Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There has been a call , monsieur , ’ he announced , taking the luggage and casting one interested look at Jenna with dark eyes that widened perceptibly as he noticed her ash-blonde hair , almost silvery in the sunlight . |
| 2 | Christina touched the side of his jeep and jumped away as it began to rock . |
| 3 | The children covered their eyes and turned away as the needle went in , but the squirrel only jerked slightly then lay still . |
| 4 | Ruth squeezed tight her eyes and swallowed hard as the aircraft soared up into the sky . |
| 5 | However , do n't make too much of a habit of switch-changing because the opponent may pick up your rhythm and attack just as you are in the middle of a change . |
| 6 | RUSSIA 'S leaders vacillated between confrontation and compromise yesterday as President Boris Yeltsin softened his claim to special powers and parliament called an emergency session of the Congress of People 's Deputies to try to oust him . |
| 7 | As usual each one said something different , so I began timing my contractions and breathing deeply as I 'd practised . |
| 8 | From such heads of water currents will diverge along the coast and turn seawards as rip currents when they meet opposite currents emanating from the next divergence along the coast . |
| 9 | Neither is there any sign that epithelial cells further from the leading edge are putting out lamellipodia or crawling forward as described in some adult systems . |
| 10 | Even members of ethnic minorities who were relatively prosperous in their country of origin and migrated originally as political refugees tend to become occupationally declassed , taking a step down in status relative to their former positions ( Linguistic Minorities Project 1985 : 74 ) . |
| 11 | Some mothers can enjoy and care well for a baby in arms , but are disturbed by and neglectful of a toddler who starts to express independence and move away as well as towards . |
| 12 | I believe that a picture , a work of art , lives and dies just as we do . |
| 13 | If the mild weather continues and the greenhouse-effect becomes a reality , many garden plants could be demoted to the status of weeds , as annual and tender plants not only survive the winter but seed prolifically as well . |
| 14 | The court 's inability to determine those matters is not limited to the period pending the visitor 's determination but extends so as to prohibit any subsequent review by the court of the correctness of a decision made by the visitor acting within his jurisdiction and in accordance with the rules of natural justice . |
| 15 | The objective of the course provision is to produce office professionals who can make extensive use of technology but who are able to accept responsibility and operate heuristically as well as technically within organisational systems . |
| 16 | An elaborate framework of twisted osiers , the Wheel was nine feet in diameter with the proportions of a water-wheel ; but lit by the lamps and raised aloft as it was , it looked gigantic . |
| 17 | He was five years older than Minton and watched critically as Minton suppressed his intelligence in order to get on with his Circus which sometimes included boys of adolescent mentality . |
| 18 | Nathaniel Sherman looked at his sons and beamed proudly as they joined the group around the governor . |
| 19 | She walked through into the Lancaster Room again , where Phil Aldrich was still scribbling away on the hotel 's notepaper ; and for the moment ( as Sheila stood in the doorway ) looking up with his wonted patience and nodding mildly as Janet propounded her latest views on the injustice of the tour 's latest delay . |
| 20 | And they are habitat for the millions of mallard duck , Canada geese , American widgeon and other waterfowl that pause here as they cruise the Atlantic Flyway toward warmer climes each autumn . |
| 21 | Rachaela had given in her notice at the Pizza Eater and left just as the free balloons began to be given out and Christmas pudding appeared on the menu . |
| 22 | K ! sdra hefted his own sword and grinned expansively as the wizard shuffled towards him . |
| 23 | Seek immediate guidance on sick fish and treat quickly as recommended . |
| 24 | Bilici Constantin , a cheery film man in his early 40s , hurried back from France after an absence of 10 years and arrived just as Ceausescu fell . |
| 25 | He found himself wishing he was at home again , at Polly 's home , and could creep stealthily into the twins ' room and sit there as he sometimes had at night , on the floor among their discarded toys and cuddly animals , with his back to the wall , listening to the sound of their breathing . |
| 26 | I tried to look straight ahead until I reached the top , then I entered our attic room and stood there as my eyes accustomed themselves to the dim light . |
| 27 | An achievement that means more as the years go by . |
| 28 | His room was in the oldest part of the Castle , along a narrow galleried landing , with thick dark hangings that stirred faintly as she passed . |
| 29 | The executive jet settled on its main wheels and braked sharply as the thrust-reverse and spoilers were deployed . |
| 30 | But ‘ Winters ’ hauled England up a second-half mountain , dragging his pack into overdrive and tackling non-stop as the Boks came out of a half-time huddle screeching defiance and ready to build on a 16–11 lead . |