Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] [conj] i [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 I 'll take it home this weekend and record family relations in Birkwood , that 'll be an eye opener because like if I read the handicap for him , he talks absolute gobbledegook , that 'll be interesting .
2 But er when just before I left the polishing which was in nineteen thirty eight , er they were bringing in a lot of cellu it 's all th a lot of all this modern stuff is what they call cellulose , but I could n't tell you how it 's done , it 's done with a spray .
3 As soon as I chose the name Cliff Richard I came home , told the family , and they said , ‘ All right , Cliff . ’
4 I will write again as soon as I know the opinion of the Parish Council .
5 ‘ Give me your number , and as soon as I know the score I 'll ring you back .
6 I had , as you know , trouble with my horse as soon as I left the beach ! ’
7 ‘ Carolyn , I 'll go and look at him as soon as I shut the door on you .
8 As soon as I rounded the line of fitted units screening off the kitchen I saw her slumped on the floor in the corner , huddled up as though against the cold .
9 As soon as I had the diet ready for issue at the classes , Pat was first on my mental list of people who I hoped would particularly benefit .
10 But as soon as I had the door shut I began to ransack the flat for the sheet music I keep for special occasions such as Christmas , bar mitzvahs , weddings and so on .
11 As soon as I had the door closed and my jacket off I found a road atlas and turned to the Cambridge area .
12 ‘ Of course , just as soon as I get the results from this test .
13 At first the belts slip round the flat pulleys — they 're meant to — but as soon as I squirt the gum they grab and the shafts pick up speed real fast , and the spokes on the pulleys blur and disappear .
14 In the old days , as soon as I heard the dirge start up , I 'd reach for the OFF button .
15 As soon as I heard the word Deptford my ears pricked up .
16 About the third time we went to the beach ( I took them to the one known since 1945 as ‘ Staging Post B ’ ) , as soon as I rejoined the group I realised she 'd told them .
17 A letter to Rohde contains , half-way through , the sign " N.B. " and , at the end , the following : " At the point marked N.B. , a message came calling me into town as soon as I reached the foot of the page ; now returned , I am trembling all over and can not free myself of it even by pouring out my heart to you .
18 ‘ I know what was happening as soon as I felt the familiar ache in my lower back and a rush of blood , ’ she says .
19 As soon as I saw the file , I knew it was the one I had stolen from Joe , and I knew that this man knew my convict .
20 I sent for him to his private address as soon as I got the news but he has to get up from Winchester . ’
21 by then I may have sold the house and , I mean , as soon as I sell the house
22 It was being swept off my feet as soon as I opened the door and having my clothes removed before I had time to make coffee .
23 As soon as I entered the room I could hear little pockets of chatter coming from various parts of the audience .
24 I had already decided to do that as soon as I entered the darkened chamber where the royal beast sat slouched on a chair .
25 I spotted Billy 's mum as soon as I entered the court .
26 And as soon as I cradled the mass in my arms the conviction flooded through me that this was going to be the same as all the others .
27 And then of course as soon as I started the chemotherapy I became one of them and I started not to notice .
28 As soon as I joined the Parsons , I sensed something odd about Dennis .
29 No direct rays could enter , and I knew that , as soon as I closed the hatch , I 'd be travelling blind .
30 Despair overtakes me as soon as I see the dreaded trolleys jammed together ; I always manage to pick one with a crab-like action ; my heart sinks and culinary amnesia sets in somewhere between the tinned fruit and dried pasta .
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