Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [to-vb] [adv] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This rate of loss tends to slow down as weight goes down and the metabolism adjusts , to some degree , to dieting . |
| 2 | Business began to wind down as men tacitly awaited the new regime . |
| 3 | Business began to wind down as men tacitly awaited the new regime . |
| 4 | Business set to cash in as town hosts conference |
| 5 | The spa fad began to die just as iron ore was discovered on Teesside during the middle of the last century . |
| 6 | Laughing , Niall swept her effortlessly from her feet , returning the kiss measure for measure , and Lindsey had to look away as jealousy seared through her like a forest fire out of control . |
| 7 | Deprived of this option , Mr Lawson decided to soldier on as Chancellor of the Exchequer , claiming in his speech on Thursday that there was no alternative to his economic policy . |
| 8 | Sales started to tumble just as dealings in the shares began , but Stock Exchange rules meant boss Tim Parker had to wait until September to warn the market . |
| 9 | ‘ No meaning ’ atheists tend to talk rather as A.J. Ayer talks in Language , Truth and Logic , as if there is no possibility of a Deity existing because there is no possibility of making sense of the word ‘ God ’ : |
| 10 | Only recently we have heard of the mushroom factory near Eye in Suffolk having to close down as mushrooms could be brought in cheaper from Ireland . |
| 11 | Time seemed to slow down as Christine fell into the executive transporter bay . |