Example sentences of "[verb] as [pron] [vb base] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The greatly affluent in sumptuous equipage , as they pass the cheerful dwelling of the careless rustic … involuntarily sigh as they behold the modest care-excluding mansion of the lowly contented ; and often from the belief that solid comfort can be found only in retirement , forsake their noisy abodes , to unload their oppressing inquietudes in the tranquil retreat of the rural shelter . |
| 2 | Axis Fighters ( No 2 ) and Axis Bombers ( No 4 ) are particularly recommended as they show the expected types and such interesting aircraft as the Arado Ar 234 jet bomber , Heinkel He 177 bomber and Heinkel He 280 jet fighter . |
| 3 | On Series 11 this is easily done as they have a separate filler and level plug . |
| 4 | Sorry to those who send in sensible scores but people like Gaz Hutchinson should be shot as they spoil the whole thing . |
| 5 | I remember squealing as we watch the black monster twitch its claws on the scullery floor . |
| 6 | Also chlorine liberating agents should be avoided as they have a similar effect . |
| 7 | And yet with each succeeding year both my guilt and inferiority somehow diminish as I witness the old country ways vanish . |
| 8 | But now My heart is breaking as I see the crumbling mess , |
| 9 | The Conservatives want to see this link restored as they believe the present situation leads to extravagant and irresponsible local spending . |
| 10 | The emotional investment in these activities is high , involving as they do the powerful maternal drive . |
| 11 | This is shown , for example , by the following resolution passed at a special general meeting in 1896 : That recognizing as we do the natural aptitude for teaching deaf children which characterizes the well educated deaf we urge , in the name of justice or fair play , that every facility should be provided for their employment as teachers in our deaf and dumb institutions and day schools , more especially in those in which the combined system is being followed . |
| 12 | This upper part of Saint-Jean also has sections of the old ramparts , which are quite tame as these things go and now thoroughly civilian , overlooking as they do the main street or else the minute gardens of the houses of the old quarter . |
| 13 | Very good , very , very good , no I think as I say the only thing I said to Mr I told him that I 'm very upset because I 've always been treated ever so fair by him I mean they 've really been good to us , you ca n't say they 're not , I mean no other Council I do n't think is as good as Harlow Council , well I say that because I know by my friends who live away they 're not er , they do n't get half the benefits that they get here , I mean we are looked after are n't we ? |
| 14 | ‘ When you see people weeping as they sing the swelling choruses of Jerusalem , ’ says Peter Morgan , director-general of the Institute of Directors , ‘ you 're listening to people who hate everything about industry and have a bucolic dream — and who are also Fabians , and see business leaders as slave-drivers . ’ |
| 15 | Do n't cut down on the amount you drink as you need a regular amount of liquid , but do n't have too much after teatime . |