Example sentences of "[vb past] as i [vb past] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | I sighed as I took an apple from the bowl on the window sill . |
| 2 | ‘ You never know , Sid , ’ I replied as I swatted a mosquito that had landed on my wrist , and watched the blood splatter from it . |
| 3 | By now I had almost convinced Rick to change to the boilie when I had another take on the Tropicana ; this was all the convincing he needed as I landed a nice mirror around the 12lb mark . |
| 4 | The ground felt as I imagined a first world war battlefield might feel — all pits and trenches — but dry . |
| 5 | ‘ I know , ’ I agreed as I shone a table she had just aerosolled . |
| 6 | I asked as I spooned a gob of whipped cream over my gooseberry pie . |