Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] [vb past] [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | just as I did it the bloody filter light came on |
| 2 | He had no doubt it was one of the verderers ' horses and that it was dying ; indeed , even as he watched it the spasmodic movements seemed weaker and less purposeful . |
| 3 | Suddenly she knew the answer , even as she asked herself the question , and realised what she had to do . |
| 4 | Although even as she said it the thought rushed through her mind that that was exactly what she was doing now . |
| 5 | On the lower rung of legal self-determination the grant of customary franchises might be in a lord 's interests , for it could secure his revenues in perpetuity , even as it barred him the chance of arbitrary exaction ; besides , an early concession might prevent more explosive demands later . |