Example sentences of "as i [vb past] with [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Miss Kenton had departed , and sure enough , as I continued with my work , an occasional footstep or some other sound would serve to remind me she was still there outside the door . |
| 2 | As I struggled with my heavy bag at Navan , a strong old man ran to help me . |
| 3 | But at once , for very fear that the bearded man who had reached out as I struggled with my hamper ( ‘ No , no , I do very well , thank you ’ ) might follow me and find out everything , I hailed a porter and then a cab , assuming a confidence I did not feel . |
| 4 | But to me as I struggled with his detoxifying diet , he was a disembodied , stern sounding voice , a god who had handed down the law . |
| 5 | That morning , as I lay with my teeth chattering in anticipation on the wooden floor of the supply hut , I heard five more explosions . |
| 6 | I hope they will never feel as frustrated with their parents as I felt with mine . |
| 7 | In very much the same way as I suggested with my analogy of the German and English rowers ( Chapter 5 ) . |
| 8 | She left this house to us , and an allowance to Emily so long as she did n't marry , and one to me so long as I stayed with her . |
| 9 | I do n't same as I did with them . |
| 10 | Inevitably , the image of his father , the image of his family , the image of his class , were at the forefront of this searing reappraisal : When my father was fifteen years old , he did not go for holidays on beaches , as I did with his money . |
| 11 | I listened to this tale of woe and as I dug with my tiny spade , wondered what I might find , an arm or perhaps a leg , but the only discoveries that I made were small pieces of coal washed up on the beach . |
| 12 | But as I sat with my legs dangling over the edge , looking out on to the quiet water meadow , the anarchy of Delhi seemed far away and I began to see why in all the most sensible cultures , Paradise was envisaged as a walled pleasure garden . |
| 13 | How sorry I felt for them as I stood with my images of a future of crackling kindling and bringing the pine logs hither and other rustic carry-ons . |
| 14 | As I stood with my hands resting on the stone of the bridge , the door of the hotel was again thrown open . |