Example sentences of "as [adv] [conj] they [was/were] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amanda 's face brightened as soon as they were inside . |
| 2 | Michael sniggered behind Moran as soon as they were on the road together but it drew such a quelling look from Maggie that he went quiet . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't know about anybody else but I 'd love a nice hot cup of tea , ’ Rose said as soon as they were all in the house . |
| 4 | About this 40,000 , maybe ; but not about the next 40,000 who would fill the camps as soon as they were cleared . |
| 5 | About this 40,000 , maybe ; but not about the next 40,000 who would fill the camps as soon as they were cleared . |
| 6 | As soon as they were aloft in the rotor , Roirbak called Acropolis Park . |
| 7 | They would often be put in the stocks until they sobered up , but they would invariably lapse again as soon as they were freed . |
| 8 | From this Time to that of her Death , few Days pass 'd in which I did not either see or hear from her ; for she gave me the Pleasure of seeing all her Poems as soon as they were finish 'd |
| 9 | He went on to say that they had been at great pains to build up an efficient fifth-column unit and should not be expected to give up their best men as soon as they were trained . |
| 10 | They were so verminous that early guidebooks such as Murray 's advised that they should be sunk as soon as they were hired to get rid of rats , mice and scorpions . |
| 11 | As soon as they were amongst the shuttered houses of Edinburgh , Corbett slowed down and turned to grin at the pale , terrified face of Ranulf . |
| 12 | As soon as they were back the room filled up with people : Kānchho 's wife and family , Kalchu 's other brother , Māilo , and his son and daughter , the ā gri from the house next door . |
| 13 | Elizabeth went to kiss George , as soon as they were alone . |
| 14 | As soon as they were over the bridge , a driveway cut off to the left and their way was barred by huge wrought-iron gates . |
| 15 | The letter from the Commission that drew the 1992 regulations to the attention of chief executives highlighted one area where they were incomplete as soon as they were published . |
| 16 | Trafalgar 's 1991 accounts caused comment as soon as they were published earlier this year ( see ACCOUNTANCY , February , p 38 ) . |
| 17 | Richard of York said enthusiastically to Joan , as soon as they were alone . |
| 18 | Furthermore they have met ‘ the Lord of the Dark ’ before they meet the Elves ; Morgoth went to them as soon as they were created , to ‘ corrupt or destroy ’ . |
| 19 | Hirst was one of the five players named by Taylor after the Norway game as men wanted , as soon as they were available . |
| 20 | Several others turned back as soon as they were out of the shade of their flower because , as they pointed out , ‘ . |
| 21 | Our teachers cycled to school and as soon as they were seen coming up the road , children walked along and behaved like little angels — if not , they would be in trouble as soon as they got into school . |
| 22 | For many older people in our study the process began as soon as they were registered as unemployed . |
| 23 | As in 1100 , Anselm was content with the return of his lands and revenues , and he withdrew his threat of excommunication as soon as they were restored to him . |
| 24 | This physician , friend of art and artists , established and maintained a close and trusting relationship with the painter , visited him every day , bought his drawings as soon as they were finished , shared his daily life , his friendships , his moods and experiences . |
| 25 | As soon as they were in there Maura said : ‘ He 's only an old Bill . ’ |
| 26 | As soon as they were in the train , in a rather crowded car where there was no chance of a seat , Jasper understood what he had to do . |
| 27 | So it was agreed that while Mrs MacDonagh would go on looking after the two youngest Milligans during the day , Dermot , Fergal and Mike , the eldest brothers , would take over as soon as they were back from school . |
| 28 | Apart from calling Blum ‘ the most dangerous man in Indo-China ’ de Lattre complained of all the ‘ missionary young men ’ the US was sending to Vietnam , of the way in which they undermined the idea of the French Union and , as he obviously had time to read the reports as soon as they were sent , he objected strenuously and in person to US correspondents who did not share his more exalted view of France 's mission in Indo-China . |
| 29 | The Princesse came to greet them as soon as they were over the threshold . |
| 30 | As soon as they were inside , Gedanken made her announcement . |