Example sentences of "[subord] [adv] as they [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this is not sufficient to explain the behaviour of some felines which will run and hide as soon as they hear a man approaching . |
| 2 | As soon as they had a family got out , they rushed indoors with poles and burst out the slates near the ridge tree of the roof . |
| 3 | As soon as they saw a lonely person , they had to drag him off to the woods Jesus Christ ! |
| 4 | A new director , responsible for a large section of the company 's business for the first time , was not in a particularly enviable position ; there were men equally as bright and considerably younger , poised ready to pull the mat from under him as soon as they saw an opportunity ; Hank could be their chance . |
| 5 | In their experiment , subjects listened to sentences and pushed a button as soon as they heard a target word . |
| 6 | As soon as they reach a pound and twelve P , you sell them . |
| 7 | As soon as they sight a predator approaching , they swiftly dart round to the far side of a tree-trunk before performing the rigid ‘ statue ’ response . |
| 8 | Instead , they grow a palisade of protective spines as soon as they scent a predator browsing nearby . |
| 9 | Then as soon as they loose a few games Cantona will bugger off , Sharpe will go back to old habits and Giggs will go to Italy ( : - ) ) . |
| 10 | They 'll be round as soon as they see a light in the window . |
| 11 | I remember D saying they think they 're all equal to the best as soon as they have a telly and a car . |