Example sentences of "as i [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I warmed to my eulogy of his skills , . |
| 2 | My relief grew rapidly as I warmed to the theory . |
| 3 | So long as I stuck to squawks and Pretty fucking Polly , I was fine ? |
| 4 | The connection between girls suffering from eating disorders and violently hating their own bodies , and sexual violence in society , struck me more and more powerfully as I listened to girls talking about periods , body shape and size , and how they feel about their bodies . |
| 5 | But as I listened to the stories of these prisoners it was difficult not to be overwhelmed with feelings of hate and revenge . |
| 6 | As I listened to passages of Scripture read aloud , or to the Preaching of the Word , ( very important in non-conformist chapels ! ) |
| 7 | As I listened to him fumbling for words of explanation , I wished he could have said boldly that what was thought to be so heinous today was not thought to be so then , but that looking back now , he deeply regretted what had happened . |
| 8 | As I listened to him , I thought . |
| 9 | ‘ Did you have a good time ? ’ my mother asked Robert as I whispered to Lili that I found old age unclean and a disgrace . |
| 10 | as I pretend to be Ovid |
| 11 | We were halfway along one side of the ship , and as I looked to the left I saw Oliver about fifteen feet away , staring out into the Channel . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | I can hassle for business contacts in these areas at conferences as soon as I get to a conference . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I hope you enjoy your bass playing as much as I intend to ! |
| 16 | Winner takes all , and as I intend to be the winner , shooting you would be a bit of a waste . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | As I go to bed and shut my eyes — but not till then , though it may be hours since the conclusion of the special visual stimulation — a path through the bush or a winding highway begins to flow past me and continues to do so till sleep intervenes . |
| 20 | In the latter case , will , in general , not be equivalent to for any other morpheme in the sentence ; ( 17 ) , in the following newspaper headline : ( 17 ) Laos threatens to attack new village the referential locus of new is the E of an implied nominal attack which does not in fact appear ; it will in fact only be co-incidence if Ar is identical with the E of a morpheme expressed elsewhere in the same structure , as in ( 18 ) , the title of an English madrigal : ( 18 ) as I go to my naked bed ( We return to the notion of referential locus at several points in the remainder of our text . ) |
| 21 | As I indicated to your wife . |
| 22 | As I indicated to you on the phone on Friday , I believe it is appropriate that I formally review the position of the sale of your company following receipt of the indicative offers . |
| 23 | We rolled heavily as I clung to the shrouds scanning the reef as best I could . |
| 24 | As I banked to port to make a full beam attack on the nearest 88 I sighted the 109s coming down on the other three . |
| 25 | The carpet on the stairs is thick and deep and I make no noise as I climb to the top , then pad along towards the master bedroom , tripping one more sensor . |
| 26 | Like this I ca n't treat you as I wish to . ’ |
| 27 | As I struggled to my feet and started to search around in the grass for my rifle , two medics were coming towards me . |
| 28 | ’ Just barely , ’ I said through gritted teeth as I struggled to my feet . |
| 29 | I hoped I could , as I had to . |
| 30 | ‘ On the Friday night I had stayed up to watch the late film , and at 3.30am I decided that it was n't worthwhile going to bed as I had to be at John 's house at seven o'clock . |