Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he 's agreed to let Old Red fix him up with an appointment to see Mr Remington-Hart , which is sensible , as nothing sounds so truthful as the truth . ’ |
| 2 | A spare pair of stockings or tights should always be handy as nothing looks so unattractive as laddered tights . |
| 3 | At the Hospedaje Lisboa where Dana stayed — ‘ Camas , Comidas ’ — I looked up at his window as I had so often done on those lonely days and nights he spent away from me . |
| 4 | That had taken me a little time , partly as I was still sleepy , partly as I had so convinced myself Old Red had reported me . |
| 5 | Something inside me stretched as I walked so that at the same time I was walking on the top of those hills . |
| 6 | I required a longer rest ; and could I be driven home by someone , as I felt so tired ? |
| 7 | As I refused so soon to repeat the horrors of the afternoon , the taxi ride from the Olympik to Nove Mesto ( the New Town ) was a real treat . |
| 8 | As I feel so well now I have been able to sort out the problems with my husband and we now feel that we have got back the relationship we got married to share . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , such a day , and to stroll along as I did so many times in the old days . |
| 10 | It was quite some time since I had last played and , inhaling huge lungfuls of air as I did so , I looked forward keenly to demolishing my opponent with my supra-sonic service , my cunning topspins , bottomspins , sidespins , every-this-and-thatspins . |
| 11 | But I can not abandon my identity now as I did so freely in those days of my youth . |
| 12 | As I did so I became aware of a youngish man with long hair looking at me from the pavemented walk on the Hammersmith side of the river . |
| 13 | As I did so , Karen unzipped my fly . |
| 14 | In a fog I crawled out of bed to pick up a blanket which had fallen on the floor , and as I did so I glanced through into the living room and made out , in the darkness , Changez Lying on his camp-bed watching me . |
| 15 | As I did so I grabbed the banister to save myself . |
| 16 | And as I did so the abuse gathered pace . |
| 17 | They were changing their shape and form as I did so , and some , the McEnroes of the plot , were becoming very ugly indeed in their behaviour . |
| 18 | As I did so , she said , nodding , ‘ Yes . |
| 19 | Normally a sucker , I sat under the piano and chewed ravenously , ripping the cellophane off the next and the next as I did so . |
| 20 | I hesitated , and as I did so a big stone that marked the outer edge of the track began to move . |
| 21 | I could walk as fast as I ever did but I tended to roll my shoulders and turn my three-toed foot in as I did so . |
| 22 | I could n't see Emily 's expression as I did so . |
| 23 | I turned back to my plate , registering as I did so that Geoff Tulloch , who was with a group of his data-processing colleagues at a nearby table , had noticed our interest . |
| 24 | I raised my eyebrows , resolving , as I did so , to let him know my side of the story as soon as possible . |
| 25 | As I did so , he got to his feet . |
| 26 | She relaxed visibly as soon as I did so . |
| 27 | There was no time to get back into the right position , take a breath and gently squeeze the trigger ; it was up and bang , and with my whole body unbalanced and both hands on the gun I fell forward , rolling as I did so to keep the gun out the sand . |
| 28 | I screamed and pulled with all my might , shaking my hands and my head and throwing myself backwards and over as I did so , banging one knee off the gun where it lay , fallen in the sand . |
| 29 | The smell of burning plastic stayed in my nose and the bright glare of the burning mixture danced in my eyes as I hurried to the next hole , glancing at my watch as I did so . |
| 30 | I held the leg to the can and took the lid away , sliding the leg over the hole as I did so . |