Example sentences of "of [noun sg] as [pers pn] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their bodies were covered in a mist of moisture as they lay side by side . |
| 2 | All too typically I saw enthused teachers returning from training , armed with new perspectives who became progressively drained of optimism as they faced non-understanding in colleagues , shortage of resources , lack of follow-up support , and who ended up despairing and cynical about possibilities of real change . |
| 3 | I do not believe in using the deep trance state in any form of therapy as it involves hypnoamnesia , a state in which the patient will neither be aware of what is going on at the time nor able to recall it afterwards . |
| 4 | The wind was rising again , mocking the arrival of spring as it lashed rain against the windows . |
| 5 | The fry hatch in around 30 hours and are like black slivers of wood as they hang tail down in the bubbles of the nest . |
| 6 | The key areas of LMS as they effect resource management planning can be summarised as : |
| 7 | The scythe of time creates superiority of title as it does seniority of age . |
| 8 | We had only known Sinar Surya as a lumpish extension of the land — as dependent on it as a baby is on its mother ; now she had come of age as she surged south to a thrilling new rhythm , new smells and new sensations . |
| 9 | Technically , Smart gave his delight in varied versification free play by making use of twenty-five different stanza forms , generally taking one stanza for each verse of every psalm , and using neologisms , puns , aphorisms and turns of wit as he found opportunity . |
| 10 | Enough to hear the rush of air as they lost height . |
| 11 | The lecturers ' meetings became a form of theatre as they encouraged opposition the better to silence it before the expectant crowd . |
| 12 | Simple as that , cos this plan , is like a sort of pay as you go type plan , I mean , you 're not building up huge cash reserves that you gon na lose out on , by cancelling early , |
| 13 | Putting out a hand to pick up her brush , intending to try to do something about her limp blonde hair , Laura gave a yelp of dismay as she caught sight of the time on her wrist-watch . |