Example sentences of "[adj] as they [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tentative price was £8,000 and Oceanic Airways of Australia were interested as they operated 10 Monospar four-seaters . |
| 2 | The distant forest became obscured by a misty darkness which closed in round them , broken by the odd pinprick of light as they passed some hamlet or village . |
| 3 | They are expensive and share many of the disadvantages of hypochlorites although they are more acceptable as they have little smell or taste . |
| 4 | Two dolphins joined in the fun , their tumbling , lithe bodies clearly visible as they weaved sparkling trails of fire at high speed under our bows . |
| 5 | In two instances the ratios in the survey might not be typical as they included large tracts of common grazing . |
| 6 | All the more dispirited as they entered Blue Horizons , they discovered that somehow Joe 's dabs , bought with enthusiasm this morning to prepare for luncheon , failed to seem so attractive . |
| 7 | What possible justification can there be for that , given the fact the actions are reasonable as they stay this year . |
| 8 | As long as they get some exposure to written language , most learners will acquire at least a modicum of literacy . |
| 9 | ‘ Some hoped to be saved by going ; others did n't care if they were damned so long as they found new fields for profit and adventure . |
| 10 | The birds hatched in an incubator can then be hand-reared or given back to their parents , who will rear any number of chicks as long as they have enough food . |
| 11 | The mosquitoes and the noise of the guns were not as important as they seemed several days ago . |
| 12 | In particular , there was a striking morphological appearance in five infected livers in which the hepatocytes became progressively enlarged and distorted as they accumulated huge amounts of hepatitis B surface and core antigens ( HBsAg , HBcAg ) . |
| 13 | With many hand shakes and introductions , the candidates and their leader met as many people as possible as they visited each department . |
| 14 | They were silent as they undressed each other , their movements slow and sensual . |
| 15 | Mark claims that all the people were astonished as they witnessed this contest between good and evil . |