Example sentences of "in the [adj] [noun sg] as they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even those men , such as Bert Cooke and John Douglas , who were later critical of ministers becoming professional politicians , found themselves acting in the political arena as they tried to explain to an increasingly interested audience why their spiritual leader was being sent to prison . |
| 2 | The peak associations of business and labour were important in the economic sphere as they controlled resources that were needed by government if public policy was to be effective and capable of implementation and enforcement . |
| 3 | The gothic spires of parliament shimmered in the autumnal sunlight as they drove to the far side of Parliament Square and turned right towards Victoria . |
| 4 | Insects buzzed in the hot night as they got out of the moke . |
| 5 | Cobras do not hear in the ordinary sense as they have no extended ears . |
| 6 | Discarded papers blew in the narrow street as they walked back to the car . |
| 7 | THE Chicago Cubs scored six runs in the first inning as they beat the San Francisco Giants 9-5 at Wrigley Field on Thursday to level the National League championship series at 1-1 . |
| 8 | Their axes sounded loud in the long wood as they cut the timber for their cooking fires . |
| 9 | It was a source of satisfaction to him that his bridges found as ready a use in the civilian market as they had in the military . |
| 10 | But to be fair to Green it was from his burning wish for people to admire the scenery , not from a desire to spoil it , that he made these suggestions , which certainly are not so far fetched in the 20th century as they must have been then . |
| 11 | Cole adds that what actually happened when the Pioneers engaged in production was not what they had intended when they started their co-operative ; and goes on to offer a more detailed explanation : The Rochdale Manufacturing Society was set up in 1854 , Supposing that , as an expression of democracy , Co-operative principles are as valid for the producer working in the factory producing goods for sale in the Co-operative store as they are for the consumer buying them there , a newcomer to the story might find it surprising that the Pioneers ' belief is presented , if not itself as a matter for surprise , then certainly one for explanation . |
| 12 | It would be best to grow them on in the smaller tank as they are likely to be attacked , if not eaten , by the larger fish . |
| 13 | Saunders , playing his final match for Liverpool before his £2.3m move to Aston Villa , clashed with Elliott in the 10th minute as they went for a 50-50 ball . |
| 14 | ‘ Do you know , ’ said Julia , shivering in the cold wind as they turned into the Piazzetta , ‘ that 's the first time I 've ever heard you sounding censorious . ’ |
| 15 | Their voices rose , pure and distinct in the clear air as they laughed and shouted to each other . |
| 16 | It will usefully reinforce the important principles contained in the White Paper as they will be applied in the Province . |
| 17 | The trading conditions for the Group 's business will continue to be just as difficult in the coming year as they were in 1992 , and will continue to provide us all with significant challenges and problems . |
| 18 | These nociceptive neurones seem to help an emergency function in the gastric mucosa as they monitor actual or potential harmful factors and signal for adequate measures of defence . |
| 19 | " The Session find that there is no suitable person to undertake the duties of precentor , and that they are now in the same position as they were two years ago , when Mrs McIver took up the work . |
| 20 | ‘ I want people to come and see me playing Billy , not Adrian Boswell , in the same way as they went to watch Michael Crawford , not Frank Spencer . ’ |
| 21 | Exercise has not been included in this because too few people have a history of exercise attempts in the same way as they have diet attempts . |
| 22 | Boy was not surprised at the kind of sex they had , because he had already learnt never to assume that people made love in the same way as they talked . |
| 23 | Environmental intangibles have been built into the cost-benefit analysis in the same way as they are for road schemes . |
| 24 | In the end , leaders will be supported in the same way as they always have been : by winning people to Christ , who then begin to tithe their income in order to support and set free their leaders for full-time work in the church . |
| 25 | Remember that it 's perfectly natural for the other fish to eat the fry and that unless you take steps to prevent it , the fry will have to take their chances in the same way as they would in the wild . |
| 26 | The proposals would also allow SFA members to categorise registered persons dealing with overseas private clients who are unable to claim compensation under the scheme , in the same way as they categorise registered persons dealing with other clients ( eg business or professional ) not able to claim under the scheme . |
| 27 | Careful descriptions of speech are necessary because people 's beliefs about their actual linguistic behaviour are often very inaccurate ; many people think they speak in the same way as they write but , in fact , no one does . |
| 28 | The fellows never seemed to rib the other NAAFI girls very much : they joked with them , but not in the same way as they did with Lemon . |
| 29 | According to Wittgenstein , for instance , it is a condition of a colour-word , such as ‘ blue ’ , being used meaningfully by a person , that he should have learnt ( been trained ) to react to the things other people call ‘ blue ’ in the same way as they do . |
| 30 | According to market researchers International Data Corp , a survey of 500 major corporate users showed that although 39% will continue to use their mainframes in the same way as they always have , a massive 61% want to downsize . |