Example sentences of "[adv] as [noun prp] [vb past] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So long as Britain remained the leading industrial force , it was relatively easy to reconcile moral purpose with the defence of British power . |
| 2 | That was sustainable so long as France faced an unquestioned nuclear threat from the Soviet Union , and needed to respond with only small-scale military operations overseas ( in Chad , for example , or Gabon ) . |
| 3 | They both refused and sat down as Evelyn became the welcoming host . |
| 4 | For ‘ Bondy ’ the roof literally caved in as Rowland launched a detailed investigation into his financial affairs that triggered his downfall and subsequent imprisonment . |
| 5 | Already with many marathon spells behind him as well as experience of tight limited-overs situations , he stood up well to the fierce challenge to his temperament in the closing stages , slumping only as Akram drove the winning hit through the covers . |
| 6 | The score is mostly in the handwriting of one or more copyists , who seem to have put it together as Purcell completed the various numbers , leaving blanks for what was not ready . |
| 7 | And yesterday the princess 's lower lip trembled and she nervously turned away as Sebastian sang the poignant opening lines of the 1989 hit , Right Here Waiting For You . |
| 8 | Just as Jesus chose the unpredictable , speak-now-think-later Peter as a disciple , and called him ‘ a rock ’ , God chose the nervous , young , inexperienced Jeremiah to preach strong sermons to Israel and the surrounding countries . |
| 9 | Franks liked their brilliant unambiguous light , just as Wycliffe preferred a gentle , warm glow with undefined shapes and shadows . |
| 10 | Just as Monroe represented the acceptable face of the United States , Bardot symbolized the France which the world liked to imagine . |
| 11 | Mr Rumback had been asleep slumped over his desk and just as Endill removed the last screw he awoke with a start . |
| 12 | She sat up , straightening her clothes just as Edward opened the steamed-up window of the car and dumped the handkerchief out into the hedge . |
| 13 | The school secretary came over as Jenna entered the main doors . |
| 14 | As soon as Haase reached the other side of the canal he was arrested by East German police . |
| 15 | There is a curious contradiction here between Shedlock 's remark that the manuscript seems to have been copied up as Purcell completed the various numbers and his observation that it contains the extra music written for Act 1 in the 1693 revival — ; or , to be more precise , labelled ‘ new ’ where it appears in the 1693 word-book . |
| 16 | He looked up as Nuadu made a quick movement and Nuadu caught again the amusement . |
| 17 | As we have seen , in so far as Washington valued the special relationship it was essentially for hard-headed reasons of self-interest , and in the mid-1960s three issues in particular were to bring about a marked weakening of the old ties . |
| 18 | Last season United watched Schmeichel regularly as Brondby won the Danish title for the fourth time in five years and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup . |
| 19 | Karr 's ship was docking even as Tolonen rode the sealed car out to the landing bay . |
| 20 | Tony Philliskirk scored twice as PETERBOROUGH enjoyed a 2–1 win at WATFORD . |
| 21 | PACE aces Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram produced the goods again as Pakistan claimed a thrilling three-run victory over England at Lord 's . |
| 22 | And I wonder , ’ she went on as Melissa murmured a polite and hypocritical response , ‘ if you 'd be so kind as to give me a lift to the school this morning ? |
| 23 | Oh , yes , I am sure he was most impolite , ’ she hurried on as Melissa murmured a conventional disclaimer . |