Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It will suit as much as them to have the fight later because it will give John that little bit more time to prepare after having his jaw broken in his last fight . ’ |
| 2 | Ari held Nathan 's hand as everyone greeted the dawn of the Solstice Day . |
| 3 | The pragmatist might suggest that precision is fine only so long as everyone understands the term : in fact , Pulex irritans is less obviously a flea , than ‘ flea ’ . |
| 4 | and then there 's the as everyone says the commercialism coming up to Christmas it 's |
| 5 | If any BW officer had reservations about the project they could have phoned me on 10th or 11th June , particularly as everyone knew the work was scheduled to start on the 12th . |
| 6 | ENGINE buzzing , wheels spinning , the go-kart whizzed around the track as everyone watched the daredevil driver … |
| 7 | Some bisexual relationships work perfectly well as long as everyone knows the score . |
| 8 | Something I 've always wanted to do and rather daunting as everyone knows the original movies and shows and the people who sang and danced in them . |
| 9 | And as no-one takes the paradigm seriously , no-one is troubled to try to find an explanation for the seemingly anomalous data . |
| 10 | There was another loud report as someone slammed the shutters closed again . |
| 11 | There was a crash downstairs as someone knocked the record player over . |
| 12 | Then , just as someone mentioned the band were preparing to go on next door , my luck changed . |
| 13 | To check this look at the top of the axle and , as someone moves the vehicle forward , watch to see if the axle top moves forward slightly . |
| 14 | He heard a thunk as someone hit the crush bar on the inside of the stage door . |
| 15 | They sing the songs of Florence Reece , who wrote Which Side Are You On , and of Sarah Ogen Gunning , author of such great songs as I Hate the Capitalist System . |
| 16 | ‘ My darling girl , ’ he said , ‘ much as I hate the idea , we must stop this . |
| 17 | I really , I 've never hated people as much as I hate the teachers in this school . |
| 18 | My heart gave a jump , then resumed something like its normal beat as I registered the fact that even in an empty house there were draughts , and doors moved and creaked with no one to push them . |
| 19 | As I reach the open air on the far side of the back cover , having emerged from a cavern called the dungeon of lust , ten thousand voices will greet me with a joyous shout . |
| 20 | As I reach the corner of the building , a head pops out , unsmiling . |
| 21 | I 'll remi remind you of those again as I reach the various Lots . |
| 22 | Plectra I break as I reach the bottom of the spiral staircase on my way back to my little garret . |
| 23 | As I take the bread and the wine , I am saying , I affirm my trust in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for me . |
| 24 | The club 's planes were usually Tiger Moths in the main , and as I remember the main airport building adjacent to the main road , pre war , were building Swallow side-cars for motorbikes . |
| 25 | Bert and Duncan were as uninformed as I regarding the forthcoming events of the programme . |
| 26 | " I promise you he 'll feel no pain , " I said as I filled the syringe . |
| 27 | My breath was like dragon smoke as I filled the kettle . |
| 28 | I weighed in by saying that for some reason it no longer appeared in the Radcliffe Camera , as I gathered the library had ceased to subscribe to it . |
| 29 | ‘ Much as I like the idea , I do n't think your parents would be best pleased would they ? ’ |
| 30 | I like Mrs Tamm 's silence almost as much as I like the impersonality of my room . |