Example sentences of "[conj] as [pers pn] [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had excuses , or as they preferred to describe them , fair and reasonable explanations , for all the problems which had beset the Dublin plant . |
| 2 | Speaking of Deano — everyone I talked felt that as we had paid £2.7 million for a centre forward would n't it be nice if hung around near the goal or in the box for that matter instead of running all over the show and when we finally get the ball in the box there 's nobody there . |
| 3 | The danger for Leeds was that as they began to over-extend themselves they would become exposed at the back , where they are at their weakest . |
| 4 | I decided to visit the Marines that evening and , after thanking Mick for his hospitality , made my way back to the orchard , thinking that as I had visited each Commando unit each day when we were in England , why not now that we were in France ? |
| 5 | It occurred to me that as I had met nobody as I walked through the gate and went upstairs , there was no need to encounter anyone now , going down , and I moved my chair from the window . |
| 6 | I decided that as I had worked for Harold Wilson and enjoyed his total confidence for several years , there was some duty to try to deter him from the worst mistakes . |
| 7 | I thought that as I 'd involved you all , to some extent , in the enquiries that were launched yesterday , I ought to inform you of the results of our search for the boy , Gerry Boden … ’ |
| 8 | Well , like I say , it 's not erm an ambition really of mine it 's a challenge of a lifetime because I 've never liked running and I decided that as I started running two years ago that er the marathon was the ultimate , and as it 's the ultimate challenge I thought what I 'm asking and why I 've asked to come in to FOX F M is to er ask the businesses of Bicester to help me er raise money for the er Bicester Health Centre , and also for the Bible School boys sponsoring me . |
| 9 | When Parker got up he told his audience that as he had heard this he had thought to himself , ‘ I will turn aside and see this great sight ’ . |
| 10 | He welcomed his wife and Erika briefly , said that as he had prepared the meal he was not going to wash up , and retreated into his bedroom . |
| 11 | There was also still a feeling in the Hollywood colony that as he had established himself as a star he should not play an unattractive character , and , what is more , he would only be the second lead and not appear for the first twenty minutes . |
| 12 | ( When he finally left us for the United States , he took these gifts back from me , with the excuse that as he had bought them in Berlin he wanted to show them to the dancer . |
| 13 | Still , she had a sneaking hope that as she 'd reached her lowest ebb , the tide might turn . |
| 14 | She may have misheard the word as dictated , but it 's much more likely that as she started writing the first syllable , she almost automatically shifted the word across to one she knows ( and can spell ! coffee causes problems , usually ) . |
| 15 | The others paddled and scrambled over somehow and as they began to reach the other side , Hazel plunged . |
| 16 | Bankers , book-keepers and accountants were all beneath contempt , she felt , and as they had managed perfectly well until now without an in-house accountant , she could not fathom the need to change . |
| 17 | Children read incomplete sentences such as " the dog ran after the … " , and as they finished pronouncing the final word , which was always the word " the " , a completing word was presented . |
| 18 | At this juncture the peace of the night was rent by the sudden wail of air-raid sirens , and as they started to walk off they bumped into some Italian soldiers . |
| 19 | Her performance brought the house down and as they stood to go back and see her Maggie suddenly realised that Mitch was no longer there . |
| 20 | The Romans were great organisers , and as they needed to feed their legions to survive , they soon improved the way in which farming was done . |
| 21 | Taylor said : ‘ Lawrie spoke to Alex and as we had lost David Batty we were quite short in mid-field . |
| 22 | Her kindness broke the ice and as we began to chat I discovered that instead of feeling awkward I was eager to talk to her . |
| 23 | That , for some reason , almost made him give up , not the pain , but the familiar bit of furniture , the bed he had slept in for fifteen years , now hopelessly astray and as it seemed attacking him . |
| 24 | It dragged their small boat for several miles and as it struggled to get free it spat out a human torso , some pieces of wetsuit and a face mask . |
| 25 | Now I think what te , what happened there was we er , we drifted away from setting down sc , er , er , scripts to finding good useful key words and phrases out of the paper that we could then fit into the script , and as it had gone that way , I realised it was working , and did n't see any point in trying to get it back to the way it was originally going , because it was going fine . |
| 26 | And yet the personal bitterness still rankled in the heart of the fire , and as it had kindled it , so might it sour it and put it out . |
| 27 | ‘ There were a few dead sheep , which was quite unpleasant , and as it started falling dark , we heard rats . |
| 28 | Finally the tram got underway and as it started to pull up at the end of the track by the foot of Duke Street Hill Carrie was already out of her seat and waiting on the platform at the rear of the vehicle , with Fred at her side gripping her arm for fear that she would fall off before it actually stopped . |
| 29 | One day , one of the mares cut her leg , and as it required stitching she was separated from the other horses and shut in a stable without more ado . |
| 30 | And as I continued to think about how we rarely get the measure of little children , I suddenly realized why they 'd been making so much din . |