Example sentences of "[adv] as i [vb past] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | On his return he puzzled me by behaving exactly as I expected an S.S.O. to behave . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's exactly as I imagined an old family home , ’ Sir Henry said . |
| 3 | They 'll say I took advantage of a widow 's grief to marry her for her money , then cold-bloodedly ditched her as soon as I had a chance . |
| 4 | And as soon as I got a little older , I tell you , they 'd sell a horse , and my father hopped on the bike , come over to the school and got me out ; and I come home here , hopped on the old horse 's back and rode to Yarmouth or Norwich , wherever they sold it . |
| 5 | As soon as I heard a journalist say , ‘ John McCartney ? |
| 6 | The sharp miniature flakes that covered the rock like fish scales cut into my finger tips and felt as though they would break as soon as I placed a toe on them . |
| 7 | As soon as I mentioned an Easter wedding they brought up the Royal . ’ |
| 8 | As soon as I entered a cheerful low room with oil lamps burning , I was greeted by the host . |
| 9 | I faced this onslaught yesterday as I became an assistant in Selfridges on the second day of their sale . |
| 10 | Anchovy-paste sandwiches , scones and Dundee cake seemed to me an ample repast , particularly as I had a nervous , irrational distaste for eating the food of Syl 's mother in her house . |
| 11 | Well there as I mentioned a staff reduction of a hundred and ninety two and significant er staff reduct er cost reduction in other , other areas we , we analyze every single er publishing unit and where the erm where they were marginally profitable or less than marginally profitable er we 've taken appropriate action . |