Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [verb] [adv] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the past few decades , the world 's demand for tin has fallen dramatically as packagers have reduced the thickness of the metal in tinplate or have turned to other materials for their containers , aluminium for instance . |
| 2 | Its circulation had grown enormously as immigrants flooded into Tollemarche , and it had expanded into the shops which flanked it on either side . |
| 3 | By Oct. 17 rioting had broken out as people protested at the authorities ' slow response . |
| 4 | The sun had broken through as Erika went to the bus-stop and by the time she had reached school it was quite warm , this pleasing Erika who feared that really severe weather would cause Uncle Karl to cancel the tour of Berlin the next day . |
| 5 | They 'll certainly let you in after this performance , " the Magistrate had said ironically as Mr Bradley made one or two more last-minute arrangements with Saint Peter for the opening of the celestial gates . |
| 6 | The alert last night had sounded just as Londoners were beginning to think that just for once there would be no air raid , and the first bombs fell as the last notes of the sirens gave way to an uneasy , brooding silence . |
| 7 | In West Africa , the savannah-dwelling blackfly which transmits the worm causing river blindness has expanded southwards as forests are cleared in Liberia , Ghana and the Côte d'Ivoire . |
| 8 | Innovation and expansion have continued apace as manufacturers have no misgivings about the long-term future for clay roofing tiles . |