Example sentences of "as i [verb] [adv] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | At that time erm , I was a commercial traveller and Harlow was part of my district and they reluctantly accepted the fact that because I was a commercial traveller working in Harlow that I actually did work in Harlow which was stretching a point , but I really think that the Development Corporation 's officials were getting a little tired of my being able to talk their own language and to write letters in the same vein as they could write , they were n't used to this , and , at any rate , as I said earlier we got here . |
| 32 | As I said earlier I 'm getting really pissed with the tight fisted attitued of the board — Shef Utd are becomming more attractive by the minute at least they 've no pretensions of having dosh . |
| 33 | As I said earlier I do not think that this is an area where the district councils should be given a completely free rein to interpret the matter within their own local plans . |
| 34 | as I said earlier I do n't believe anybody should of relied purely on the brochure , they had legal advisers |
| 35 | As I pick up my jacket from the Sarson 's Malt Vinegar box which I seem to have appointed as coat-rack , I pull the lid up with it . |
| 36 | As I went upstairs I thought how much I hated being shoved around all over the place . |
| 37 | Almost screaming , I staggered back and as I glared wildly I saw Shep disappearing at top speed towards the gate . |
| 38 | As long as I know where it is . |
| 39 | I mean , you know , if I said I was going to an orgy he 'd say , ‘ Oh , all right , as long as I know where you are ’ . |
| 40 | For another thing , the region is one of the edge of things if I may so put it and that 's why I 'm down here I mean as , as I know when we 're up there we 're at the centre of things , but lots of people do n't |
| 41 | As I walked away I heard Mark 's voice , softly at first , then getting louder : ‘ Get down . |
| 42 | Bunny handed over a fiver and as I walked away I heard him whisper to Rayleen . |
| 43 | It was furnished with an ancient iron bedstead and a wooden table so decrepit that it collapsed as I walked past it . |
| 44 | As I walked in I was handed a leaflet bearing the image of an apocalyptic Pipeline wave and above it a line from Psalms 93:4 : ‘ The Lord on high is mightier than the mighty waves of the sea . ’ |
| 45 | I was surprised how things had changed — as I walked in I was given a big plastic number 33 ( shame I did n't turn up later as I could have stolen the number 38 to replace my house number which has seen better days ) and was given a list of reasons not to give blood . |
| 46 | In fact as soon as I walked in I was n't allowed to go to my desk until I promised her I would get the computer out |
| 47 | Dury , however , is a theatrical voice to be taken rather more seriously , as I discovered when I met him in his current lodgings , adjacent to the Swan Theatre . |
| 48 | But today the prostate operation is routine , as I discovered when I visited the operating theatre a few days after I had had mine . |
| 49 | Many of you may have noticed that Good Housekeeping is now on sale at the checkout in Sainsbury 's , which has gone down brilliantly with shoppers , as I discovered when I visited my local London branch . |
| 50 | ‘ I suppose I came down on impulse , but as soon as I got here I wished I 'd stayed in the house . |
| 51 | However , as soon as I got here I realised that we were on a treadmill of legislation . |
| 52 | When I ran away I was going to the beach , but as I got near it I recognized someone I was avoiding . |
| 53 | Neil Cusforth , who 's in the haulage business in Yorkshire , chose the 1.6 Primera and is delighted with it : ‘ As soon as I got in I just felt right in it : it 's so light and easy to use . ’ |
| 54 | As I got there she put her hand on the cut and actually squeezed it , so the blood ran out quite violently , all down his leg . |
| 55 | He sort of like everyone , as soon as I got there you know like that , that school or whatever |
| 56 | so we started called her lip , but that happened before I got there so , as I got there it just like , as I joined got in with the regulars it started to peter out a bit , but I got fooled with a couple of times I thought they were taking the piss , alright Lynn how you doing , you know , still . |
| 57 | As soon as I got back they 'd start about Exams , Re-sits , Careers . |
| 58 | I walked from Holborn but as I got close I discovered the attraction of setting foot in there again had faded rather badly . ’ |
| 59 | I went back to Desmond and got myself into more trouble because as soon as I got out I wanted money . |
| 60 | As I got out I caught the enigmatic Mr Goodson sneaking in through the front door , but if he 'd seen me pull up , he did n't wait to say Hello . |