Example sentences of "[adv] as they [verb] [verb] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was always demanding something to the extent that she completely upset the ward routine and had the nursing staff , much as they tried to sympathize with her , at the end of their tethers . |
| 2 | If they were to set up their own company in America instead , and negotiate a distribution deal with an American major just as they had done with Island when first setting up Virgin — then that profit margin could be inflated from around 18 per cent to 80 per cent . |
| 3 | SHOOTING and shouting will be the key factors for Portsmouth at Villa Park tonight as they attempt to finish with a bang in a season which , after promising so much , could end in double disappointment . |
| 4 | Commander Adam Dalgliesh is coming to see me as soon as they 've finished with whatever it is they 're doing at the church . |
| 5 | All members of staff are requested to return files and books as soon as they have finished with them and immediately on receipt of a recall notice . |