Example sentences of "as i [verb] [conj] [vb base] " in BNC.
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1 | As I chew and chew without swallowing , the Monster 's slobbering and sucky-grunting falls silent making me look up in alarm . |
2 | And the fact that are four per cent cheaper than us and as soon as I mention and increase he says , well if it 's dual source we 've been told to look at the cheapest source of supply as single source . |
3 | AS SOON as I heard that voice the decades fell like playing cards . |
4 | As far as I know that score still stands . ’ |
5 | No she is n't here , as far as I know or care she 's in the West Indies . |
6 | I did one short sprint , just to shake my head as I ran and get some of the sand out of my hair , then relaxed to a trot once more . |
7 | I 'm crying a bit as I try and stick the pieces together , but I ca n't do it so I just leave them on the floor and sit back in the chair . |
8 | You see , and my name was on there , as I say and Miss was the top . |
9 | ‘ I organised this little surprise for Luke — it 's for friends only , so I suggest you do as I say and turn around now . ’ |
10 | ‘ But you 'll do as I say and undo this little mistake , ’ he said swiftly , as if it were a foregone conclusion . |
11 | Do as I say and follow me , ’ and Berger led the way towards the cafe where they could hear guitar music . |
12 | So why do n't you do as I say and drop it ? |
13 | ‘ As I live and breathe , possum . |
14 | ‘ Good God , Wyvis Hall , as I live and breathe . ’ |
15 | As I live and breathe . |
16 | For once in my life there was no need to believe as I did or act as I chose for any reasons other than that I was personally convinced it was right . |
17 | Will my hon. Friend do as I did and haul the leading debtors among large firms before him , to tell them that unless they jolly well pay their debts , Government legislation to force them to do so will follow ? |
18 | Do not do as I did and arrange to work only to find that the childminder changes her mind within the first few days . |
19 | You can generate the dust by rubbing the Polychromos Pastels against fine sandpaper , a practical use for small remnant pieces that would otherwise be difficult to use up , or you can do as I do and spread the dust from very lightly applied pastel strokes , placed to allow a very deliberate development of the effect over a localised area . |
20 | Please continue to remember me in your prayers as I adjust and settle in . |
21 | There is no gravel in the tank , as I find that fry get stuck in it . |
22 | As I move and start to nestle my shin against a calf whose muscles are loosened by sleep , she senses what I 'm doing , and without waking reaches up with her left hand and pulls the hair off her shoulders on to the top of her head , leaving me her bare nape to nestle in . |