Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] they [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I wiped them on my pinafore Mr Vulcan asked what was wrong with me . |
| 2 | Too quickly , for my mother looked at me as I put them on the table . |
| 3 | Much as I regard them as a social nuisance on a par with the Orange Walk and invented by the devil to prevent churchgoers getting to church on time , I can not claim that marathons have ( yet ) been proved to kill enough people to justify banning them . |
| 4 | It was difficult to see what she was offering at first but as I took them from her I saw they were credit cards , an Access and a Visa , both made out in the name of Mrs J. A. Scamp . |
| 5 | As I follow them past Security and out into Whitehall Serafin is dropping library books and wild phrases about the metaphysics of desire . |
| 6 | The facts are as I reported them for FARMERS WEEKLY on Apr 27 , 1990 . |
| 7 | I try to take my youngsters to lots of little shows as soon as I consider them to be ‘ safe ’ . |
| 8 | I prefer to leave pictures just as I finish them in front of the subject . |
| 9 | As I loaded them in there was a sharp reminder of the night before . |
| 10 | As I placed them in the water , the bone-china cups and saucers became first glass then nothing ; the water was cold as a glacier . |
| 11 | ‘ I have a part interest , about to become sole if negotiations continue as I expect them to , in a tiny Portuguese-language radio station in Macau . |
| 12 | I try not to look at them closely , the patients , as I lead them in their paper bibs from the Chamber ; I keep visualizing my own viscera , and there is something solid and manmade in there , like a lead pipe , snagged and dragging . |
| 13 | I also think it 's a question of being able to provide , certainly at the top of a company , a sense of direction and I find it hard to see how you can have an absolutely clear sense of direction unless you yourself are able to assess the essentials as you see them for success in your particular trade . |
| 14 | What are the problems as you see them in this neighbourhood ? |
| 15 | Often there 's a lot of , that people erm do or do n't do that you , you ca n't erm go along with when people are wanting terminations of pregnancy or , or they 're thinking of leaving their husbands and going off with somebody else then you just have to listen to what they say and put the facts as you see them in front of them . |
| 16 | And if conference participants see that your organisation is well-run and thoughtful , they are more likely to respond as you want them to . |
| 17 | I mean where you buy the , the thing from you 'd think the seldom , the spares as you want them about every four months |
| 18 | They used to These they used to be a round used to be round you know and not very used to hit them as you hit them with a stick you see , they used to wheel wheel round and round . |
| 19 | If you invite only three or four , the conversation may become general , and you are likely to be left out , so be bold : invite twenty people , then you can move around , making contact with individuals as you ply them with food and drink , or sit with one person for a short chat before moving on to another . |
| 20 | She could never ignore them as she passed them on the street , and they , as if they sensed it , turned to her , picking her out at once from a throng of a hundred other pedestrians as the one who saw and heard them . |
| 21 | She greeted their neighbours absentmindedly as she passed them in their yards , her mind occupied with the new argument against the shoes . |
| 22 | ‘ I suppose so , ’ she admitted reluctantly , eyes carrying a teasing glint as she lifted them to his . |
| 23 | ‘ Now , mind you eat these courgettes , ’ she said to her daughter , as she sliced them into the pan . |
| 24 | She watched their reactions as she told them of his suggestion , and saw from Joanna 's face that she was very disturbed . |
| 25 | As she placed them on the table , Roy spoke up . |
| 26 | Someone brought her a coffee and she smiled vague thanks , noting with the same odd detachment that her hands were shaking as she clasped them around the mug . |
| 27 | She made no further objection as she held them against her , instinct telling her that they should fit quite nicely . |
| 28 | She reminded herself that it was unlikely that all people could possibly be as stupid as she supposed them to be ; that at some level even she , Lydia the clever , could find common ground and communicate intelligibly with other human beings . |
| 29 | Yet , no matter how far one travels I doubt if one ever really gets to know people , or places , not as one imagines them in one 's mind . |
| 30 | We can test this if we compare the human character of Jesus to our own personalities , as we saw them in chapter one . |