Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The noise was intense , constant chatter , voices raised in argument , an air of expectancy , even tension , as everyone pretended to be involved in what was happening around them but secretly watched the great ones at the high table . |
| 2 | Jason spent the afternoon on a whirlwind tour of Casablanca , then ended up in Rick 's bar , as everyone used to . |
| 3 | It would be the same as me going to a medical conference or to the stock exchange and telling them where they were going wrong . |
| 4 | Then , as nothing seemed to be happening , her mother took her home again . |
| 5 | Whatever reservations they had about dealing with me were as nothing compared to the reservations they had about dealing with each other . |
| 6 | A good many people suffered minor injuries in consequence ; but I believe those who suffered injuries were as nothing compared to those who wished to sustain an honourable contusion or bruise , or who , to make the whole setting more dramatic , lay on the ground as if laid out for dead without any injury at all . |
| 7 | Its suffering would be as nothing compared to what he had in mind for Bernice . |
| 8 | The heat you encountered inside the Chamber of the Looms is as nothing compared to the heat of the Time Fire . ’ |
| 9 | Yet they were as nothing compared to the eighty-eight major rings that clustered near the apex of the dome . |
| 10 | So many days of late , although dry , have been dull and overcast , but as someone said to me , you ca n't wait too long for a good thing , so here 's hoping . |
| 11 | ‘ I was interested in how a mind works that is as analytical and calculating as his seems to be . ’ |
| 12 | As I warmed to my eulogy of his skills , . |
| 13 | My relief grew rapidly as I warmed to the theory . |
| 14 | So long as I stuck to squawks and Pretty fucking Polly , I was fine ? |
| 15 | The connection between girls suffering from eating disorders and violently hating their own bodies , and sexual violence in society , struck me more and more powerfully as I listened to girls talking about periods , body shape and size , and how they feel about their bodies . |
| 16 | But as I listened to the stories of these prisoners it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge . |
| 17 | As I listened to passages of Scripture read aloud , or to the Preaching of the Word , ( very important in non-conformist chapels ! ) |
| 18 | As I listened to him fumbling for words of explanation , I wished he could have said boldly that what was thought to be so heinous today was not thought to be so then , but that looking back now , he deeply regretted what had happened . |
| 19 | As I listened to him , I thought . |
| 20 | ‘ Did you have a good time ? ’ my mother asked Robert as I whispered to Lili that I found old age unclean and a disgrace . |
| 21 | as I pretend to be Ovid |
| 22 | We were halfway along one side of the ship , and as I looked to the left I saw Oliver about fifteen feet away , staring out into the Channel . |
| 23 | ‘ I may have to miss the first game but I 'm hoping to get myself a boot made for my left foot with a steel plate in it to protect the toe so that I can practice as soon as I get to India . ’ |
| 24 | I can hassle for business contacts in these areas at conferences as soon as I get to a conference . |
| 25 | But they did that to me when I was their age and now as soon as I get to fourteen when when you can , when you can , when you could do that And now today it 's not fair . |
| 26 | I hope you enjoy your bass playing as much as I intend to ! |
| 27 | Winner takes all , and as I intend to be the winner , shooting you would be a bit of a waste . |
| 28 | To each his fun in his own way , of course , but I much prefer to use my ferrets to the full , clearing each burrow in turn as I come to it . |
| 29 | Heavenly Father , thank you that as I come to you with my concerns about the conflicts in my life I come to a God who understands my humanity completely because you shared this experience fully in the life of your Son . |
| 30 | As I go to bed and shut my eyes — but not till then , though it may be hours since the conclusion of the special visual stimulation — a path through the bush or a winding highway begins to flow past me and continues to do so till sleep intervenes . |