Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [adv] as it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are confident that IBM is indeed primarily interested in the morphing business even as it metamorphoses itself into a new and presumably reinvigorated enterprise . |
| 2 | That shoulder obviously still him a problem he seems to be holding it a little bit awkwardly as it comes in to Speedy now . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The Lepismatidae have acquired an additional anterior articulation which , with other changes , enables the mandible to move by adduction and abduction in the transverse plane rather as it does in most mandibulate Pterygotes . |
| 5 | Tigers do not know that humans beings have no sense of smell , and when a tiger becomes a man-eater it treats a human being exactly as it treats wild animals , that is , it approaches its intended victims up-wind , or lies up in wait for them down-wind . |
| 6 | As with the unregistered design right as it applies to other articles , the semiconductor design right is automatic and does not require registration . |
| 7 | We value this regular service highly as it has been a source of up-to-date information which is readily available on a weekly basis . |
| 8 | It makes a good windbreak too as it filters the wind , rather than encouraging destructive eddies . |
| 9 | As a safety measure , the warhead completes its arming process only as it nears the target . |
| 10 | The pillar of gas and sand was pulled out by the wind , darkening the sand under its shadow and forming a curtain of haze under its base like you see under a heavy cloud sometimes as it starts to get rid of its rain . |
| 11 | The animal is knitted as a single motif just as it appears on the graph . |
| 12 | ‘ The division faces another difficult year ahead as it completes its fundamental restructuring and positions itself to become a viable business in niche markets , ’ the company declared . |