Example sentences of "[noun] as [pron] [vb -s] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the film deploys sounds and images with intense effect as it explores the inner experience of a little girl closed off from the world , for whom her family is a cage tightened around her and preventing her from communicating with the world . |
| 2 | It is related to the development of a resurgent caldera to the south of Snowdon and is considered to be of late stage fumerolic origin as it predates the Caledonian deformation ( Reedman and others , 1985 ) . |
| 3 | Texas Instruments will manufacture the new SuperSparcs as it does the current ones . |
| 4 | Texas Instruments will manufacture the new SuperSparcs as it does the current ones . |
| 5 | track the LH as he/she says the whole dialogue . |
| 6 | It is included in this discussion of emotions as it represents the lowest state of emotional energy , as well as physical and mental energy . |
| 7 | I join the column as it leaves the wooded area and the Commandos continue the advance in file on both sides of a narrow road . |
| 8 | To confirm this we have to pause and look back from the road to Aubeterre as it climbs the eastern slope of the valley of the Tude , just as Pound must have paused in 1911 ; and then we see that , whereas the modern town of Chalais is in the river bottom , old Chalais , a manorial village grouped round the gate of the château , does indeed stand on the ridge behind , so that the tops of the tallest poplars by the river wave just below the walls of the château . |
| 9 | THE link between dance music and drugs such as Ecstasy is a big worry to Catherine as she plans the next moves in her budding pop career . |
| 10 | Friction between the two layers causes some mixing all along the length of the estuary , as does the gradual dissipation of the northern now of sea water as it nears the shallower northern bay . |
| 11 | The gun is pointed to the cashier 's head as she opens the safe , and hands over the money . |
| 12 | Between Blackwell Mill and Monsal Head the route cuts through the central limestone plateau of the Peak District as it follows the deep valley of the River Wye . |
| 13 | In many ways Catania provided Keith Rowlands , RWC director and secretary of the International Board , with a microcosm of the problems confronting the game as it negotiates the commercial minefield surrounding its venture into the world of World Cups . |
| 14 | FLY tying has become an absorbing hobby for Jim Lister as he puts the finishing touches to another specimen during his lunch break in the BMK canteen . |
| 15 | Luke Steer keeps a wary eye on the fulmars as he negotiates the finishing ledges ( photos ) |
| 16 | His three heads represent the past , present and future ; his spittle poisons and burns the earth ; he has a mane of snakes and a serpent 's tail ; his eyes are watchful and his ears are constantly pricked , listening for newcomers as he admits the dead and devours the still-living . |
| 17 | Neuhaus 's art is dematerialised , consisting of sounds and vibrations , which will pervade the visitor as he surveys the other exhibition buildings from the top of the stairs . |
| 18 | The Coca Cola international triathlon at Portaferry on July 3 , which normally attracts upwards of 25,000 spectators , will be a good test for the Belfast student as it features the coldest swim of any triathlon in the world . |
| 19 | A more appropriate image of Britain as it approaches the twenty-first century is of the economy governed by a not-so-hidden engine , working for greater inequality , both in rewards and life chances . |
| 20 | LIKE any good revivalist , Kevin Keegan is confidently spreading the good word as he faces the final leg of his salvation mission at St James 's Park . |
| 21 | Again at Ascot , Prince Philip snubs Diana as she enters the Royal box . |
| 22 | Whereas Provincial can unflinchingly take what will be a brief reversal in its planned , steady reduction of the expense ratio this year as it assimilates the Prudential 's commercial business and the long-term benefits of having a direct sales force for the first time , 190,000 policies to add to its existing 800,000 , and with them premium income of £70m . |
| 23 | But must a foraging hyena be conscious of the food it has not yet uncovered , or a homing salmon aware of its destination as it begins the laborious trip upstream to its natal stream to spawn ; both exemplars of goal-seeking behaviour ? |
| 24 | Banbury showjumper Joe Turi … is chasing a clear round in France this weekend as he leads the british challenge in the world cup qualifier … |
| 25 | So far there is a discreet element of authorial summary in this representation of the heroine 's thoughts as she reviews the supposed courtship of Harriet by Mr Elton . |
| 26 | The rig should initially be inclined forwards and then drawn to the side of the board as it approaches the broad reaching position . |
| 27 | RIGHT Quasar 3C 179 , showing a classic radio-quasar structure with a double lobe , a strong core , and a o*e-sided radio jet that undergoes significant bending as it enters the western lobe . |
| 28 | For example , in the case of starting up a machine at a control panel the operator will be given the instructions and asked to provide a verbal commentary as he actuates the various controls and checks the various indications , this is a ‘ talk through ’ . |
| 29 | NIGHT OF JOY DELIGHT for Dion Dublin as he hits the last minute winner on his full debut for United . |
| 30 | LEG 'S TALK ABOUT THIS : Fergie tries the inch-pinch by grabbing a handful of flesh on her leg to see just how wobbly it is — and pulls a face as she discovers the weighty truth |