Example sentences of "[adv] [adj -er] as it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The swordfish 's dorsal fin is very different to the sailfish 's , since it is high in front but much shorter as it curves towards the tail . |
| 2 | And then , not much later as it seemed , there they were , father pushing the pram , a very happy little family . |
| 3 | V33 is a low-odour , solvent-free Total Treatment for Wood which has been introduced from France by Kent-based Liveron Waxes. this water-based treatment cures and prevents fungus and insect attacks as effectively as any other treatment on the market , but is much safer as it contains no Lindane , PCP or TBTO . |
| 4 | After the early victories in Bath and Cheltenham , the faces of party supporters gathered at the Liberal Club in Mr Ashdown 's Yeovil constituency grew progressively longer as it became clear the predicted breakthrough was not going to happen . |
| 5 | After the early victories in Bath and Cheltenham , the faces of party supporters gathered at the Liberal Club in Mr Ashdown 's Yeovil constituency grew progressively longer as it became clear the predicted breakthrough was not going to happen . |
| 6 | More recently formed Labrador Sea Water , with even lower temperature and salinity , should cool and freshen the North Atlantic still further as it circulates around the ocean in the coming decade . |
| 7 | The nineteenth century was to see its status as the language of diplomacy grow still further as it became even more a symbol of some underlying European unity which , however vague , was genuinely felt to exist by most of those who decided the continent 's destinies . |
| 8 | Together with evidence from boreholes drilled through continental-margin deposits , investigations using seismic stratigraphy have shown that most passive margins support a wedge of sediment which becomes gradually thinner as it passes seawards from continental to oceanic lithosphere ( Fig. 4.14 ) . |
| 9 | Furthermore , during production the guitars are left to acclimatise at various stages , so the wood settles down even further as it metamorphoses into musical instruments . |
| 10 | Alexandra grew even crosser as it became obvious that Matthew had been invited in his own right . |
| 11 | ICL , now 80% owned by Fujitsu Ltd , says margins on its hardware sales have shrunk as much in the last 18 months as in all the five years preceding , and it aims to drive revenues from its services business even higher as it focuses more on that market , through organic growth , joint ventures , marketing agreements and by acquisition . |
| 12 | Traffic was beginning to build up on the main road which bypassed Axe , and the sound of one particular car engine could be heard , becoming steadily louder as it approached her part of the lane . |
| 13 | South of where it joins the Urskoy the river is broad and impossible to cross , becoming steadily wider as it flows west towards Talabheim . |