Example sentences of "as [noun pl] [verb] [adv prt] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Souls and — worse — the remains of souls thronged the Castle as flies swarm around a carcass . |
| 2 | Now Eugenie 's apparent doubts about who her father is will fuel arguments over child custody as lawyers work out a deal for Fergie 's separation from Prince Andrew . |
| 3 | A large part of the area was sealed off following the arrests as police carried out a fingertip search for bullets . |
| 4 | The accident happened on the outskirts of Chester after a cross-county motorway chase from Warrington as police followed up a report of an attempted armed robbery . |
| 5 | The accident happened on the outskirts of Chester after a cross-county motorway chase from Warrington as police followed up a report of an attempted armed robbery . |
| 6 | Water may be slowed when rivers meet the sea , or by bends in rivers , or — depending on the local topography — by friction as currents move along a shore . |