Example sentences of "as it [verb] [adv] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This means that the value of a firm would indeed rise as it took on more debt because it was paying less of its earnings out to the taxman .
2 No Women 's Open was held as it attracted so few entrants , so all gained automatic entry to the Grand Prix .
3 I remembered Gerry saying she thought it must be a radio phone as it had so many digits .
4 They followed the porter along the serpentine path , then suddenly they were through the trees and into a glade ringed by clumps of trees , silent except for the gurgle of a small brook as it splashed down some rocks which thrust up out of the ground like the finger of a buried giant .
5 The cake mixture will curdle slightly , as it contains so little flour — but do not worry .
6 Local people should be encouraged to obtain a copy of the guide , said Mr Davies , as it contains so much information about Mid Wales and its attractions .
7 The Oceanis thundered down the middle of the harbour , the anchor crunching as it picked up several chains on the bottom .
8 Images are powerful and subliminal , and this one was quite discriminatory as it projected precisely that Family of which society so approves .
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