Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] as the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The troops crack on as the storm sets in over So Kon Po . |
| 2 | A recent experiment in America showed that people of normal weight might start eating at a reasonably rapid pace at the beginning of a meal , when their hunger is at a peak , but this eating rate will steadily slow down as the meal progresses . |
| 3 | This does not happen in the normal expansion of the universe in which the matter energy density goes down as the universe gets bigger . |
| 4 | The general idea with pro-formas is that they should be filled in as the procedure progresses in order to qualify as ‘ notes made at the time ’ . |
| 5 | The actual weight at the end of each month can then be filled in as the weight control regime progresses . |
| 6 | One of the WRAC Weapons Instructors looks on as the weapons are handed in at the armoury . |
| 7 | And Derby are on the scent of promotion too after shattering Crystal Palace at the B B G. Walker wings in as the magpies pinch a point against Portsmouth . |
| 8 | He dropped the gun from his shoulder again , and bent over as the laughter wracked him , all the more powerful for being silent , for being trapped inside . |
| 9 | ‘ Yao-hoo ’ he let out as the record ended . |
| 10 | My prize for the most colourful quote goes to the scientist who said that the likelihood of humans having come about as the result of evolution was the same as a tornado in a scrapyard having accidentally assembled a Jumbo jet . |
| 11 | Smoothly , Karlheinz Pintsch panned round as the aircraft passed him , sweeping down the runway . |
| 12 | The tension which had been building up since 7am when the 400 demonstrators began gathering , boiled over as the buses arrived two hours late . |
| 13 | If species were indeed fixed , then their state of adaptation to the environment would gradually break down as the conditions were changed by geological forces . |
| 14 | The most reckless Squig Hunters even ride Squigs into battle , grabbing hold of the Squig 's tiny horns or ears , and bouncing along as the Squig leaps about . |
| 15 | Previous requests have been turned down as the Transport Department felt the road did not meet criteria for imposing speed restrictions . |
| 16 | Gradually parts of the Chelt 's course were culverted and later built over as the town grew . |
| 17 | Two men had made off as the police arrived . |
| 18 | This is particularly emphasised in progressive municipal boroughs , whose opposition is written off as the insanity of the ‘ loony left ’ , to the extent that the Labour Party itself seems nervous of suggesting anything socialist or progressive for fear of losing the middle ground . |
| 19 | Nuala wondered , looking up as the door opened and a young woman appeared carrying a tray . |
| 20 | Group 3 , 105 men of Troops 5 and 6 under 3 Commando 's second-in-command Major Jack Churchill , were waiting for the Maaloy batteries to open up as the craft ran towards the beach . |
| 21 | Then the darkness came back as the board was replaced . |
| 22 | The Budget cut in car tax , from 10 per cent to five , led to a brief flurry of sales that fizzled out as the election approached . |
| 23 | The wings became a blur and Twoflower was jerked back as the dragon veered and sped off down a side corridor like a gnat-crazed swallow . |
| 24 | This means , in turn , that the initial state of the learner must be as a possessor of vast battalions of hypotheses which are selected out as the child bumps up against the physical world and the human conceptual system . |
| 25 | A puff of ancient dust came out as the slug went in . |
| 26 | The greatest change in IBM 's culture , I believe , came about as the PC grew out of the typewriter in the seventies — when IBM , to achieve necessary volumes , had to let non-IBM people begin selling its PCs . |
| 27 | It came about as the result of a committee set up under the chairmanship of that impeccable Liberal , Lord Haldane , to consider ‘ The Question of Foreign Espionage in the United Kingdom ’ . |
| 28 | Maggie asked herself , looking round as the plane gained height and Mitch carefully put his camera away . |
| 29 | Well it would be I suppose it would be possible that that they could start their time together and work right through for years together , but invariably er that did n't happen because people were picked up and laid off as the boat progressed , er and if er Y you may get a a run for the one yard would need , say , six squads of of riveters , in a hurry . |
| 30 | The Brigadier was red in the face : Things are n't as they should be … ’ he began again , and tailed off as the Captain indicated that he should sit down . |