Example sentences of "as [noun pl] [vb past] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | England withdrew from Fifa in 1928 , as discussions began for the organisation of the first World Cup competition , and remained disdainfully on the sidelines until 1950 , when England 's ‘ superiority ’ complex was quickly dissipated by a 1–0 defeat in a pool match against the United States . |
| 2 | Motorways and high streets around the country ground to a halt as shoppers headed for the stores . |
| 3 | Youths dressed as demons careered across the road and yelled at the tops of their voices . |
| 4 | The two Sea Kings narrowly escaped being hit as shells crashed around the landing zone in the Srebrenica football stadium . |
| 5 | The public 's response was so overwhelming that the procession of cars , which each carried two team members , was halted several times as fans surged around the cars asking for autographs , shaking hands and giving the occasional kiss . |
| 6 | We watched as flocks swirled over the Park 's outer perimeter , performing astounding aerial manoevrings . |
| 7 | International financial markets experienced a period of considerable turbulence in the autumn of 1991 , as uncertainties grew about the sustainability of the recovery in the United States economy , and as fears were expressed that the German economy might also face intractable difficulties in meeting the costs of unification . |
| 8 | As cracks appeared in the facade of unity , the atmosphere at Park House soured . |
| 9 | As wagtails flittered over the swimming pool , Jack Mitchell heard me admire Butch and lectured me sternly . |
| 10 | Passengers stared in amazement as feathers drifted past the windows of the 5.42pm from Manchester Piccadilly . |
| 11 | Intel Corp shares were down sharply prior to the New York opening as investors reacted to the news : opening at $99 , they carried on down to $95.75 , off $14.25 from the $110 at the close on Friday . |
| 12 | Intel Corp shares were down sharply prior to the New York opening as investors reacted to the news : opening at $99 , they carried on down to $95.75 , off $14.25 from the $110 at the close on Friday . |
| 13 | For a while the television channel went off the air as protesters swarmed into the building , before troops and government supporters pushed them out . |
| 14 | Bands played , there were minute by minute deliveries of orchids and gardenias and the miniature lightning of flashlights lit the crowd as photographers dived among the luminaries . |
| 15 | This mass discovery of the countryside was to some extent a car-borne movement , a consequence of a rapid rise in car ownership as prices fell with the application of mass production techniques to the manufacturing process . |
| 16 | He fired twice and Julie threw herself down as bullets ploughed into the kitchen table . |
| 17 | Shocked onlookers , in town to see the Milk Race , watched as detectives broke into the pub . |
| 18 | His employers , Sun Life of Canada , yesterday offered a £10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the murderer as police looked into the business dealings of the £40,000-a-year executive . |
| 19 | But as police stood outside the pair sped off in the car . |
| 20 | These events are too often used as nuggets quarried from the record and displayed for our current instruction . |
| 21 | Dave Heath got the fourth … the Wildcats finally stirred thanks to a goal from Bryan Larkin … the Kings kept going though … they led by 10-1 in the third period before Swindon came back with four late goals … it finished 11 … 5 … with fists flying as tempers flared towards the end … the second leg in two weeks time at Swindon should be a scorcher |
| 22 | And that experience that took place on that initial day that is the birthday of the church was not just a one off thing , but as others came into the church they experienced not another pentecost , but if you like , their own pentecost . |
| 23 | As spectatators streamed from the ground , the public address crackled out its satisfied message : Whitley Bay had stuffed ‘ em , good and proper . |
| 24 | Zurich : Selected blue chips saw high turnover as shares firmed across the board . |
| 25 | By the second half of 1990 , however , there were signs of renewed instability as rifts appeared between the NDC and its TNP ally . |