Example sentences of "soon [conj] i [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 Soon after I left them , they were working overtime to fulfil a big order , when there was a breakdown .
2 Soon after I qualified I got married — knew it was a mistake straight away .
3 Soon after I got him I noticed a lump under his tummy , so I took him for a thorough check-up .
4 As soon as I saw her my love for her overwhelmed me — and what I had planned to say .
5 ‘ It sounds corny , but as soon as I saw her I knew she was the one , ’ said Blanc , whose first marriage broke up during the difficult years when he was struggling to build up his reputation .
6 ‘ I told him she was trouser-happy as soon as I saw her but he would n't listen .
7 I knew as soon as I saw her she was going to be trouble ! ’
8 ‘ I knew as soon as I saw her she was going to be trouble . ’
9 Everything became bitingly clear to me as soon as I saw him turn round sharply and stare at me .
10 As soon as I saw him I knew you 'd love him . ’
11 I knew your Papa was the one as soon as I saw him .
12 Knew it as soon as I saw yer .
13 As soon as I saw you go down I gave the order to fire , ’ Moran said .
14 That weekend is also memorable for something Dana said to me in the train on the way back to Salamanca : ‘ I knew you were gay as soon as I saw you that morning in the galleria . ’
15 As soon as I saw you riding , I knew you 'd make it — so long as they did n't get to you .
16 ‘ Yes , I sensed that as soon as I saw you .
17 ‘ I knew as soon as I saw you that you were nothing but a piece of filth !
18 As soon as I saw you fainted away , I quitted the bed .
19 When Chris came out they turned away down a side street and Chris said immediately , ‘ I knew you were Maureen 's brother as soon as I saw you .
20 ‘ F-funny , ’ he said , his sexual hunger overcoming his stutter , ‘ I knew as soon as I saw you . ’
21 As soon as I saw you , I knew I had n't got over you , but I was n't sure about your feelings . ’
22 I knew as soon as I saw it in the garden sale catalogue , it was unmistakeable . ’
23 Besides , I looked all of it over as soon as I saw it , persuaded the caretaker there to show us around . ’
24 As soon as I saw it , I knew it was for you . ’
25 ‘ I was n't worried as soon as I knew we had a home draw .
26 As soon as I knew she was n't a hundred per cent , I just did n't want to know her …
27 I spoke to her last night as soon as I knew you were OK , but she 'll need to hear from you .
28 So , it was , it was , I , a as soon as I knew I 'd be teaching this I thought the only way
29 ‘ I reported the killing as soon as I left them , leaving a man there and asking them to touch nothing ; that was about the ninth hour .
30 At the ship 's office I was informed that Sir George Clerk , the British Ambassador , had sent a message that as soon as I landed I was to call on him at the Embassy .
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