Example sentences of "[adj] as it [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could well be that it was the very fact of the fading of life enjoyment which is experienced with the responsibilities of adulthood and parenthood — and this could have affected the very primitive man just as much as it does modern man — which precipitated the very first of man 's attempts to take control of his future and the progress of evolution , by becoming ‘ civilised ’ . |
| 2 | Of course the type of soil in the area plays an important part in good gooseberry growing , and the good heavy loam of Egton Bridge is ideal as it retains vital moisture . |
| 3 | It is economical because it allows a high temperature to be maintained in just a small area , and useful as it encourages speedy germination of seeds and rapid rooting of cuttings . |
| 4 | ( The timber roofing is not merely picturesque but intensely practical as it prevents heavy winter snowfalls from rendering passage over the bridge either impossible or very hazardous . ) |
| 5 | Sometimes it is called the laminar sub-layer , but that is less accurate as it contains large velocity fluctuations ; and are free to rise more rapidly from the wall than . |