Example sentences of "[noun sg] as it [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1	There are also links with Nottingham 's twin city Minsk proving that the department still serves the local community as it did 75 years ago .
2	Iron was used for the shank as it provided greater strength and longer life than bronze would have done .
3	Last month Rainbow Warrior II was seized by the French navy as it led another protest to the atoll .
4	Tracey added , ‘ The order was a good test for our facility as it employed several items of our equipment .
5	The disruption of world markets in the aftermath of the war , the waves of protectionism and concurrent fall in export sales inevitably affected the Champagne trade as it razed other industries ; 1932 proved disastrous with virtually no buyers for Champagne .
6	The government itself became larger and more concentrated in its operation as it assumed increasing responsibilities in areas such as education and defence .
7	Eardley 's argument suggests that a white hole would be a highly unstable object and that soon after its formation it would be converted into a black hole as it gathered surrounding matter .
8	Fashion retailer Next was on everybody 's buy list as it boosted taxable profits threefold .
9	The only real characteristic of each day was that it was the same as the day before and to give any account of such days in strict sequence would make as tedious reading as it made tedious living .
10	The team certainly lived up to its reputation as it whipped first place from under the noses of the Golden Wonder team at the end of the last game .
11	At the same time as it stimulated Political activity and consciousness among the provincial nobility , the process leading to Emancipation also speeded the emergence of a more socially diverse public opinion .
12	Ms Gordon said the recruitment agencies were enthusiastic about broking as it meant less time was spent pairing applicants with jobs .

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