Example sentences of "but as [pron] [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( They try ‘ West End Girls ’ but as they get to the line about The Finland Station , Wayne somersaults over the keyboard , does that crap dance that vaudevillians do where they move their hands across their knees , makes a shadow puppet of a seagull in the beam of one of the lasers , does the hitch-hike from Saturday Night Fever , and gobs on Derek Jarman . |
| 2 | But as they walked to the taxi rank he said : ‘ Could you get into Bath in the week ? |
| 3 | But as they waited to be escorted by police from Waterloo to the concert , they were confronted by a crowd of anti-Nazi protesters . |
| 4 | But as they descended to the next deck , then to the one below , the reason became obvious . |
| 5 | But as they sank to the floor , naturally , Jay sensed a tension in Lucy . |
| 6 | So many days of late , although dry , have been dull and overcast , but as someone said to me , you ca n't wait too long for a good thing , so here 's hoping . |
| 7 | But as I said to her — I said , God will provide . ’ |
| 8 | well and good a unit linked policy but as I said to you before that if they , if the market crashes the day before your policy is due out you |
| 9 | And then he said I 'm always here and I do n't know whether he 's supposed to come down or what it is but as I said to him it 's a load of codswallop . |
| 10 | I wanted to find someone to help Mrs Hobbs but as I went to the desk , she was already being carried through the door . |
| 11 | But as I listened to the stories of these prisoners it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge . |
| 12 | A quick glance showed that towels were needed , so she went to the linen cupboard and collected two large fluffy ones , but as she returned to the room the sound of Doreen 's plaintive voice caused her to pause . |
| 13 | But as she returned to her room and closed the door , she silently thanked him that , when rather than encroach on his privacy she might have kept to her room , he had on their arrival thought to invite her to share his sitting-room for half an hour . |
| 14 | But as she administered to my addled wits I felt a surge of rebellion . |
| 15 | But as she responded to the audience 's affectionate plaudits with both Mimi 's and Violetta 's farewells it was the natural sweetness and dramatic presence of this fine artist that carried the day . |
| 16 | But as she kept to the inside edge of the footpath to avoid being splashed by the congestion of horse-drawn vehicles her gaze turned to the heart of the city , and all at once her spirits lifted . |
| 17 | God knew what effect this would have on Mrs Browning , but as she went to bed that night she had no feelings of optimism left and already there yawned ahead a great void . |
| 18 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Jack , but as she turned to him she saw his face suddenly turn pale as he stared down at the factory . |
| 19 | In this case , subsistence requirements could still be met from cotton income , but as there appears to be no clearly demonstrated link between cash crop promotion and improvements in food crops to make up for the shortfall in the cropping area that results from giving over the land to cash crops , the issue of food security must be raised . |
| 20 | But as you said to me in the lodge , he will be reborn after his death as a warrior . |
| 21 | But as he said to me , why do n't you go welding . |
| 22 | Greg glanced uncertainly from Rachel to Nina but as he turned to the door Rachel stopped him . |
| 23 | But as he adapts to his new environment , Freddie 's proving himself to be a survivor capable of keeping everyone on the hop . |
| 24 | But as it had to be borne , I shook my head . |
| 25 | The drum disappeared beneath him and Marie thought he 'd lost it but as it shot to the surface Gazzer yelled : ‘ It 's pulling him free ! ’ |