Example sentences of "as i [verb] a " in BNC.
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1 | The train for Dover left at Il.00 am so I bought a copy of Soldier magazine and leafed through the photos of happy-looking squaddies as I drank a cup of British Rail coffee , which tasted hot and disgusting . |
2 | I look round as I reach a junction in the corridor and he quickly pops back into his office . |
3 | I shall make an announcement as soon as I reach a decision . |
4 | As I take a step forward I say not to worry , I am not police . |
5 | Some riders will only buy thoroughbred horses , but I do prefer ones with a little ‘ common ’ blood , as I like a stronger build of horse . |
6 | Some riders will only buy thoroughbred horses , but I do prefer ones with a little ‘ common ’ blood , as I like a stronger build of horse . |
7 | As soon as I get a draft I 'll I 'll let you know what the perfections are . |
8 | I hope so , as long as I get a sleep at night , I do n't care what you 're giving me . |
9 | I mean as I as I get a |
10 | Perhaps somebody 's working at Kingston , as long as I get a trial . |
11 | Squeeze them in sure we 'll find somewhere for them to go , vacate , so long as I get a kiss from everybody apart from the boys and |
12 | Setback ‘ I do n't mind where I go as long as I get an opportunity with one of their clubs . |
13 | What happened I I had a booklet from the D S S as I get an Income Support benefit |
14 | It is cool outside as I throw a log on the gently breathing embers . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | ‘ Good gracious , that was close ’ I said , as I heard a God-Almighty thud . |
17 | As soon as I heard a journalist say , ‘ John McCartney ? |
18 | My heart and stomach seemed to collide as I heard a rapid panting noise come over the phone behind Eric 's muttering . |
19 | As I identified a minute or two ago , our approach to computerizing accounting applications fits hand in glove with the concept of relational database . |
20 | There were plenty of Garda around , and there ought to have been plenty more , as I saw a group of wild children steal chocolates from a shop and then run off down the road . |
21 | I stroke it gratefully as I raise a counter-objection to Lesser 's counter-proposals . |
22 | I 'll , I can endorse that by saying that we should n't , as I noticed a certain offhandedness with him that I did n't like at all . |
23 | On his return he puzzled me by behaving exactly as I expected an S.S.O. to behave . |
24 | At Tain the ancient stones in the graveyard above the railway line looked in as I ate an apple bought in Ness in Lewis that had come from Spain . |
25 | I came across the garden 's central pavilion quite by chance , stumbling on it as I followed a dried water-course . |
26 | I parked the jeep under a tree and then , looking at my watch , I decided that as I had a couple of hours to spare I would take a walk across to the other bridge where I had noticed a café on our first day into Normandy . |
27 | As I had a twelfth-hand Hillman Imp at the time I drove him down to his place in South London . |
28 | They 'll say I took advantage of a widow 's grief to marry her for her money , then cold-bloodedly ditched her as soon as I had a chance . |
29 | We were to fly across , which suited me , as I had a morbid fear of being torpedoed at sea . |
30 | I know , as I had a strict upbringing . |