Example sentences of "as i thought [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I thought about that perceptive question I realised its implications . |
| 2 | As I thought about it it seemed extraordinary that any man should endure such behaviour and still wish to marry the object of his desire . |
| 3 | Elegance was not a concept I associated with myself , nor with nuns , but as I thought about it I realised that Lili was right . |
| 4 | And as I thought about their meaning , the tears slowed down until they stopped . |
| 5 | And increasingly , as I thought about it , that planet seemed the best idea . |
| 6 | And , as soon as I realised that , as soon as I thought about his breakdown , I started to worry , I started to see just how unstable he still was . |
| 7 | And , as I thought about that , another image came into my mind . |
| 8 | As I thought about it , the notion took its own shape , blossoming , as it were , and escalating into what I finally conceived as my cousin 's nemesis . |
| 9 | The earth never quite moved for me in the Dante Sonata as I thought at one stage it might . |
| 10 | Sheffield , like Rome , is built on seven hills and I had to cross most of them , anger fuelling my journey as I thought of all the excuses I 'd swallowed . |
| 11 | And my cheeks were red as I thought of those precious moments . |
| 12 | It came to me that my mother was proud of her friendship with this high-spirited outcast , and I felt resentment as I thought of my own upbringing , of the fuss when my school reports were n't all that my mother would have wished , of the scene when once I had sworn . |
| 13 | I wondered as I thought of secrets if I might find some release in telling Lili the thing that festered in my soul , and I asked her if she would listen . |
| 14 | I felt hotter than I need have done as I thought of the man who fed the dough on long , long shovels into that blazing hole . |
| 15 | I sat and cried as I thought of the danger to Elizabeth . |
| 16 | It would be true to say without exaggeration that throughout my mature life , in my quest to transform humanity , I had been in search of Mr White Face , as I thought of him . |
| 17 | getting increasingly frustrated on the subject of other things , pelican crossings and that I 've been concerned to hear since I 've I 've been requested this question and er it was briefly reported in the Cambridge evening news last night that they they 've had almost continuous telephone calls today complaining erm which shows the public as I thought of my own experience er are very concerned about this and would like to erm first of all bring it to the council 's attention and do regard as serious and ask the chair if there is a proper investigation will be made into the way the council handles this subject . |