Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Good I , as I make you a pie then for your tea . |
| 2 | Erm I was rather interested by the comparisons which you explained a little earlier in the evidence erm if you 've got an aircraft which is er going to replace , as I understand it the Jaguar and the Phantom which has already been retired , er against which you 've been comparing the F three er and the G R four of the tornados and the harriers , then er that gives rise in my mind to the possibility that this is an aircraft which might replace all of these , in which case will that have consequences for the still er publicly declared intention to order two hundred and fifty , might we order more for example ? |
| 3 | Now as I understand it the minister 's position is that he be bound to refer that matter to the partner responsible for audit and that partner er would then be put on notice that er he ought to report it to the relevant authority . |
| 4 | As I understand it the structure plan is based on an average density employment density of forty three . |
| 5 | er As I understand it the cost will be offset by the National Asthma Campaign . |
| 6 | As I handed him a glass of rum , I noticed that his eyes were full of tears . |
| 7 | But as I handed him the money the room grew quiet again . |
| 8 | Er but that 's er as I see it the role of the local plan in relation to policy such as E two . |
| 9 | As I find myself an outsider at this point , I can only put to you another question : Are you really sure that the issue of the ordination of women is so fundamental to the gospel that you would leave your Church and , in some cases , surrender your ministries on that point ? |
| 10 | I dream of Strathspeld , and the long summers of my childhood passed in a trance of lazy pleasure , ending with that day , running through the woods ( but I turn away from that memory , the way I 've learned to over the years ) ; I wander again through the woods and the small , hidden glens , along the shores of the ornamental lochan and the river and its loch and I 'm standing near the old boathouse in that defeatingly bright sunlight , light dancing on water , and I see two figures , naked and thin and white in the grass beyond the reed beds , and as I watch them the light turns from gold to silver and then to white , and the trees seem to shrink in on themselves , leaves disappearing in the chill coruscations of that enveloping white blaze while the view all around me becomes brighter and darker at once and all is reduced to black and white ; trees are bare and black , the ground smother-smoothed in white and the two young figures are gone , while one even smaller one — booted , gloved , coat-tails flying behind — runs laughing across the white level of the frozen loch . |
| 11 | You can work it out , how many pennies per gram , or you can work it out , how many grams per penny , and it does n't matter which way round you do it , as long as you know what the answer means , but which way do you prefer ? |
| 12 | So just think of resistance as sort of something that stops the current , and as you increase it the current gets less . |
| 13 | Same as you do it a plus number of times except the other way round . |
| 14 | ‘ I wo n't tell Mr Mac , long as you give me a ride on Miss Ellen when you 're done . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ There , Mr Cottle , ’ Mary Ann was saying to the traveller in jelly , as she passed him the bread and butter , ‘ this 'll put roses in your cheeks . ’ |
| 16 | Their hands touched as she passed him the bottle . |
| 17 | As she passed it a car swung through the big yellow gates ; a cream-coloured car driven by a girl of about Breeze 's own age , or perhaps older . |
| 18 | But as she reached him the vision shimmered and disappeared and she was alone , stumbling as she tried to find her way through the shadows of a forest , mist cloaking the branches of the trees . |
| 19 | Her tone grew colder as she realized what the sergeant meant . |
| 20 | Although even as she said it the thought rushed through her mind that that was exactly what she was doing now . |
| 21 | Suddenly she knew the answer , even as she asked herself the question , and realised what she had to do . |
| 22 | As she showed him the barn , they began to talk of the forest . |
| 23 | In what seems a somewhat specious argument , she urges Leo to bathe with her in the fire so that their mortal sins may be purged : but although the fire at first seems to do her no harm as she shows him the way into it , the self-seeking nature of her love becomes evident as her ageless beauty is destroyed : |
| 24 | As she handed him the cup of tea her tone changed : ‘ Not that I 'm against joking , but everything in its place ; when I 'm here with Aunt Lizzie , we chaff each other , but … but not all the time . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I know what you mean , ’ she murmured , willing her hands to remain steady as she handed him the cup . |
| 26 | Merrill protested as she handed him the file . |
| 27 | ‘ Everything 's fine , my darling , ’ she whispered , giving Constance a little pat as she handed her the telephone . |
| 28 | But as she needs me a hell of a lot more than I need her , we get along . ’ |
| 29 | Not as we seen him a lot but least he could come and say alright . |
| 30 | As we examined it the man from behind the desk appeared soundlessly at our side . |