Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shouted as the lads got up to join in . |
| 2 | ‘ I found as the charred remains came to light that one of their employees , who had left the firm last year , had been embezzling them for years and had set fire to the premises so that no trace could be found of his dirty work . |
| 3 | I did not think I noticed as the car drew level |
| 4 | Because of the lack of long-distance tracks , many keen walkers are reduced to ‘ bagging Munro 's ’ and other such pointless pursuits ( I speak as a keen walker as well as cyclist ! ) . |
| 5 | I watch as the convulsions subside , the delirium leaves his eyes and he returns , slightly dazed , to normality . |
| 6 | I remember as a young man walking up and down the main street of the 1951 South Bank Exhibition for the sheer pleasure of it , and thinking how marvellous it would be if every town could have a street like this . |
| 7 | I breakfasted as the train skirted Gareloch and Loch Long , dimly remembered from war-time service . |
| 8 | Sam made some odd choices , and I guess as the venues get bigger you 've got to get broader . |
| 9 | Keeping my hands firmly in my pockets I watched as the leather was laid on the blades and the form sent through the rollers . |
| 10 | Later I watched as the white cliffs of Dover diminished in the ship 's wake , before going downstairs to get some sleep . |
| 11 | I watched as the sky curdled and darkened and the rain pelted the road with silvery stones . |
| 12 | I watched as the rain battered the grass and the wind pummelled it , quick gusts flattening patches of the field like sudden bruises beneath the dull sky . |
| 13 | Fascinated , I watched as the man turned unhurriedly into the opening and the dog followed the course of the disembodied head along the top of the wall . |
| 14 | ‘ Why , ’ I demanded as the grey car disappeared , ‘ did n't you ? ’ |
| 15 | So of course I go as the years go |
| 16 | Faster and faster I went as the slope fell away . |
| 17 | In 1987 at one of the regular meetings of superintendents , I listened as the deputy chief constable talked his way through a potential problem for the increasing numbers of graduates in the service , who ‘ obviously can not all make it to the top ’ . |
| 18 | I listened as the young man tried to get away — telling the wino he did n't have any money . |
| 19 | They resented us in the beginning but I think as the years have gone by and they have seen the facilities that a new town has brought to their advantage I think they 're more acceptable now , but they did resent us in the beginning . |
| 20 | Er , I think as the other previous document was usefu useless , this is useful , and I mean , I think it 's er something we ca n't take in a day and night , to spend , to spent some more time over this , because , yo you know , it does reflect very well on , on er , particularly that er , information that we needed earlier , in terms and and er . |
| 21 | ‘ She thinks you are my little girl , ’ I said as the patient wandered off . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's beautiful , ’ I said as the man stowed the parcels into the tiny cabin . |
| 23 | I whimpered as the recitation went on . |
| 24 | When I faltered as the realization hit me that it was n't Mum who 'd neglected me , but I who 'd neglected Mum , Pyke said gently , ‘ I think you may like to be in my next production . ’ |
| 25 | Miss Logan imagined them panicking as the ground raged beneath them , tearing themselves free and violently bearing away their hobbles as they fled from the mountain . |
| 26 | I felt a burning , splitting sensation , and Dick told me to look as the head had crowned , and I could see she had dark hair . |
| 27 | In the wild this may allow them to escape as the predator may lose interest in them , but in the laboratory the length of time they remain in this state before righting themselves is a good measure of their fear level . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , Chris , ’ she whispered as the beginnings of an orgasm made her shudder . |
| 29 | ‘ Where are we going first ? ’ she asked as the machine touched down with a bump . |
| 30 | I forgot I 'd brought you ! ’ she exclaimed as the store detective pushed Miranda into her mother 's sleek legs , only to provoke a little skipping step to the side . |