Example sentences of "[noun] as they be [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had refused to pay the toll as they were delivering humanitarian aid . |
| 2 | Howard shrugged his shoulders as they were left alone . |
| 3 | Rural trade unions do not feature in official statistics as they are considered illegal . |
| 4 | The system works in conjunction with Central 's newsroom computer system and will provide a word-for-word transcript of the day 's news stories as they are presented on-screen . |
| 5 | The Youngest Son would stay with us in Al Ain , catching up on his studies in order to graduate with his class from secondary school , but it would be a week before the Sheikh and his elder sons drew up in their big Mercedes and brought that filling of the house that always comes when men are at home , the heavy laughter , the smell of pipe smoke , screeches of excitement from the children as they are tossed high in the air . |
| 6 | Thirteen patients were referred for this treatment as they were considered unsuitable for conventional cholecystectomy either on account of age ( n=4 , range 79–86 years ) or serious medical problems ( n=9 , range 72–78 years ) including one patient ( X ) who was on the waiting list for a heart transplant . |
| 7 | Persons receiving legal aid should make such contribution to the cost of legal services as they are deemed able to afford having regard to their resources . |
| 8 | They want to destroy a sensible cost-free control system at the same time as they are introducing elaborate supply controls in all other important sectors of agriculture . |
| 9 | On the one hand , the local situation and knowledge about it encouraged some people to retire at the same time as they were made redundant . |