Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The reservations were , however , as nothing compare with those about the proposal for an audit review panel . |
| 32 | It is important that the client 's first task is one in which success is highly probable , as nothing succeeds like success in this way of working . |
| 33 | As someone said at the time , ‘ I could believe him guilty of grievous bodily harm , but not grievous bodily charm . ’ |
| 34 | So many days of late , although dry , have been dull and overcast , but as someone said to me , you ca n't wait too long for a good thing , so here 's hoping . |
| 35 | An extremely ‘ permissive ’ parent , on the other hand , attempts to behave in a non-punitive , accepting and affirmative manner towards children 's impulses , desires and actions ; always to consult with them about policy decisions and give explanations for family rules ; to make few demands for household responsibility and orderly behaviour ; to present himself/herself to them as someone to call upon for help and company as they wish , rather than as an active ‘ disciplinary agent ’ responsible for shaping or altering behaviour . |
| 36 | He looked up as someone rattled at the front door of the shop ; irritably he waved them away . |
| 37 | He stopped speaking as someone knocked at the door . |
| 38 | But while you 're doing that , I 'm trying to get the wages made up for — ’ began Josh , then exploded irritably as someone knocked at the office door : ‘ What is it now ? ’ |
| 39 | Probably be glad to get rid of her , she thought gloomily , then looked up sharply as someone rapped at the back door . |
| 40 | There was an explosion of laughter as someone observed with considerable accuracy upon the nature of the disturbance , and then the servants , the offending if well-meaning steward crimson-faced at their head , were entering the room with platters and trays to serve the meal . |
| 41 | As someone bereaved through the disease , I felt angry and upset by the flippancy with which you dealt with this subject . |
| 42 | Just as someone deprived of sound , sight and tactile stimuli will invent wonderful and sometimes horrific experiences , so I could not prevent my imagination from running away with itself . |
| 43 | When Athman did re-emerge into visibility , it was once again as someone embroiled in the struggles of others , and , now along with Gide , subjected to the homophobic sneer . |
| 44 | As lads , ignorant about stalking , two of us hove over a horizon just as someone fired at a stag . |
| 45 | The snapping of twigs as someone moved over the thick , soggy mass of fallen leaves . |
| 46 | No no cos it could n't be worse than the one in the girls toilets today seeing as someone shat on the floor |
| 47 | As someone seduced by the clever remake that was ‘ Iron Lion Zion ’ , I ca n't say that I feel quite as lubricated by this one . |
| 48 | ‘ I was interested in how a mind works that is as analytical and calculating as his seems to be . ’ |
| 49 | As I warmed to my eulogy of his skills , . |
| 50 | My relief grew rapidly as I warmed to the theory . |
| 51 | Ricardo shows great patience with me as I reach for the dictionary or , using a book and his long fingers , he makes the rituals clear to me . |
| 52 | So long as I stuck to squawks and Pretty fucking Polly , I was fine ? |
| 53 | I walked out of the champagne tent in a dream or , rather , a nightmare and put two elderly customers , who were coming towards me and were obviously intent on a reviving glass or two , in peril as I blundered into them . |
| 54 | My eyes were shut most of the time now as I blundered round the park and when I opened them a red mist swirled . |
| 55 | The connection between girls suffering from eating disorders and violently hating their own bodies , and sexual violence in society , struck me more and more powerfully as I listened to girls talking about periods , body shape and size , and how they feel about their bodies . |
| 56 | But as I listened to the stories of these prisoners it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge . |
| 57 | As I listened to passages of Scripture read aloud , or to the Preaching of the Word , ( very important in non-conformist chapels ! ) |
| 58 | As I listened to him fumbling for words of explanation , I wished he could have said boldly that what was thought to be so heinous today was not thought to be so then , but that looking back now , he deeply regretted what had happened . |
| 59 | As I listened to him , I thought . |
| 60 | ‘ Did you have a good time ? ’ my mother asked Robert as I whispered to Lili that I found old age unclean and a disgrace . |