Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [to-vb] [adv] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was argued that , following the 1980- 1981 ‘ shake out ’ of inefficient producers , the composition of UK exports moved away from ‘ necessity ’ goods ( the demand for which tends to grow slowly as world income grows ) , towards ‘ luxuries ’ , whose demand grows relatively fast . |
| 2 | Colin resents the notion that he does n't carry a big punch and this could be a chance for him to try to prove otherwise as Palacio admits to having been knocked out four times in his 58-fight career . |
| 3 | Also as usual , they began to talk differently as Mrs Bouverie approached , louder , more self-consciously , and the younger two , in their all-weather uniform of jeans , and bare feet thrust into stiletto-heeled shoes , put their cigarettes behind their backs . |
| 4 | They continue to do well as stand-ins for Seve Ballesteros and Jose Maria Olazabal , both shooting 70s to put the hosts on 12 under 276 . |
| 5 | But because it only ran at 8MHz , it began to lag behind as processors got faster . |