Example sentences of "as [pers pn] be [adv] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I plead , as I am also pleading to myself . |
| 2 | As I am constantly told by many who get in touch with me , uncertainty and delay would be damaging to the whole of the further and higher education sector . |
| 3 | Tuesday was the Music Exam which was not difficult as I was already working at the Theory of Music at the Royal College . |
| 4 | Brought up well as I was actually born in the village and that 's where I 've come home to roost when I left the army . |
| 5 | The first , as I was rapidly discovering in his hotel room , is enthusiasm . |
| 6 | They did n't give any details about the Leeds match ( or I may have missed them as I was simultaneously talking on the phone ) . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , as I 'm always sayin' to me old Dutch , what the eyes do n't see the 'eart do n't grieve about , and a bloke 's got to make a livin' some'ow . |
| 8 | Well not earning but learn as I 'm actually working in photography like . |
| 9 | It 's hard not to get indigestion when eating with them as you are constantly chatting with them . |
| 10 | There should be no long pauses — as you are only listening at this stage |
| 11 | ‘ I 've carved Maeve from hazel , as she 's sometimes known as the Hazel Queen , ’ Quirke continued . |
| 12 | Her Frenchness , and whiteness , seem very much under threat as she is always surrounded by Africans , and Africa . |
| 13 | The text implies that Veronica has tea separately from John as she is still fed by her mother . |
| 14 | However , she is prepared to relax her views as she is currently looking for an accountant who is willing to do her books in return for , er , payment in kind . |
| 15 | With her thoughts going dreamily round and round , it was about seven-thirty that , as she was again thinking of how he had that morning cradled her so gently when he 'd seen her hurt , Leith suddenly became horror-struck . |
| 16 | She liked Clara because Clara was bright , and for no other reason : she had no need to like her for any other reason , as she was well equipped with a busy social life and a lover . |
| 17 | Wit and coquettishness combined with a degree of physical attractiveness made Mathilde a suitable hostess for her cousin , particularly as she was equally imbued with a fervent admiration for their uncle . |
| 18 | Somehow , Rachel went into the office on Monday morning , smiling as she was politely congratulated by the staff , who admired her ring . |
| 19 | She enjoyed all aspects of life at the salon but , as she was increasingly called upon to show clothes , Constance began to love the opportunities for discreetly showing off . |
| 20 | Venturous , or the " Big V " as she was affectionately known by all who served on her , was the Department 's most successful post-war cutter for both sea-going ability and success in revenue control . |
| 21 | Her words scarcely registered with Anne as she knelt beside the bed where her mother lay , perspiration running down her white face and small moans escaping her as she was fiercely gripped by pain . |
| 22 | The woman was never offensive in Stephen 's presence , but Tamar knew that should she retaliate , as she was often tempted to , her conduct would immediately be reported to her husband . |
| 23 | ‘ They are doing it for you and the children. : This must have saved a lot of misery , as she was really listened to . |
| 24 | But then what else could she have expected as she was only clad in a thin night-gown . |
| 25 | She would probably be quite prepared to believe someone else was responsible as she was so besotted with him . |
| 26 | The tentative protest was cut short as she was abruptly flattened along the sofa , pinned mercilessly beneath him . |
| 27 | The smugglers were taking a chance in using the Dunlin for this type of passage in mid-winter as she was hardly built for open sea work although she was sound enough . |
| 28 | It is not just that we clearly do understand something ; rather we know in advance that it is only by understanding the sceptic 's argument as we are clearly expected to , that we could be led to believe that we understand nothing . |
| 29 | We learn this lesson , as we are surely meant to , from the model of Jesus . |
| 30 | ‘ It is an achievement to play games at the moment , as we are literally living from hand to mouth . |