Example sentences of "as they [vb base] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a very interesting , if noisy , place in which to view the wide variety of produce available and to observe the fishermen as they sell their daily catch of espada and tunny . |
| 2 | Soon after , perhaps only a matter of weeks , they are dead , or dwindling rapidly in size as they absorb their own body fats . |
| 3 | It is a question many mothers ask as they receive their dead children home from wars , mountain tops and London lavatories where they died of an overdose . |
| 4 | For example , what is the value of screening for diseases for which there is no known cure such as Huntingdon 's disease when that knowledge can destroy the future quality of life of individual carriers , as they await its possible onset ? |
| 5 | THE availability of Great Britain players has boosted the medal hopes of Glasgow Western and Sutton Coldfield as they undertake their European campaigns in Holland this weekend . |
| 6 | The dolphins , engrossed in feeding on an anchovy school , fall to detect the vessels as they make their stealthy approach . |
| 7 | Nuisances and abominations of all sorts are without scruple committed to the streets at any hour of the day of night , to await the morning visit of the scavenger to remove them : and happy indeed is it for the humble pedestrian if his eye and nose alone suffer from these ejectments ; happy indeed if he comes not in contact with them , as they make their unceremonious exit from window or door … |
| 8 | He sued to love the sun and it seemed to give him life but now as they drag his limp body into the sun they realise that nothing will wake him , not even the sun . |
| 9 | As they trace their lazy parabolas back down to earth , these bits twist around slowly , over and over , until they hit the ground with a flop or a flump , splodging out to form round , flattish masses . |
| 10 | The combination of greater mobility of critical factors of production , notably technology and finance , creates tensions and uncertainties for firms as they develop their global strategies . |
| 11 | Unique commemorative plaques have been produced featuring a classic grille badge from the RAC 's early years and these will be awarded to members as they reach their 50th year of membership . |
| 12 | Jews allowed to keep pets ; budgies and puppies , etc. , doled out at police stations ; Jews weeping with gratitude as they take their new playmates home . |
| 13 | The Natural History Museum in London moved into its present building in the 1880s , and a statue of Owen still greets visitors as they enter its main hall containing the great dinosaur skeletons . |
| 14 | A group of potential servicewomen watch the activity as they complete their one-mile run as part of the selection procedure . |
| 15 | Ministers of the Crown will no longer be responsible for the internal workings of such organisations , accept in so far as they fulfil their contractual obligations . |
| 16 | And as they learn their native language , they also use language to learn other things . |
| 17 | Their reaction turns from pleasure to indifference or hostility as they realise what impending fatherhood actually involves . |
| 18 | Parents , on the other hand , become distraught as they watch their delightful baby turn into a monster . |
| 19 | God is all things to all Nuer ; they see him with as many different faces as they divide their own society into separate kinship groups . |
| 20 | Almost all of the 32 works on view have a collage of inserts taken from the world of advertising among their drawn work as they continue their extended storylines . |
| 21 | Network offers no comment other than its good wishes to both members of staff as they continue their academic careers at Napier University . |
| 22 | As Spire Oxford City Stars , who are supported by Fox F M , finished runners up in the autumn cup , and now they 're brimming over with confidence as they approach they new season . |
| 23 | They will be ready to follow the ladder party as soon as they see its last man go through the window . |
| 24 | " I do n't care chat becomes of me , So long as they sing me that sheet melody , Yip-I-Addy , I-Ay , I-Ay , Yip-I Addy , I-Ay , I-Ay . " |
| 25 | Brothers in arms Greg ( left ) and Jonny Searle let their feelings show after their sensational victory over the apparently invincible Italians Carmine and Giuseppe Abbagnale — and an emotional cox Garry Herbert ( right ) joins the brothers as they celebrate their golden moment |
| 26 | Not all aspects of the organization may be directly related to the process of subsisting , but together they form a collective memory which provides both opportunities and constraints on which members of the culture draw as they live their daily lives . |
| 27 | By this is meant that the invaders penetrate the cultural context of another group , whose wisdom , understanding and potential get ignored , as they impose their own view of the world upon the invaded and inhibit the expression of their creativity . |
| 28 | Many instructors are not careful , or thoughtful enough about either their initial teaching or their subsequent monitoring of their students as they do their own cockpit checks . |
| 29 | The report has been with the department 's accountants for more than three weeks as they check its factual accuracy . |
| 30 | Tulsa , Oklahoma-based Williams Co 's WilTel fibre optic carrier , which runs its WilPAK Frame Relay service on a network of IPX switches , is finding that users are increasingly requiring low speed Frame Relay connections into the service as they upgrade their low-speed point-to-point and multidrop lines . |