Example sentences of "[adv] as they [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's the same with interest rates ; as long as they stay within a relatively narrow band , we can plan ahead . |
| 2 | Modern society , it may be argued , is not like a set of neatly intermeshing and well-oiled cogs , but rather a game in which groups of players have considerable discretion so long as they keep within a set of rules which are often themselves rather loosely defined or at least open to negotiation and change . |
| 3 | The whole effect is so convincing that flies not only visit flower after flower , transporting the stapelia 's pollen , but even complete the activity for which they visit real carrion — laying their eggs on the flower just as they do in a carcass . |
| 4 | this the , what makes me laugh is that people 's intelligence , they walk along a street shopping and as soon as they walk into a restaurant they sit down and start smoking |
| 5 | It is advisable to float them as soon as they arrive in a bucket of water until you are ready to plant them . |
| 6 | CAMERA-shy ministers avoided photographers yesterday as they gathered for a crucial Cabinet meeting to thrash out the Government 's public spending plans for the coming financial year . |
| 7 | As has already been mentioned , insider traders also face the possibility of conviction under the US mail and wire fraud statutes in so far as they participate in a ‘ scheme … to defraud ’ ( ie breach of s.10b and Rule 10b-5 ) where use has been made of the postal system or telephonic communication . |
| 8 | Past cases are only helpful in so far as they act as a guide and some of the main points arising from them are discussed below . |
| 9 | Then as they emerged into a street she looked down at the child , and nodding backwards , she said , ‘ It saves ten minutes of pushing that way . ’ |
| 10 | Officials from the leading Ulster team have voiced their opinion in the past that there should be some of form seeding for the preliminary round , and now it has raised its head again as they prepare for a long trip south on November 6 . |
| 11 | Among the most significant were the Lewkenors of West Dean , the Pelhams of Laughton and the Palmers of Parham , men whose estates grew steadily as they bought in a good market and judiciously married their sons and daughters . |