Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb base] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ricardo shows great patience with me as I reach for the dictionary or , using a book and his long fingers , he makes the rituals clear to me . |
| 2 | However , as I argue in the final section , the extent of sexual dimorphism will depend not on the extent to which reproductive success varies in the two sexes but on the comparative effects of particular phenotypic traits on the breeding success of males and females . |
| 3 | As far as I can tell , we have some sort of unspoken agreement that I keep quiet about not officially existing in return for being able to do more or less as I like on the island and buy more or less what I like in the town . |
| 4 | I can not do as I like in the house . |
| 5 | I smile at Ma and my sister as I totter towards the compost heap beyond the garden shed . |
| 6 | As I stride across the plain I feel I have a glimmering of what it means . |
| 7 | The children , their faith reinforced , run down the hill to tell others of their good fortune as I stride up the track towards the forest . |
| 8 | The phone is ringing as I come through the door of my office . |
| 9 | I owe a great deal to my education many years ago , as I come from the background of a Welsh mining village , where a high proportion of us ended up with university degrees — a far higher rate than in many posher , salubrious , suburban areas . |
| 10 | I 'll drop the key in as I go past the lodge . ’ |
| 11 | Cos that really got up , up my back when the , I mean tho ai n't a ba , bad bunch of old boys but I normally go down but they they clear and once we 've done our work before dinner break they all clear off and I go down to the and then I sort of walk back more or less behind them you know , to the break like and as I go past the club , I go and wash my hands , they go straight in , I go and wash my hands and I walk past the and er we should go to dinner at quarter to twelve and I go past , it 's one minute past quarter to twelve so cos when we go in there you see quarter past twelve due to go back I always give them two or three minutes and I say that 's it , that 's , ah we was late coming in , I said no you were n't ! |
| 12 | As I go through the rest of the presentation you 'll see erm the agenda slides highlighting the area of the architecture we 're talking about in the section . |
| 13 | Erm improving market share , well all of our businesses have improved their market share during this recession and I 'll , I 'll mention them as I go through the individual companies . |
| 14 | ‘ That sound changes as I go from the window that I picked it up in , to a different window , or to the desktop . ’ |
| 15 | As I go round the country , and I , I , I you know , I explain to people how I use my daytimer , and er , people say well can I do that too . |
| 16 | The carpet on the stairs is thick and deep and I make no noise as I climb to the top , then pad along towards the master bedroom , tripping one more sensor . |
| 17 | I wonder if I may offer some thoughts on this theme as I reflect on the situation facing Catholic Christians in our Church today . |
| 18 | ‘ I tried to put the same sentiment into that landscape as I put into the figure : the convulsive , passionate clinging to the earth , and yet being half torn up by the storm . ’ |
| 19 | Now the areas that I 've identified are the same ones as I put on the board last week . |
| 20 | Having been told by the gentleman at passenger enquiries that the Lowestoft train is one of the few in Britain to retain six-seater compartments , I am fully prepared to adopt my usual routine for such occasions ; I intend to rush on , secure an empty compartment , slide the door behind me , adopt the brazen-hussy-like pose of an Amsterdam whore in her front window ( tongue rolling out and knees wide apart , as I slouch across the upholstery ) , crook my index finger and beckon slowly at any commuters passing along the corridor outside who are considering invading my territory . |
| 21 | Now , in these quiet moments as I wait for the world about to awake , I find myself going over in my mind again passages from Miss Kenton 's letter . |
| 22 | I take advantage of the silence as I wait for the punch-line to review the facts and fictions of the short story of Dudley Moore 's life . |
| 23 | Sarah 's bellowing voice shouting ‘ Go for it ’ as I wait at the top of a World Cup Course and Rob 's quiet and steady presence epitomise their deep enthusiasm for the sport . |
| 24 | As I wait at the traffic lights I find myself crying ; I realise it is not for Hilda but for him . |
| 25 | As I pass into the cool , dappled light , the deep silence of the wood surrounds me . |
| 26 | I smiled to myself as I let in the clutch and moved off I would stop at the shop and tell the little man that he could collect his pans without the slightest fear of being torn limb from limb , but my overriding emotion was one of relief that I had not cut the sparkle out of the big dog 's life . |
| 27 | Yes , as soon as I hear from the Factory , we 'd better have a word with Mr James Pegg . ’ |
| 28 | I am inclined to say that ‘ Here ’ , in answer to ‘ Where are you ? ’ is true only in so far as it basks in the reflected glory of such genuine truths as , ‘ Here ’ , said as I point into the flower-vase , having been asked , ‘ Where is it ? ’ in the course of a game of hunt-the-thimble . |
| 29 | This time lag , however , dies not always occur , as I show in the same study , and we are not in a situation to make the kind of general assumption made by Morgan and Engels . |
| 30 | That is a lie for a start , I think , as I submit to the customary kiss on both cheeks . |