Example sentences of "as it [vb -s] its [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as birdsong awoke the unit , an owl is heard calling as it flies its nightly patrol over |
| 2 | As it continues its unhurried survey I begin to feel a grim human intent behind that gaze . |
| 3 | ‘ We are three-quarters of a mile in the depths of the earth , and the great river shrinks into insignificance as it dashes its angry waves against the walls and cliffs that rise to the world above ; the waves are but puny ripples , and we but pygmies , running up and down the sands or lost among the boulders . |
| 4 | Few rivers can compare in scenic beauty with the Tamar as it winds its magic course between Cornwall and England . |
| 5 | A HIGH-TECH electronics firm has more than doubled interim pre-tax profits as it expands its world-wide operation , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 6 | ‘ The division faces another difficult year ahead as it completes its fundamental restructuring and positions itself to become a viable business in niche markets , ’ the company declared . |
| 7 | A ‘ DYNAMIC new image ’ for Mayfest , as it enters its second decade , was unveiled in Glasgow yesterday by its director , Robert Robson . |