Example sentences of "[verb] as [pron] [vb -s] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally , the operators closest to the plant will have the most detailed information and this gets condensed or reduced as one moves up the hierarchy . |
| 2 | Mortality rates among the adult working population parallel the progressive incidence of illness that occurs as one moves down the social hierarchy . |
| 3 | But the Haig Avenue boss is refusing to take anything for granted as he lines up his first game as a manager in the first round proper . |
| 4 | Start with the stalwarts of the organisation and let the message fan out from there , snowballing as it goes along . |
| 5 | The presence of Free Presbyterians increases as one moves up the party hierarchy . |
| 6 | Its defence mechanism is not rapid reproduction like the greenfly , instead it surrounds itself with the familiar frothy blob of air bubbles that it forms as it spits out the sap it has taken from the plant — instead of spitting it back into the plant . |
| 7 | Beefy is a hero to the thousands that turn out to see him through rain and shine as he marches down the south coast . |
| 8 | This methyl mercury is absorbed by small organisms in the water which are eaten by fish which are eaten by larger fish , and all the time the poison is being concentrated as it moves up the food chain . |
| 9 | We have now moved off the railway and appear to be moving across country , stopping and starting as someone scouts out ahead . |
| 10 | However unlike the action potential in an axon this wave fades as it goes along so only if the signal is strong enough to begin with will it pass through to the postsynaptic cell body to create a new action potential . |
| 11 | Taken from her monthly BBC Radio ‘ Woman 's Hour ’ series and culminating as she flies over for the opening night of ‘ 84 Charing Cross Road ’ . |
| 12 | Here oak is useful , because it does n't mind being soaked in water all winter , although it will probably split as it dries out in summer . |
| 13 | Fresh wood can poison fish with its sap and acids , and stress filters as it rots down . |
| 14 | Nigel : ‘ It beats as it sweeps as it plugs up the hole in the ozone layer ? ’ |
| 15 | Certainly she rarely fails to surprise as she faces up serenely to various situations which would disorientate people with much more sophistication . |
| 16 | To allow the hot water to expand as it heats up , an expansion vessel is fitted ( together with an expansion relief valve in case the vessel should fail ) , and to provide protection against overheating three levels of safety must be built in — thermostat , energy cut-out and temperature/ pressure relief valve . |
| 17 | Expansion vessel to provide room for the water in the system to expand as it heats up |
| 18 | ‘ Everything makes sounds , ’ Gaver explains as he sits down at his Macintosh . |
| 19 | It has the speed , the stamina and the ability to think as it moves in for the kill and needs to out-think a twisting and turning rabbit . |
| 20 | Let's all wave as it goes by . |
| 21 | The naked skin of its trunk reveals every wrinkle and crease as it moves about and to many eyes this makes it the ugliest cat in existence . |
| 22 | His performances on video and in the flesh at seminars are electrifying as he paces around , shirtsleeved and sweating , exhorting his audience to liberate themselves from old ways of thinking . |
| 23 | It is easy to operate as it fits in with existing school organisation . |
| 24 | International : Defiant exile held as he flies back to Malawi |
| 25 | Even Rampant Rottweilers are preferable to an XR2 with a double row of headlights blazing as it roars up behind you and a sticker in the back window which taunts you with ‘ Blondes Have More Fun ’ as it races past into the distance . |
| 26 | If we then roll a ball towards this dent , the ball will swerve as it goes by . |