Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It will suit as much as them to have the fight later because it will give John that little bit more time to prepare after having his jaw broken in his last fight . ’
2 They sing the songs of Florence Reece , who wrote Which Side Are You On , and of Sarah Ogen Gunning , author of such great songs as I Hate the Capitalist System .
3 I really , I 've never hated people as much as I hate the teachers in this school .
4 ‘ My darling girl , ’ he said , ‘ much as I hate the idea , we must stop this .
5 My heart gave a jump , then resumed something like its normal beat as I registered the fact that even in an empty house there were draughts , and doors moved and creaked with no one to push them .
6 The train for Dover left at Il.00 am so I bought a copy of Soldier magazine and leafed through the photos of happy-looking squaddies as I drank a cup of British Rail coffee , which tasted hot and disgusting .
7 I shall make an announcement as soon as I reach a decision .
8 I look round as I reach a junction in the corridor and he quickly pops back into his office .
9 Plectra I break as I reach the bottom of the spiral staircase on my way back to my little garret .
10 As I reach the corner of the building , a head pops out , unsmiling .
11 As I take a step forward I say not to worry , I am not police .
12 As I take the bread and the wine , I am saying , I affirm my trust in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for me .
13 " I promise you he 'll feel no pain , " I said as I filled the syringe .
14 My breath was like dragon smoke as I filled the kettle .
15 I weighed in by saying that for some reason it no longer appeared in the Radcliffe Camera , as I gathered the library had ceased to subscribe to it .
16 ‘ Much as I like the idea , I do n't think your parents would be best pleased would they ? ’
17 I like Mrs Tamm 's silence almost as much as I like the impersonality of my room .
18 And Dr Magruder will sometimes glitter potently in my direction as I make the rounds .
19 And finally er as I as I make the point in my in my written statement , there are going to be exceptions , exceptions are part of the the game .
20 JUST AS I LOATHE THE WORD ‘ WORKSHOP ’ , I FEEL QUEASY WHEN PLACES include the word ‘ centre ’ .
21 White shreds cling to the bristles as I churn the water in frenzy .
22 The tank was still covered as I assumed the eggs to be light sensitive .
23 Perhaps somebody 's working at Kingston , as long as I get a trial .
24 I hope so , as long as I get a sleep at night , I do n't care what you 're giving me .
25 Squeeze them in sure we 'll find somewhere for them to go , vacate , so long as I get a kiss from everybody apart from the boys and
26 As soon as I get a draft I 'll I 'll let you know what the perfections are .
27 Especially as I get the accents right .
28 Especially as I get the accents right .
29 So long as I get the train . ’
30 ‘ Of course , just as soon as I get the results from this test .
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