Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the outset , it was decided to use direct observation of how clients spent their time as the principal measure of effectiveness . |
| 2 | The girl 's eyes lost their sparkle as the faintest of rumbles came to her ears , and Mr Beckenham was sorry he had drawn her attention to it . |
| 3 | The screams reached their peak as the remaining males descended to the ground and started charging through the group . |
| 4 | Patients reported about three times as many undesirable events in the six months preceding their illness as the comparison group over the same period . |
| 5 | Observers held their breath as the former Derry City and Shelbourne star took to the pitch for his first game but the thunderous greeting that cascaded down from the Windsor stands proved it was unnecessary caution . |
| 6 | A number of authors ( Akerlof and Yellen , 1985 ; Mankiw , 1985a ; Parkin , 1986 ) have argued that if firms have set optimum prices , a small change in the optimum may not persuade firms to change their price as the gain in profit is marginal . |