Example sentences of "as i [vb base] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ricardo shows great patience with me as I reach for the dictionary or , using a book and his long fingers , he makes the rituals clear to me . |
| 2 | One feels that two hours spent in one or other of the jammed little rooms — there are four as far as I remember at this instance , two down , one up , and one in the cellar — will be rewarding , refreshing , and never questioned by the owners . |
| 3 | The matter has been under negotiation , off and on , for several years now , as I remember from my time at the Home Office . |
| 4 | However , as I argue in the final section , the extent of sexual dimorphism will depend not on the extent to which reproductive success varies in the two sexes but on the comparative effects of particular phenotypic traits on the breeding success of males and females . |
| 5 | Another cup of coffee is ready as I bite into my breakfast . |
| 6 | As I settle into my piece of floor , she adjusts herself and smiles at me . |
| 7 | As far as I can tell , we have some sort of unspoken agreement that I keep quiet about not officially existing in return for being able to do more or less as I like on the island and buy more or less what I like in the town . |
| 8 | I can not do as I like in the house . |
| 9 | I smile at Ma and my sister as I totter towards the compost heap beyond the garden shed . |
| 10 | as I pretend to be Ovid |
| 11 | But as soon as I get into bed and shut my eyes , this racket starts up . |
| 12 | But sometimes I wonder as I get into bed |
| 13 | Soon as I get into bed I feel wide awake . |
| 14 | I might be wrong , but I do n't think so , but I have to sit on the fence you see as I get into trouble . |
| 15 | ‘ I may have to miss the first game but I 'm hoping to get myself a boot made for my left foot with a steel plate in it to protect the toe so that I can practice as soon as I get to India . ’ |
| 16 | I can hassle for business contacts in these areas at conferences as soon as I get to a conference . |
| 17 | But they did that to me when I was their age and now as soon as I get to fourteen when when you can , when you can , when you could do that And now today it 's not fair . |
| 18 | It is certainly true that over 200 pilgrims were executed including , as I mention in connection with West Witton Feast , the Abbot of Jervaulx , Adam Sedburgh . |
| 19 | As I mention in my letter , a footway along this section it could help to avoid accidents and even save lives . |
| 20 | As I stride across the plain I feel I have a glimmering of what it means . |
| 21 | The children , their faith reinforced , run down the hill to tell others of their good fortune as I stride up the track towards the forest . |
| 22 | I hope you enjoy your bass playing as much as I intend to ! |
| 23 | Winner takes all , and as I intend to be the winner , shooting you would be a bit of a waste . |
| 24 | I see the Doctor screaming for mercy as I inflict upon it every agony in the infinite skies ! ’ |
| 25 | The phone is ringing as I come through the door of my office . |
| 26 | To each his fun in his own way , of course , but I much prefer to use my ferrets to the full , clearing each burrow in turn as I come to it . |
| 27 | Heavenly Father , thank you that as I come to you with my concerns about the conflicts in my life I come to a God who understands my humanity completely because you shared this experience fully in the life of your Son . |
| 28 | Bear with me for a moment more as I come towards it , while I read you yet more lines from another moment of the portrait , and keep in mind , if you will , from a moment ago , Stephen 's contemptuous review of the holders of wealth and power in Ireland . |
| 29 | I owe a great deal to my education many years ago , as I come from the background of a Welsh mining village , where a high proportion of us ended up with university degrees — a far higher rate than in many posher , salubrious , suburban areas . |
| 30 | I 'll drop the key in as I go past the lodge . ’ |