Example sentences of "[conj] as [pers pn] [verb] [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women currently outlive men by about six years , so that as they retire five years earlier they can expect on average to spend twice as long as men in retirement . |
| 2 | But children grow up and as they reach twenty years of age , the rights and concerns which have provided them with an education , and their families with a range of supports , begin to fall away . |
| 3 | ‘ And as I put one leg out of the door , he looked slightly taken aback , because he could see that my leg was bare . |
| 4 | People left smiling and as I passed one lady on her way down the hill she grinned at me and said ‘ Perfick ’ ! |
| 5 | Doyle 's eyes narrowed and as he put one hand to his face the other slid dangerously to his jacket pocket . |