Example sentences of "as the water " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the water evaporates , the coalescing agents cause the acrylic dispersion to fuse and form the surface coating . |
| 2 | The last house in the valley — West Wortha — will be demolished within the next four weeks , but archaeological work will continue even as the water level starts to rise . |
| 3 | A dolphin dives with its lungs filled , and copes with the crushing effects of pressure at these depths by collapsing its chest as the water pressure compresses the air in its lungs . |
| 4 | As though carried by a mighty flood to its remote hilltop , surrounded by trees , and then abandoned as the water receded , the barrow is an almost alien presence . |
| 5 | They do not mind it in the least , as long as the water is warm . |
| 6 | Now it is beginning to crumble , as the water from the newly created water table rises up within it and deposits salt beneath its surface . |
| 7 | Golden Girl 's stern rose as the water drained , the wind pivoting the catamaran round and driving her stern first . |
| 8 | If we include all the deep groundwater that we can rarely use , as well as the water trapped in pores in sediments such as clays , the total volume of groundwater is probably more than 50 million cubic kilometres . |
| 9 | Left to itself , water in the unsaturated zone would reach an equilibrium in the same way as the water in the capillary tube or the towel . |
| 10 | This area of the canal was used as Prague 's first public swimming pool as the water was gin-clear up until 1950 . |
| 11 | As a tear began to run down his lined face , he pulled the heavy old chain and watched as the water gushed down on the spider . |
| 12 | As the water ebbed away , so the spell was broken . |
| 13 | As the water shallowed , the trout , sensing danger , tugged viciously and tore off to sulk in the middle of the pool . |
| 14 | The stream bed below is normally dry as the water percolates through at a lower level . |
| 15 | Fig 37 Low tide is always better for learning as the water is much flatter and any waves have little power . |
| 16 | If you add essential oils as the water is running , much of the aromatic vapour will have evaporated before you enter the bath . |
| 17 | The original Holme Fen Post at this nature reserve near Peterborough was a cast-iron pillar from the Great Exhibition , driven 22 feet into the peat in 1851 to prove the theory that the Fens were sinking as the water was drained away from them in land reclamation . |
| 18 | The operation of the wheel is unusual , being a variation on the overshot type in which water falls on to the top of the wheel and turns it in the same direction as the water 's flow . |
| 19 | It is the only sure way — as long as the water holds bigger bream . |
| 20 | Just as the water relates about the stars and the moon , even so the physical form relates about intellect and spirit . |
| 21 | M. Grimsby ( 92 000 people ) was also started by a railway company but as the water is shallower it specialises in deep sea fishing trawlers rather than giant oil tankers . |
| 22 | As the water percolated through the rocks , the leaching process became less effective and the porosity that was created decreased progressively away from the exposed surfaces . |
| 23 | As the water ripped at his thighs he turned and staggered backwards , using his stronger right leg as a brace against the frightening force of the water . |
| 24 | As the water trickles down into the water table , the rivers receive a constant supply of water and can irrigate agricultural land effectively . |
| 25 | Everyone watched as the water reached the top of the men 's thighs , then their hips , before finally becoming shallower again as they passed the mid-point in the river and approached the opposite bank . |
| 26 | The use of a suitable media in a filter , encourages bacteria to fix to its surface where they break down these nasties as the water is pumped or passed over them . |
| 27 | As the water is recycled through the system it is exposed to germicidal radiation , which clears algae but does not produce sterile water . |
| 28 | As the water gets warmer , it is visualized that the structure becomes more random , thus accounting for the increased fluidity of the water at higher temperatures . |
| 29 | I shied at such a thinly veiled challenge , but succumbed to her persuasion , which had become more vociferous as the water diminished . |
| 30 | I suppose that I really put two and two together when reading a ( non aquatic ) book on the rain forest , which mentioned that the Rio Negro in Brazil was dark , due to a weak tea effect as the water percolated first through the vegetation and then through the sandy subsoil ( as opposed to clay subsoils elsewhere in the Amazon basin ) . |