Example sentences of "as i did not " in BNC.

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1 My two realities were getting this thing done technically to technical excellence , which I was struggling with as I did n't know my stuff so well then , and also , managing to get a good performance out of David .
2 I prescribed Argenticum Nitricum 6x in a 5ml dropper bottle as I did n't have it in LM .
3 However , as I did n't smoke I used to hand over my cigarette coupons , and received the equivalent in sweet coupons from J 's legion of armourers .
4 My canoeing skills , newly acquired , were not tested in Canadians , helmed by a guide , and I am disappointed but as I did n't acquire my elementary skills until I was a 61 year old female I 'm not complaining but I do complain that I 'm quite unable to find a suitable canoe companion now I 'm on my own .
5 I was n't actually pleased with Zak as I did n't want to risk being identified as an actor , but that , I supposed , would be a great deal better than the truth .
6 As I did n't want to undergo the inconvenience of surgery to remove the offending gall bladder , I opted for virtually fat free eating , with the miraculous side effect of acquiring slim hips and thighs for the first time in my adult life ( see photograph on next page ) .
7 I did n't mention it to Kenneth initially as I did n't want to spoil his holiday , but my martyrdom was brief and his subsequent concern touching .
8 Because we had all come from such different backgrounds , and were individuals bound together only by circumstance , I felt it was impossible to criticise their actions as I did n't fully understand their motivations .
9 The first month was absolute hell , especially as I did n't have a watch .
10 You can imagine my reluctance to call as I did n't think that they would be too pleased to say the least .
11 I tried , as I did n't have anything to lose .
12 That was fine by him as long as I did n't mind sleeping on the floor .
13 As I did n't know where Frank was and I could n't give them Alec Reynolds 's address , the Plod soon lost interest in me .
14 I was holding off buying an away shirt , as I did n't want to wear a shirt that had never won a game .
15 Whenever there 's been officers get together , then W R A D itself paid for my travelling expenses and I have never claimed that from the authority , as I did n't believe that was proper .
16 I just kept working harder and harder as I did n't want to let anyone down and I did n't believe I would pick up a drink again .
17 When you were here before I was only a schoolboy and er just er old enough to know everything that was going on , as you might say , but young enough so as I did n't get too involved .
18 We 've had a running argument about this , but as I did n't know the address of your cottage either , I could n't think of an alternative course of action .
19 ‘ They told me that as long as I did not rush back too quickly , I should have another four or five years .
20 As I did not have a woman companion , they tended to ignore me , but I called to one and bought a little bouquet to put in my hotel bedroom 's tooth-glass .
21 As long as I did not look at her , Sadie resigned herself to wandering behind me .
22 The calculations I must have performed to decide where the ball was going to be , and to hit it , are staggering , but I managed ( so long as I did not stop to ask how I was doing it ) .
23 I decided to try to ignore it as I did not want anything to distract me from my purpose .
24 I have added a 40W actinic and a reflector as I did not think I was seeing the true colours of my fish .
25 As I did not now want her to guess my real reason for keeping quiet on this other matter , I used the truth , if not all the truth .
26 My idea was to have my carers living in , as I did not like the idea of people popping in and out to see to me .
27 So I came out immediately , as I did not want him to pull me out .
28 There were seventy- five paintings in the exhibition and by the time I left , which was quite early as I did not stay for dinner , most of the pictures had a little red sold label .
29 I did not know whom I might meet there , and cramped as I as I did not fancy my chances at running away if it came to a straight chase on a hard surface .
30 This was a very old set and did not always work ; as I did not make contact with the control tower I came round and I saw that it was all clear for me to land , so I put my wheels down and made my approach .
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