Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] as [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pangolin is a forest animal and at the same time a taxonomic enigma : it cuts across several distinct categories in Lele zoology just as it does in ours . |
| 2 | Given the evidence that punishment which immediately precedes a forbidden act ( rarely possible for busy parents ) maximizes resistance to temptation and minimizes guilt , you might try not only to sanction misbehaviour promptly but ( where possible ) forestall your child 's action just as it gets under way . |
| 3 | A SOBBING mother cursed her daughter 's killer yesterday as she collapsed at the graveside of pop fan Helen Gorrie . |
| 4 | Funny girl Pamela Stephenson looked like she 'd joined the smile-high club yesterday as she jetted into Britain with pop star George Michael . |
| 5 | The trip from Jura that morning had been exciting enough , with a following sea cork-screwing the boat wildly as we ran before it , with the occasional shuddering ‘ gybe ’ when a shift of wind took us by surprise . |
| 6 | Dido 's sobbing for her old lover even as she lies in the arms of her new one — this melancholy , which Virgil , and following him Hardy , responded to with such sympathy , is for Pound deathly , it precludes the genuinely ‘ new ’ , which he urgently wants to find and to celebrate . |
| 7 | James Courtney from Dundrod only broke his wrist and suffered severe bruising of his back and shoulders , despite being hurled into a field backwards as he skidded off the road . |
| 8 | Things like this are always hurtful but I hope that people will have faith just as they have in the resurrection of Jesus . |
| 9 | ‘ Just the one ? ’ he asked easily , taking up her case just as she reached for it . |
| 10 | The animal is knitted as a single motif just as it appears on the graph . |
| 11 | In the south of France , and especially the southeast , the legacy of Ancient Rome represented the overwhelming influence on Gothic architecture just as it had on Romanesque here before this . |
| 12 | After hearing that they had been attending a high school graduation party , they were released by the judge on the condition that they were each driven to their parents ' home exactly as they appeared in court — with only a blanket for |
| 13 | The sound of the forge echoes around the village now as it did in the 19th century . |
| 14 | The sun left a red stain behind as it retreated below the horizon . |
| 15 | Admittedly , Bicknell began the current campaign sluggishly as he experimented with an abbreviated approach , then reverted to the full Monty in the B&H quarterfinal against Lancashire to help set up a notable victory . |
| 16 | POLICE were waiting to interview Chester 's former town crier yesterday as he recovered from burns after setting himself alight . |
| 17 | The call was lost in the sound of her heart pounding furiously as she ran for the cliff-top . |
| 18 | Er if we 're doing the job properly as I said to you before we really need the invoices for various |
| 19 | Although change may evolve slowly , problem-posing can be a nurturing process with people exploring visions and building community together as they work on problems . |
| 20 | These differences influenced success or failure just as they did in earlier state-making attempts , especially through their effect upon economic growth , which not only provides resources for extending the state apparatus and developing national education , but is also a major factor in conferring legitimacy upon the regime . |
| 21 | The images of angels are much more ambiguous and capable of different interpretations ( this could , of course , be said of the angel theme generally as it recurs in the history of art , and in various guises across different cultures ) . |
| 22 | I do not mean to imply that the biochemistry is primary , or any more fundamental in the reductionist sense than the physiology ; what I am saying is that changed biochemistry translates into changed physiology just as it does into changed behaviour . |
| 23 | An excited fan planted a kiss on the Duchess of York 's cheek yesterday as she practised for her new role as a United Nations roving ambassador . |
| 24 | He had been moving his body slightly as he came into the shot , and the club head was being thrown slightly off line . |
| 25 | She managed to keep her smile in place too as she walked into the thickly carpeted room and closed the door behind her . |
| 26 | She held out her hand , palm upwards now , and moved her head slowly as she looked at Aggie as if she were talking to a friend who would understand that a cousin of hers had not married beneath her . |
| 27 | He drew off some fluid and relieved the pressure , then went back to the office , where he shook his head gloomily as he pored over the report that had come back with her from Seapark . |
| 28 | Coelenterates will resort to territorial squabbles in the aquarium just as they do in the wild . |
| 29 | Sitting on the veranda herself a short while later as she worked on a lacy white shawl she was secretly knitting for the baby , Belinda murmured aloud , ‘ I hope Tom comes today . |
| 30 | Everything seemed to be plain sailing now as we came to the 17th . |