Example sentences of "[noun pl] as [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | She actively watches the lines made by her arms and legs as they form varying shapes . |
2 | Although written many years ago , Lady Chatterley 's Lover has just been reissued by the Grove Press , and this pictorial account of the day by day life of an English game-keeper is full of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant raising , the apprehending of poachers , ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the professional game-keeper . |
3 | Ma is trying to apologise for it with her eyes as she sucks khaki splodges from the sleeve of her cardigan . |
4 | PANAMA CITY ( AP ) — Panamanian police arrested Ricardo Arias Calderon , the Christian Democrat former vice-presidential candidate , and some supporters as they toured remote provinces urging people to boycott the military-controlled government . |
5 | He did not have time to check his mirrors for police cars as he passed All Hallows-on-the-Wall and plunged into the long straight canyon of London Wall . |
6 | Grey herons contorted to strange shapes as they stretched long necks and peered into the shallows . |
7 | ‘ It would be ideal if we could find more than one corgi as we have two performances a day . ’ |
8 | Travelling by horse and camel caravan , as dictated by the terrain , they would have to be self-sufficient for all of their needs as they traversed vast plains and mighty forests , mountain passes and arid deserts , experiencing great extremes of heat and cold . |
9 | Looking at the behaviour of costs as we increase all outputs proportionately along the ray we have a picture like figure 2.5a . |
10 | The 77-year-old ignored flashing blue lights as he drove nine miles down the middle lane of the M5 at 40mph . |
11 | Throughout the book Eccleshall demonstrates an impressive authority and ease with his sources as he ransacks 300 years of Conservative thought to discover the meaning of Conservatism . |
12 | PYRAMID TO TAKE $23m HIT AGAINST ITS FIGURES AS IT CUTS 110 JOBS |
13 | I know that plans are well advanced throughout the country for a massive collecting effort next year and I want to wish all of you involved all the very best in your efforts as we approach these days , that 's to say donation days , in the coming year . |
14 | The electricity distributor yesterday cut tariffs by 1pc for 1.3m customers as it announced pre-tax profits of £111.2m . |
15 | The electricity distributor yesterday cut tariffs by 1pc for 1.3m customers as it announced pre-tax profits of £111.2m . |
16 | Trailing variegated nepetas are often sold with the bedding plants during summer at garden centres as they make admirable subjects for hanging baskets and window boxes . |
17 | Robbie observed him through lowered lashes as he made hearty inroads on the food . |
18 | Similar attitudes may be adopted by newer , weaker rivals as they seek novel forms of alliance to overcome the disadvantages they face in tackling the world leaders head-on . |
19 | The acceleration of charged particles is of ever-increasing importance to astronomers and astrophysicists as they study such phenomena as pulsars and solar flares . |
20 | While waiting for her passengers as they inspected isolated gun-sites on windswept clifftops and rocky promontories , Liza was urged by her passengers to switch on the car engine to keep herself warm , however much she knew this procedure to be frowned upon by her direct superiors at Command Headquarters . |
21 | Two campaigners , an Englishman and a Frenchman , brushed away tears as they recalled 453 airmen who never returned from World War 2 sorties . |
22 | The University will take account of the report of the Academic Auditors ( which is expected in August 1993 ) and of reports of the HEFCE quality assessors as they review individual subjects . |
23 | Did they try to go for passing shots as they stood two feet behind the baseline ? |
24 | Run by the Greater London Association of Disabled People , it will look at a broad range of disability issues as they affect disabled women . |
25 | It 's a great way to make friends with your fellow explorers as you discover different islands . |
26 | The main thrust of the project is to compare both demand and supply factors as they affect small firms ( defined as employing between 5 and 100 persons ) in the different regions . |
27 | But on the whole it is easy to value paintings by Japanese artists as they paint similar subjects , and new prices are set by the dealers ' auction which takes place once a month at the Tokyo Bijutsu Club , of which most big dealers are members . |
28 | The publican had looked at her several times as she offered little posies of limp flowers to customers for a penny a time . |
29 | The Royal Ulster Constabulary is solving twice as many crimes as it did 10 years ago . |
30 | The trouble is that companies need two to three times as many pay grades as they do working layers , and once they 've established the pay grades , which are easy to describe and set up , they fail to take the next step and set up a different managerial hierarchy based on responsibility rather than salary . |