Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun pl] as the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although God specifically warned Job 's comforters not to postulate his sins as the cause of his sufferings , the Middle Ages preferred , like most ages , to ignore what God said . |
| 2 | Now canals slap on either side , brimming with garbage and dead wood , an old man sleeps in an oilcan next to a garishly decorated lorry , men in vests and wide trousers , grouped playing cards by the light of oil lamps , raise their heads as the car 's headlights sweep into their precarious privacy , and stare at her . |
| 3 | At midnight on New Year 's Eve on the harbour , all the ships sound their foghorns as the Noon Day Gun booms . |
| 4 | Theda lifted her hands to cover her ears as the sound echoed about the cavernous hall , seeming to go right through her . |
| 5 | Would Mills Roberts wish to retain my services as the Brigade Piper or would he send me back to Achnacarry ? |
| 6 | Americans increasingly heard her cries as the bellowing of the dying bull . |
| 7 | The spear-shaped leaves of the gum tree were dappling their faces as the sun moved towards the Andes . |
| 8 | Supermodels are on top because of their metamorphic ability to bend their looks as the photographer demands . |
| 9 | She lay back in the water , closing her eyes as the water lapped softly against her skin . |
| 10 | As he saw his grandparents as the door he started to move faster . |
| 11 | ‘ You must believe me when I tell you that I have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and discharge my duties as the heir to the throne without the help and support of the woman I now loathe . ’ |
| 12 | In Germany interest groups like to present their views as the product of exhaustive research rather than of a distinctive philosophy . |
| 13 | Undismayed , Aarau carried on with the building of the Laurenzenvorstadt to house its responsibilities as the capital of the canton . |
| 14 | For example , Zambian government officials claimed that a story ( in the Times of Zambia , June 23rd 1970 ) to the effect that clothing factory workers believed they might lose their jobs as the result of a new duty on imported cloth , was the work of clever lobbying by clothing manufacturers and retailers . |
| 15 | All over Britain it was the same story — with shops re-stocking their shelves as the rush to read our stunning scoop continued . |
| 16 | Others shuffled and stamped their feet as the cold from the frosted pavement penetrated the thin soles of their shoes . |
| 17 | But their price had its limits as the club already boasted a number of highly-priced internationals on its books . |
| 18 | BIS had its beginnings as the ACRL Bibliographic Instruction Task Force and one of its products was the Bibliographic instruction handbook , a practical guide to the establishment and design of library instruction programmes for academic libraries . |
| 19 | The troopers of the Kha-Khan 's guard who were detailed to line the processional route had been pressed into service to clear away the debris , and their facial expressions reflected their feelings as the dye from the cloth stained their hands and surcoats . |
| 20 | Jess was still trying to order her thoughts as the carriage bowled down Park Street and turned into Frog Lane on the afternoon of that same day . |
| 21 | She closed her eyes as the pain of knowing rose and twisted inside . |
| 22 | Downing Street strategists planning their tactics as the battle for hearts and minds over monetary union enters a crucial phase would be wrong , therefore , to assume that Bonn is a natural ally . |
| 23 | Too gently for genuine remorse , because instead of being cut by her rebuke his ego seemed untouched as an inner warmth flooded his face , lighting his eyes as the sun 's rays deepened a summer sky . |