Example sentences of "[pron] as it [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jessica dropped in a reference to the Playboy of the Western World , her eye on Rory , but it passed as far over him as it did the seamen . |
| 2 | It seems to be one of the valves sticking in its guide and the piston just tapping it as it reaches the top of its stroke . |
| 3 | The gleeful irony in the tale dominates it as it explores the character of a testy , vain man of sedentary habits changing into a comparatively humble , sensible and useful citizen . |
| 4 | In my case it 's every morning , though I do in a sense like it as it heralds the beginning of another crap day at school . |
| 5 | Maeve Binchy 's Circle of Friends ( RC84 ; 3 hours approx ) , delightfully read by her actress cousin Kate Binchy , has an earthier scent to it as it follows the fortunes of three young Irish girls and their attendant young men through their first year as students at University College , Dublin . |
| 6 | The Forward Trust Belfast League Senior quartet of League champion Derek Weir , Wai Sun Chan , Willie Cherry and Liz Cheevers has a winning look about it as it faces the Dublin and District League while the Junior quartet of John Fall , Harry Finlay , Andrew Gibson and Sharon Ferguson , drawn from division two , hope to maintain their winning run against Dublin . |