Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv] as [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It was argued that , following the 1980- 1981 ‘ shake out ’ of inefficient producers , the composition of UK exports moved away from ‘ necessity ’ goods ( the demand for which tends to grow slowly as world income grows ) , towards ‘ luxuries ’ , whose demand grows relatively fast .
2 The spa fad began to die just as iron ore was discovered on Teesside during the middle of the last century .
3 FURTHER signs emerged today that the property market is set to take off as fund managers prepare to increase their stakes in UK property companies .
4 It is remarkable that although concentrations of docosahexaenoic acid ( C22 : 6n3 ) also tend to decrease stepwise as disease activity increased , their mean concentrations never reach values below that of healthy controls .
5 Secrett to take over as FoE head
6 You can buy an inexpensive ‘ night light ’ which is either electronically triggered to come on as darkness falls or is battery-operated with a timer switch .
7 Business set to cash in as town hosts conference
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