Example sentences of "as i [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt it when I caught sight of Jean-Claude unobserved , or as I reflected on him when he was out of sight . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I share my hon Friend 's appreciation of the value and importance of the large reforms proposed in the Bill of 1939 , and when I decided , as I announced on 23rd March , to appoint an Advisory Council to assist in the preparation of a programme of reforms , I certainly had it in mind that many of the proposals in that Bill — improved it may be by further consideration and fresh ideas — might find a place in such a programme . |
| 4 | I started shaking and my shoes squeaked with apprehension as I shuffled on the lino . |
| 5 | As I observed on Saturday when I visited Southampton that site is now the scene of development building work . |
| 6 | I wonder if I may offer some thoughts on this theme as I reflect on the situation facing Catholic Christians in our Church today . |
| 7 | As I put on a plaster in here an hour ago , I wondered if I 'd left it on that shelf above the sink . |
| 8 | Lili watched me thoughtfully as I put on my skirt and blouse . |
| 9 | Now the areas that I 've identified are the same ones as I put on the board last week . |
| 10 | It was only as I rapped on the open door of his office that I realized the plan was upside down . |
| 11 | As I lay on O 's chest something moved me to snap the locket open , and I remember I asked , who is that ? thinking maybe this was the solution to the mystery , and he said , in the same voice that he talked with later in the night , a sleepwalker 's voice , without taking his eyes off the ceiling he said , I do n't know ; I just found it in a magazine . |
| 12 | As I lay on my back and tried to visualize those brigades of white cells marching to my rescue , all I saw were those other cadavers so plentiful in our ancient cathedrals . |
| 13 | I then retraced my steps all the way back round to Crib Goch because the position of the sun allowed me renewed photo opportunities from its rim — a rim now 40 feet above me as I lay on a ledge . |
| 14 | Everything went smoothly so long as I lay on my tummy , but when they turned me on to my back I was assailed with a searing pain there . |
| 15 | The sound rang in my ears long after he had fallen asleep : when Richard sat beside me as I lay on our bed , I thought I could still hear him through the wall . |
| 16 | But I suppose I must have told them how things were between me and Richard because as I lay on my bed , in my old room , I heard Aunt Lilian telephoning . |
| 17 | I also know he was never tired of gazing at me as I lay on my front . |
| 18 | He slipped through the door and pulled up a stool as I lay on the bed . |
| 19 | As I wrote on this page recently , opera is barely a living art form any longer . |
| 20 | As I feasted on my drink I sensed the hum , the confectionery of a feminine presence . |
| 21 | It 's something , as I said on the programme , that I can not be all starry-eyed and bushy-tailed about . |
| 22 | Er as I said on , on Thursday night , that it saddens me about , that I 'm also an ex-patient of . |
| 23 | As I said on Second Reading , there is an explosion of opportunity for our young people . |
| 24 | But if you 've got the right attitude and right , as I said on the notes , right voice and the right er personality , it it 's just the same as having somebody face to face . |
| 25 | As I said on the second reading , I do believe that some areas will need to have larger authorities because of their size , or indeed their particular problems , geographical and otherwise . |
| 26 | And as I went on not getting jobs , I felt my credibility was on the line . |
| 27 | He was like as close as that and he was really staring and he was n't staring at the road cos as I went on a few feet he stared at the car again . |
| 28 | As soon as I came on the pitch the Rovers defenders were trying to push me inside . |
| 29 | ‘ As soon as I came on board . |
| 30 | I heard a terrible pounding in my ears , my heart thudding like a drum , my stomach lurching as I swung on the end of the rope . |