Example sentences of "as [adv] [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | However , as soon as they remove the weather-vane , several things happen very rapidly . |
| 32 | Culture shock and seasickness strike as soon as they board the North Sea Ferry ! |
| 33 | With headaches the pain will almost always disappear ( while I am working on them ) as soon as they release the tension that has caused the pain . |
| 34 | He was pleased to see that as soon as they left the abbey gate , they were joined by the soldiers Sir James Selkirk had stationed near the abbey . |
| 35 | All except a couple of knights , which vanished as soon as they left the board itself . |
| 36 | But WIN was leaking like a sieve , the Polish militia were told in advance and the men were picked up as soon as they touched the ground . |
| 37 | As soon as they succeed the next person in the team bursts her balloon and the game continues until everyone has finished . |
| 38 | But , just like adults , children appear to repair such forms as soon as they retrieve the conventional word from memory . |
| 39 | ‘ As soon as they get the ball , their intention is to get it into the box as quickly as possible and to finish with a shot . |
| 40 | This is important when the fish are in the swim and perhaps ready to bite as soon as they see the bait sinking through the water . |
| 41 | Male lesser waxmoths and bush katydids call to their mates using ultrasound , but avoid being overheard by ceasing their courtship sounds as soon as they sense the approach of a bat . |
| 42 | Young children hear stories either told or read from a very early age and , as soon as they have the skill , they read them themselves . |
| 43 | The paths that viruses pursue when they infect begin to diverge as soon as they encounter the outside of the cells they invade . |
| 44 | As soon as they hit the ground he rolled , shoving Isabel beneath him . |
| 45 | I had sweat all over my face and as soon as they opened the door I just went for one of them . |
| 46 | Part-time students will pass automatically into Stage II as soon as they meet the requirements , usually at the end of their second year . |
| 47 | The discipline of the elementary school classroom is enforced on people who as soon as they leave the store , are considered full members of society with the right to vote . |
| 48 | They were ready to move on the appointed day and , at the end of the summer , they would begin the trek back to the village on their own , as soon as they smelt the smoke of the bonfires in which the thatch and the bedding from the shielings were destroyed , for reasons which today we might classify as ‘ environmental health ’ , but which , to the young folk of the shieling , was almost a ritual . |
| 49 | The police will sort it out , and if they have arrested the boy , then he will be released as soon as they realise the body is not mine , but that of some poor little Dockland tart . ’ |
| 50 | As soon as you let the air in |
| 51 | Say you 're sleeping in the front room , as soon as you turn the light out and there 's no sound they do n't shut up . |
| 52 | As soon as you hear the dog barking though , you must tell it to be quiet , and make it sit away from the door . |
| 53 | I think one of the problems is , that a lot of shoppers do n't realize that they 're entering into a contract and we do n't realize it for the simple reason that most people have , as soon as you hear the word contract you have a mental image of a legal document that you sign , do n't you ? |
| 54 | Many of the rules for knitting these stitches on single bed go out of the window as soon as you bring the second bed into operation . |
| 55 | But as soon as you cut the the oak trees , down , and the ash , they would catch the wind then and scorch do you see . |
| 56 | You guessed as soon as you heard the name of Kirtlington , I dare say ? ’ |
| 57 | As soon as you receive the official letter from the Court , you should inform your Manager . |
| 58 | It moved two things which put it into operation , you know and er I could turn the knob and it 'd get the whole thing going , it 'd get you inside , it 'd register that it 'd been , when you shut the door , as soon as you shut , in the toilets , as soon as you shut the door the penny dropped down , see what I mean . |
| 59 | ‘ You think he tapped this out as soon as you left the desk and then ran after you with it ? ’ |
| 60 | ‘ I knew you were following me as soon as you left the hotel yard , and I decided to turn the tables . |