Example sentences of "as we [vb past] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As we struggled to make both ends meet , during years of crop failure and recession in western Canada , we knew that the unemployment figure in the U.S.A. had reached 15 million despite F.D.R. 's ‘ New Deal ’ for the American economy .
2 As we wished to maintain effective management of manpower resources it was a requirement .
3 Nevertheless , it was a sublimely happy evening , although , as we kept reminding each other , ‘ nothing was settled yet ’ .
4 But the worsening weather conditions as we cycled destroyed any possibility of us seeing such stunning views .
5 That Friday morning as we sat enjoying each other 's company and the fresh bread and pancakes , I was to see the rule practised once again .
6 As we tried to attach fresh wallpaper to the wall , we found that the damp had so undermined the structure that the wall fell down .
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