Example sentences of "[vb past] as it [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It remains true that , apart from the foral provinces , government became more effective , defined , and concentrated as it approached the subject . |
| 2 | Meh'Lindi reached into the trunk and lifted out a small tentacle , which squirmed as it left the stasis-field . |
| 3 | It whitened as it climbed the sky , casting a long path of broken moonlight across the river . |
| 4 | Tolby flinched as it touched the skin . |
| 5 | The horrific headless figure disappeared as it reached the foot of the steps . |
| 6 | I could hardly conceive what it must be like in winter : the incessant darkness ; the piercing cold when the spray froze as it hit the deck and formed great blocks of ice at the bows ; howling gales and never-ending work ; then a few days in port and out to sea again , week after week , month after month . |
| 7 | The dull gold in his headdress shimmered as it caught the light . |