does n't matter whether it 's one pizza shared out between three of us or as we tried earlier two shared out between six of us . |
| 6 | Tony and Matt are both experienced cavers , they have the right equipment , have had a guide to the mines produced by the Northern Association of Caving Clubs , and , more importantly , Matt at least has done this sort of thing before , or as he said , If I remember rightly … " |
| 7 | Just to keep fit , or as he said ‘ to warm up for a day at Sekers ’ he swims about three miles each week . |
| 8 | Russell , for example , thought that the reduction in ( a ) was possible , by translating all indexicals ( or as he preferred , egocentric Particulars ) into expressions containing this , where the latter referred to a subjective experience . |
| 9 | And finally , it brought on that rich cast of wooden-topped rustics , the Starkadders , with Aunt Ada Doom in the star part , not to speak of the simpleton whose main pleasure in life was doing the washing up , or as he called it , clettering the dishes with his liddle mop . |
| 10 | Low rejected this , but agreed that a Yugoslav officer would be permitted " to visit all camps in which there were CROATS , or as he called them , Yugoslav Quislings " . |
| 11 | Or as he put it elsewhere : " the Deposing Doctrine , and placing the Power in the People , is but the Spittle of the Papists and Jesuits , which our Whigs and Dissenters have Lick't up " . |
| 12 | Okay that 's a good guess or as you said Kelly you could just use your , your fraction here as and mark it off cos you know that 's a third or you could measure the angle on the fraction and see what it comes to oh yes |
| 13 | I felt it when I caught sight of Jean-Claude unobserved , or as I reflected on him when he was out of sight . |
| 14 | Sometimes , when she was startled or frightened on my fist or as I approached her , it was painful to think that I might be responsible for her fear . |
| 15 | Or as it said on my school report for P E er tries hard but lacks stamina . |
| 16 | And as everything slipped away she could only hold on to the thought that somehow her murderer knew who she was . |
| 17 | But it was his heart , and as everyone said , you can never tell with hearts . |
| 18 | The Public Prosecutor pointed Zen out with one finger , and as everyone turned to look he slipped through the suddenly passive ranks to the safety of his office , closing the door firmly behind him . |
| 19 | And as something flickered across his eyes , for the first time she wondered what on earth he was doing here in London . |
| 20 | Very poor , one side margins , the other side very little , squashed up to the top of the page , and as somebody said , there is T. |
| 21 | And as somebody mentioned earlier , again I think it would be wise to , was it Steve ? |
| 22 | The Saxon peasant worked from dawn until dusk and as one went down the class ladder life was harder . |
| 23 | I knew men old he was a chain smoker , he always used to smoke Woodbines and as one went out he 'd light the other one er ou on it , he would n't use matches , no he 'd , he 'd light one cigarette off the other . |
| 24 | Clouds of steam would rise as they scooped beneath the surface of the warm fermenting heap , and as they carried their loaded baskets through the frosty morning air . |
| 25 | A superb all-round team display nullified the Midlanders and as they tired , Tranmere struck late with a quality goal to take the points . |
| 26 | and as they married and left home , I was working |
| 27 | The others paddled and scrambled over somehow and as they began to reach the other side , Hazel plunged . |
| 28 | He laughed , and as they began their walk he put his arm very lightly round her shoulders . |
| 29 | And as they planted crops such as barley and wheat , they sowed the seeds of a great Irish brewing tradition . |
| 30 | She was wearing a large muff and as they left the train Minton remarked , ‘ I thought you were going to smuggle me through the barrier in that . ’ |