Example sentences of "[n mass] as they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I could n't live as close to other folk as they do , ’ he remarked to his father . |
| 2 | The journey , by either route , is at least twelve thousand miles and the birds fly non-stop , sustaining themselves by diving into the sea for fish as they go . |
| 3 | Generally my fish are too healthy to require treatment , but in the last few years I have been able to buy fish as they arrive in the country ( usually via the large fish shows . ) |
| 4 | One of the delights of owning a pond is to watch the fish as they move through the water . |
| 5 | Just my $0.02 as they say over here . |
| 6 | The anxiety , hardship and distress suffered by people as they wait for decisions from the Home Office are obvious to anyone . |
| 7 | Securicor guards and Immigration Officers can treat people as they wish . |
| 8 | But with him having on this side , because he 's so blooming awkward he 's been pressing the play switch and of course , so the tapes been turning round , have n't bothered to che , so you know , he was sort of saying well well play that tape and I 'll write their names down of the people as they speak , just the first names , you know so there 's loads of |
| 9 | In the final chapter the narrator relates the actions of the new people as they flee from their encounter with the Neanderthalers . |
| 10 | From what I can see , stagedivers consist of both ‘ nice ’ and ‘ nasty ’ people — the nasty attempting to cause as much pain as they possibly can by kicking and punching people as they land . |
| 11 | This effectively enables the Home Office to make arbitrary decisions , deporting people as they see fit , without any independent inquiry . |
| 12 | Based on our research , we concur with the earlier observation that ‘ paraprofessionals who come from the communities which they serve have been found to be more effective in working with the people as they have close ties and may have insights and information not readily available to the outsider ’ ( IASSW , 1979 , p. 8 ) . |
| 13 | By now most people do know about the Book People , the Bread and Cheese People , the Plant , Stamp and Baking People , and the Carrying People even , but not everyone knows the full history of the Cave People as they have come to be called . |
| 14 | There would then be complete agreement-consensus-on the rules of behaviour governing people as they occupy different social positions . |
| 15 | The colours stand for different things : Guyana 's green land , its mineral resources , the country 's rivers , the energy of the people as they build the nation 's riches and their persistence in doing this task . |
| 16 | We must redouble our efforts to help the Russian people as they struggle in an effort that has no historical precedent , ’ he said . |
| 17 | Some elderly people who have always been very flexible like being ‘ popped in on ’ without prior warning , but most people as they grow older much prefer all the events in their lives to be regular and predictable . |
| 18 | ALTHOUGH relationships with parents determine in large measure our longer-term preferences , attitudes and values , during adolescence it is often relationships with friends that cause most concern and which pre-occupy the thoughts of young people as they grow up . |
| 19 | There is no mention of it being outside the camp , and instead we are left with the picture of the tent , filled with the glory of God , travelling with the people as they continue onwards ( 40.34–8 ) . |
| 20 | Policies and actions should not be dictated by widely held but largely unexamined preconceptions , since the distorted images which they can produce are to the detriment of ordinary people as they age . |
| 21 | practical arrangements for the conducting of public worship should be finalised as far as possible before Sunday , leaving the minister free to welcome people as they arrive . |
| 22 | Kate Bristow commented , ‘ It is a real privilege for ACET to be asked to work with such people as they look for ways to develop an effective strategy . ’ |
| 23 | We do have to look at all our pre-school children as a group who have similar means as they grow and they learn and they develop and I hope that we can continue to push for a co-ordinated approach to the whole range of services that we are o offering to that group of children and to their families . |
| 24 | Network offers no comment other than its good wishes to both members of staff as they continue their academic careers at Napier University . |
| 25 | Walking the river in the close season , when the bankside and aquatic vegetation has blossomed and the water is running clear and low , is the best time for actually spotting the chub as they go about their daily business . |
| 26 | Do n't miss these two chances to see red deer and roe deer as they leave the cover of their reed beds in the Leighton Moss Nature Reserve . |
| 27 | They were a very sober pair as they set out again for Gore . |