Example sentences of "as i did [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you think of it the other way when , what happens when a price , when a price falls , alright , if farmers er , assume that price fall will be sustained over a number of periods , then they think , right well in order to achieve the same level of income , right , as I did previously , if prices have fallen , I 'm going to have to increase my output . |
| 2 | My two realities were getting this thing done technically to technical excellence , which I was struggling with as I did n't know my stuff so well then , and also , managing to get a good performance out of David . |
| 3 | I prescribed Argenticum Nitricum 6x in a 5ml dropper bottle as I did n't have it in LM . |
| 4 | However , as I did n't smoke I used to hand over my cigarette coupons , and received the equivalent in sweet coupons from J 's legion of armourers . |
| 5 | My canoeing skills , newly acquired , were not tested in Canadians , helmed by a guide , and I am disappointed but as I did n't acquire my elementary skills until I was a 61 year old female I 'm not complaining but I do complain that I 'm quite unable to find a suitable canoe companion now I 'm on my own . |
| 6 | I was n't actually pleased with Zak as I did n't want to risk being identified as an actor , but that , I supposed , would be a great deal better than the truth . |
| 7 | As I did n't want to undergo the inconvenience of surgery to remove the offending gall bladder , I opted for virtually fat free eating , with the miraculous side effect of acquiring slim hips and thighs for the first time in my adult life ( see photograph on next page ) . |
| 8 | I did n't mention it to Kenneth initially as I did n't want to spoil his holiday , but my martyrdom was brief and his subsequent concern touching . |
| 9 | Because we had all come from such different backgrounds , and were individuals bound together only by circumstance , I felt it was impossible to criticise their actions as I did n't fully understand their motivations . |
| 10 | The first month was absolute hell , especially as I did n't have a watch . |
| 11 | You can imagine my reluctance to call as I did n't think that they would be too pleased to say the least . |
| 12 | I tried , as I did n't have anything to lose . |
| 13 | That was fine by him as long as I did n't mind sleeping on the floor . |
| 14 | As I did n't know where Frank was and I could n't give them Alec Reynolds 's address , the Plod soon lost interest in me . |
| 15 | I was holding off buying an away shirt , as I did n't want to wear a shirt that had never won a game . |
| 16 | Whenever there 's been officers get together , then W R A D itself paid for my travelling expenses and I have never claimed that from the authority , as I did n't believe that was proper . |
| 17 | I just kept working harder and harder as I did n't want to let anyone down and I did n't believe I would pick up a drink again . |
| 18 | When you were here before I was only a schoolboy and er just er old enough to know everything that was going on , as you might say , but young enough so as I did n't get too involved . |
| 19 | We 've had a running argument about this , but as I did n't know the address of your cottage either , I could n't think of an alternative course of action . |
| 20 | It would be hypocritical to describe myself as this new creature as I did no make a conscious effort to share our son on a 50/50 basis . |
| 21 | " I always obey my father without question as I did today , and all I ask is that you help me to continue to do that . " |
| 22 | ‘ They told me that as long as I did not rush back too quickly , I should have another four or five years . |
| 23 | As I did not have a woman companion , they tended to ignore me , but I called to one and bought a little bouquet to put in my hotel bedroom 's tooth-glass . |
| 24 | As long as I did not look at her , Sadie resigned herself to wandering behind me . |
| 25 | The calculations I must have performed to decide where the ball was going to be , and to hit it , are staggering , but I managed ( so long as I did not stop to ask how I was doing it ) . |
| 26 | I decided to try to ignore it as I did not want anything to distract me from my purpose . |
| 27 | I have added a 40W actinic and a reflector as I did not think I was seeing the true colours of my fish . |
| 28 | As I did not now want her to guess my real reason for keeping quiet on this other matter , I used the truth , if not all the truth . |
| 29 | My idea was to have my carers living in , as I did not like the idea of people popping in and out to see to me . |
| 30 | So I came out immediately , as I did not want him to pull me out . |