Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb -s] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | USER FRIENDLY should make today another classic payday for local hero George Duffield so long as she gets the green light to tackle the Coalite St Leger at Doncaster . |
| 2 | What does Mary always say , horrible creature , as she spears the hideous lumps of gristle on her fork ? |
| 3 | So far there is a discreet element of authorial summary in this representation of the heroine 's thoughts as she reviews the supposed courtship of Harriet by Mr Elton . |
| 4 | THE link between dance music and drugs such as Ecstasy is a big worry to Catherine as she plans the next moves in her budding pop career . |
| 5 | Beth has practised her craft , of course , and as she reads the second line of each poem , thereby confirming the piece 's rhythm , the children look up expectantly . |
| 6 | She smiles as she meets the first customers of the day . |
| 7 | LEG 'S TALK ABOUT THIS : Fergie tries the inch-pinch by grabbing a handful of flesh on her leg to see just how wobbly it is — and pulls a face as she discovers the weighty truth |
| 8 | She works in the shop from 9 am until 5 pm , but as she awaits the infrequent customers she is not idle ; she cuts her cloth and does all her hand sewing . |
| 9 | Again at Ascot , Prince Philip snubs Diana as she enters the Royal box . |
| 10 | track the LH as he/she says the whole dialogue . |
| 11 | However , our basic model may be criticized in advance of this discussion in so far as it ignores the monetary effects of fiscal decisions and so may overstate the case in favour of macroeconomic management through this route . |
| 12 | Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary , Kevin McNamara , says Britain should mourn the two deaths , as it proves the political system in Ulster has disintegrated . |
| 13 | This programme however is far more attractive as it features the great Marguerite Long in music by the three 20th Century French composers with whom she was closely associated . |
| 14 | The Coca Cola international triathlon at Portaferry on July 3 , which normally attracts upwards of 25,000 spectators , will be a good test for the Belfast student as it features the coldest swim of any triathlon in the world . |
| 15 | The interaction is strong , as it involves the electric field of the radiation and the electric charge of the electron . |
| 16 | Any tense which includes a component of the present tense such as the passé composé ( il a écrit ) is personal in so far as it acknowledges the present moment of the utterance . |
| 17 | It is included in this discussion of emotions as it represents the lowest state of emotional energy , as well as physical and mental energy . |
| 18 | Alan Calladine , the Midland Railway Trust 's Development officer , commented : ‘ There is no doubt that this machine is one of the more important items in our collection , as it represents the last stages of steam locomotive production from the Derby Locomotive Works . |
| 19 | As far as the private language argument is concerned , foundationalism is still possible as long as it avoids the traditional view that epistemology is the enterprise of starting from one 's own case and building on that . |
| 20 | To confirm this we have to pause and look back from the road to Aubeterre as it climbs the eastern slope of the valley of the Tude , just as Pound must have paused in 1911 ; and then we see that , whereas the modern town of Chalais is in the river bottom , old Chalais , a manorial village grouped round the gate of the château , does indeed stand on the ridge behind , so that the tops of the tallest poplars by the river wave just below the walls of the château . |
| 21 | Unlike the essay on Gide , Nizan finds much that is positive in Friedmann 's analysis , particularly its historical dimension , stressing as it does the abject poverty of the masses and the arbitrary and oppressive power of orthodox religion prior to 1917 . |
| 22 | By contrast , for example , the development of the heart is much more convoluted , involving as it does the complex folding and fusing of tubes . |
| 23 | Texas Instruments will manufacture the new SuperSparcs as it does the current ones . |
| 24 | Texas Instruments will manufacture the new SuperSparcs as it does the current ones . |
| 25 | The density of the development , achieving as it does the virtual replacement of existing static caravans practically one-for-one , is quite out of proportion with the density of surrounding settlements . |
| 26 | The JDS 's decision and the delay in making it has had serious repercussions for the profession , following as it does the unpopular decision to fine two Polly Peck administrators only £1,000 each ( the maximum possible at the time of the offence ) over conflicts of interest . |
| 27 | Unfortunately , where woodstopping has been used , it is usually apparent as it breaks the natural grain configuration . |
| 28 | The nominal value is meaningless and may be misleading , except in so far as it determines the minimum liability . |
| 29 | In many ways Catania provided Keith Rowlands , RWC director and secretary of the International Board , with a microcosm of the problems confronting the game as it negotiates the commercial minefield surrounding its venture into the world of World Cups . |
| 30 | It need not be in writing , but a written contract is preferable as it reduces the possible grounds for misunderstanding . |