Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [prep] the [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Bowlers allus goes for the man as is buildin' a ninnins. 'E 's the one they fear . |
| 2 | In the big ones the money goes to the names as appearance money , and I 'd be unlikely to figure in the serious prize money . |
| 3 | FLURRY OF SLURRY : The liquid dung flies through the air as revenge-seeking Dave launches his attack |
| 4 | It 's a privilege to meet with the students as they seek God 's direction for the future . |
| 5 | But you can be a bit sickened by the effect as you pass the new crop of boarded-up shops and closing down sales . |
| 6 | Escheat has been abolished , and all property in such a case devolves on the Crown as bona vacantia . |
| 7 | It is important that we have this opportunity to concentrate on the Bill as it affects Scotland . |
| 8 | Outside , the storm howled about the house as though a pack of wild wolves were trying to get in . |
| 9 | Something fell in greenhouse and broke the pane to allow the wind to get into the greenhouse , which is oh dear me , as soon as the wind got into the greenhouse as I say blowing the other panes out |
| 10 | SHARE prices and the pound rose during the night as election results showed a better-than-expected performance by the Conservatives . |
| 11 | The sail filled and the boat lifted in the water as the wind took it . |
| 12 | To square this with interference phenomena it is necessary to suppose the existence of a strange force acting on the electron as it traverses , say , the top slit , whose nature depends on whether the bottom slit is at that instant open or shut . |
| 13 | 5.25(3) makes special provision for an application by a non-natural person to change the name of the employee named in the licence as responsible for the day-to-day running of the premises . |
| 14 | Fighting occurs during the rut as males compete for dominance . |
| 15 | ‘ This is a billion pound bruising for the motorist as today 's Budget will bring the Chancellor more than that figure in general revenue . ’ |
| 16 | Billy felt the wind rushing into the cab as the lorry trundled through the tunnel and he felt relieved . |
| 17 | There are many inspiring sights on the canals and one not to be missed is Tring Summit with its leafy green canopy of tall trees and soft green light reflected from the water as the herons fly through this natural tunnel at twilight . |
| 18 | Corbett dismounted slowly , ordering Ranulf to look after the horses as he went to meet the chamberlain , who had come out to greet him . |
| 19 | Dazed , he staggered back against the console and heard his shotgun clattering to the floor as it slipped from his nerveless fingers . |
| 20 | The report claimed that Khmer Rouge fighters had attacked the 5th military region 's command based in the city as well as Bek Chan airport . |
| 21 | The St Louis Globe-Democrat wrote , ‘ Now we have a young swoon actor , the idol of teenagers , caught in a marijuana party — a reefer smoking fest known to the trade as ‘ kicking the gong around ’ . ’ |
| 22 | I watched the light fade outside the windows as the church grew cold , sombre and eerie . |
| 23 | I should be interested to stand on the sidelines and watch the blood running down the walls as that is sorted out between the two ruling Labour groups . |
| 24 | Many are brilliantly coloured , their intensity of hue varying during the year as the colonies wax and wane . |
| 25 | You 'll recall that the key fell off the agenda as well , earlier or should I say , was n't very painful . |
| 26 | Does the right hon. Gentleman appreciate the tremendous fear felt throughout the Province as we face the Christmas period , bearing in mind both the warning given by the security forces of an impending IRA outrage near Christmas and the signal given by the nationalist community in the result of a by-election at Magherafelt today , where there was a 43 per cent . |
| 27 | It was a longish walk on a warm evening so he took it slowly , letting his mind roam over the case as he walked . |
| 28 | He let his mind play over the man as he had felt him at their meeting , as he now knew him from his books : vain , opinionated , hearty , joky . |
| 29 | Although the trigger for this phenomenon is unknown , hypobiosis occurs at the start of a prolonged dry season and permits the parasite to survive in the host as arrested L4 instead of maturing and producing eggs which would inevitably fail to develop on the arid pasture . |
| 30 | This effect extends to the fluctuations as well as to the mean flow . |