Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adv] as it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His was a hectic life , becoming more so as it went on . |
| 2 | He might feel that any heir , even one who disinherits him , is worth having so long as it keeps the name going . ’ |
| 3 | The chimney was a traditional one for the Lake District ; a straight , dry-stone cylinder tapering slightly inside as it went up . |
| 4 | So do n't write off the ‘ old country ’ yet Amanda it is n't doing as badly as it thinks . |
| 5 | Had anyone been looking in the direction of Miss Danziger they would have observed a faint smile gathering at the corners of her mouth and fading as quickly as it formed . |
| 6 | Pascal 's insistence that rigorous , self-searching thought is the basis of morality needs as much hammering home now as it did three centuries ago . |
| 7 | The whistling of the wind was low , disappearing as quickly as it came , ruffling her hair . |