Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead the Army welcomes the differences among the British , as long as everyone acknowledges a fundamental allegiance to Queen and country . |
| 2 | ‘ Is this one of the wines you import , Mr Hepwood ? ’ she asked — and suddenly , as everyone looked a trace amused , any tension she had imagined to be there magically disappeared . |
| 3 | Attitude Not easily measurable but has clearly improved as everyone sees a definite objective and a defined route to achieving it . |
| 4 | Presumably they were only here to set the scene for the current convention , as nothing represented a period later than the fifteenth century . |
| 5 | It suggests that the 26-year-old Ranger will be a bench man until such time as someone takes a knock , runs out of steam or the game has been won with some 20 minutes to go . |
| 6 | She was a spy , noting the spurt and lick of match-flame as someone lit a cigarette , the scent of rough tobacco , the light in the cupped hands , then the red tip of ash . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I look round as I reach a junction in the corridor and he quickly pops back into his office . |
| 9 | I shall make an announcement as soon as I reach a decision . |
| 10 | As I take a step forward I say not to worry , I am not police . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | As soon as I get a draft I 'll I 'll let you know what the perfections are . |
| 14 | I hope so , as long as I get a sleep at night , I do n't care what you 're giving me . |
| 15 | I mean as I as I get a |
| 16 | Perhaps somebody 's working at Kingston , as long as I get a trial . |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | It is cool outside as I throw a log on the gently breathing embers . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ Good gracious , that was close ’ I said , as I heard a God-Almighty thud . |
| 21 | As soon as I heard a journalist say , ‘ John McCartney ? |
| 22 | My heart and stomach seemed to collide as I heard a rapid panting noise come over the phone behind Eric 's muttering . |
| 23 | As I identified a minute or two ago , our approach to computerizing accounting applications fits hand in glove with the concept of relational database . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I stroke it gratefully as I raise a counter-objection to Lesser 's counter-proposals . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I came across the garden 's central pavilion quite by chance , stumbling on it as I followed a dried water-course . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | As I had a twelfth-hand Hillman Imp at the time I drove him down to his place in South London . |
| 30 | 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 . |