Example sentences of "as it [verb] [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the three gradation schemes under discussion , the Canadian is the simplest in so far as it creates only three degrees of offence . |
| 2 | No Women 's Open was held as it attracted so few entrants , so all gained automatic entry to the Grand Prix . |
| 3 | As it walked so browning leaves fell from its body . |
| 4 | As it takes about two years to convert an idea to law through our parliamentary system , new legislation is often implemented at a time when the circumstances which gave rise to the idea have substantially altered . |
| 5 | I remembered Gerry saying she thought it must be a radio phone as it had so many digits . |
| 6 | Gordon Williamson 's Aces of the Reich is an excellent example of the latter type of book , including as it does over 100 biographies of Third Reich personalities who made their mark , not in politics or high command , but up at the ‘ sharp end ’ . |
| 7 | He cites ‘ the interest of scholarship and fair-mindedness ’ , which are as it happens rather grand terms , but is it not rather a matter of free speech than of insinuation or imprecation ? |
| 8 | Everywhere in the present-day world the strength of nationalism seems to be intimately connected with the increasing power of the state as it assumes ever greater responsibility for the stability of the economy and for economic growth . |
| 9 | This will generate lower transactions costs than arbitrage as it requires only one sale of shares and one purchase of futures — assuming that the investor would have closed out his or her long position in shares at the delivery date anyway , or is content to roll over the long futures position until they would otherwise have sold their share portfolio . |
| 10 | The cake mixture will curdle slightly , as it contains so little flour — but do not worry . |
| 11 | Local people should be encouraged to obtain a copy of the guide , said Mr Davies , as it contains so much information about Mid Wales and its attractions . |
| 12 | The impact angle was very shallow and the aircraft was apparently under some control as it settled only three feet over a horizontal distance of 420 feet . |
| 13 | The rule is plainly phonological , as it affects phonetically similar pairs that are not morphologically or semantically related , as in table 5.2 . |
| 14 | You will understand then something of the climate prevailing around Darlington Hall by the time of my father 's fall in front of the summerhouse — this occurring as it did just two weeks before the first of the conference guests were likely to arrive — and what I mean when I say there was little room for any ‘ beating about the bush ’ . |
| 15 | By selling 12 times as much wine as it did only five years ago , Australia outsells the US , and with the exchange rate currently working in our favour , prices are getting cheaper all the time . |
| 16 | It began to pick up speed and as it did so larger fireworks were detonated , so that showers of sparks and clouds of coloured smoke trailed behind like a peacock 's tail , green and red and blue . |
| 17 | The impact of modern technology is probably of profound importance , providing as it has relatively cheap information storage on film and communication equipment ( video and newspapers ) . |
| 18 | As it tolerates very low temperatures too , it is also most suitable for the cold water tank and the garden pool . |
| 19 | Images are powerful and subliminal , and this one was quite discriminatory as it projected precisely that Family of which society so approves . |
| 20 | He was surprised at its strength as it curled sic three inch long body around his index finger , and squeezed . |
| 21 | For example , ‘ Bramley ’ is very difficult to keep small or grow as a cordon as it needs quite different pruning . |
| 22 | The mosaic from Roxby , Lincs. , ( Fowler 1818 , no. 3 ) , has not been included as it shows more certain affinities with pavements in southern Lincolnshire and the area around Water Newton , Cambs. , ( Smith 1969 , 108 ) . |
| 23 | Richard gagged as it pushed too far head trapped against the pillow but it pulled back out . |