Example sentences of "[vb past] as i [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh ’ and ‘ ouch ’ I howled as I hit the alleyway . |
| 2 | ‘ You know , boy , ’ he mused as I hefted the heavy thing , ‘ these coins are excessively rare . |
| 3 | The rain came as I reached the drive of the hotel , set amongst trees , and I ventured along it in search of shelter . |
| 4 | My right hand shook as I remembered the sudden fear of seeing the crimson tracer flick up from the ground . |
| 5 | I sighed as I took an apple from the bowl on the window sill . |
| 6 | ‘ You never know , Sid , ’ I replied as I swatted a mosquito that had landed on my wrist , and watched the blood splatter from it . |
| 7 | By now I had almost convinced Rick to change to the boilie when I had another take on the Tropicana ; this was all the convincing he needed as I landed a nice mirror around the 12lb mark . |
| 8 | Wes followed me and watched as I opened the boot and laid Duke gently on top of my black working coat . |
| 9 | The ground felt as I imagined a first world war battlefield might feel — all pits and trenches — but dry . |
| 10 | I thought as I closed the door behind me . |
| 11 | I cringed as I opened the fridge door , I hated opening the fridge door . |
| 12 | " I promise you he 'll feel no pain , " I said as I filled the syringe . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm just trying to get some perspective here , ’ he said as I twisted the last coldness from my beer bottle . |
| 14 | ‘ Which explains your interest in the Third Reich , ’ I said as I poured the tea . |
| 15 | ‘ I see you washed your hands again , ’ my father said as I sipped the hot soup . |
| 16 | Nine struck as I reached the dining-room . |
| 17 | I shrugged as I opened the flat door . |
| 18 | ‘ I know , ’ I agreed as I shone a table she had just aerosolled . |
| 19 | My lips quivered as I entered the small , plastic roadsweeper 's hut which now acted as the home team 's changing room . |
| 20 | I asked as I spooned a gob of whipped cream over my gooseberry pie . |
| 21 | I asked as I stroked the baby 's fuzzy head . |
| 22 | I asked as I held the deli door open for him . |
| 23 | I asked as I started the engine . |