Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] [adv] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | RUSSIA 'S leaders vacillated between confrontation and compromise yesterday as President Boris Yeltsin softened his claim to special powers and parliament called an emergency session of the Congress of People 's Deputies to try to oust him . |
| 2 | From such heads of water currents will diverge along the coast and turn seawards as rip currents when they meet opposite currents emanating from the next divergence along the coast . |
| 3 | A volatile demand for money that shifts about as expectations change can cause severe fluctuations in interest rates if the supply of money is kept constant . |
| 4 | He drew out a sheet of paper , unfolded it on the bar and leaned back as Wickham and Marshall read the note and signature . |
| 5 | She walked through into the Lancaster Room again , where Phil Aldrich was still scribbling away on the hotel 's notepaper ; and for the moment ( as Sheila stood in the doorway ) looking up with his wonted patience and nodding mildly as Janet propounded her latest views on the injustice of the tour 's latest delay . |
| 6 | A land where 17 per cent tax is put on fuel and dressed up as Britain 's contribution to ‘ green ’ objectives , where a national lottery is about to yield a 12 per cent rake-off for the Exchequer , where charities are booming , blessed with a Budget tax bonus of £30 million a year and where a job in future may actually mean ‘ community service ’ . |
| 7 | Migraine , too , is followed by nausea and vomit rather as sin is followed by remorse . |
| 8 | Munro sat at his desk in the Haston Place flat and listened intently as Carter gave him the gist of his conversation with Vargas . |
| 9 | Its importance sharply decreased for those in their early 20s , to stand at little above the average and fell gradually as age increased , to reach just over eight per cent for over-55 year olds . |
| 10 | She was sitting miserably brooding when Marguerite tapped on her door and came in as Jenna invited her . |
| 11 | No thought of food or drink now as Mandeville strode up and down in front of us , so angry he seemed impervious to the roaring flames of the fire . |
| 12 | He did not deny her assertion but smiled contentedly as Constance drew her dish from the oven . |
| 13 | Performance on the four choice reaction time deteriorated with hypoglycaemia and improved again as euglycaemia was restored with both insulins . |