Example sentences of "but just as i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I bought the sandwich and carefully peeled away the Cellophane , but just as I lifted it to my mouth the train lurched violently over a siding , making the bottles clatter in the drinks trolley and causing all the meatballs to jump off the bun , like sailors abandoning a burning ship . |
| 2 | On the one hand there 's Little Liz , and on the other there 's Lovebite ; but just as I think I 've made a decision , the image of Lord Lane comes into my mind and I get all confused again . |
| 3 | There was no reply , but just as I was turning away I swear I heard Dawn sneeze . |
| 4 | But just as I was on the point of giving up , the honking bus swerved past me . |
| 5 | But just as I was trying to explain it to her , they repeated the telephone number , so I rang them up . |
| 6 | Meanwhile , I was struggling to unfasten myself , but just as I managed to pull my left arm free of the ropes , I felt a hundred arrows land on my free hand , and more arrows on my face and body . |
| 7 | Feelings of shame and anger boiled up inside me , but just as I felt I could not bear it any longer , Helen Burns walked past me and lifted her eyes to mine . |
| 8 | I snarl , but just as I 'm turning about this itch comes … |
| 9 | ‘ I was going to have a coffee at the Greek cake shop , ’ Constance went on , ‘ but just as I was going in one of those middle-class , middle-aged ladies with a smile on her face was coming out , and whenever I see one of them I think she 's going to try and sell me a poppy or something or tell me Jesus loves me . |
| 10 | Not in any special order but just as I remember them . |