Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [adv] as [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will see ‘ nation-states ’ and ‘ nations ’ or ethnic/linguistic groups primarily as retreating before , resisting , adapting to , being absorbed or dislocated by , the new supranational restructuring of the globe . |
| 2 | Angle bending modes may give rise to characteristic frequencies just as stretching modes do , but bending frequencies are much more variable . |
| 3 | The dabbling species use them as daytime refuges , the diving ducks also as feeding areas . |
| 4 | The effects of the oil industry observed in this study are also consistent with long established observations on both experimental and human epidemics which Topley summarised 50 years ago as indicating that outbreaks of many infective diseases can be produced simply by ‘ movements of susceptible and infected hosts in relation to one another , and aggregations or dispersals of human or animal herds . ’ |
| 5 | Maradona , who captains the defending World Cup champions , was quoted in several Italian newspapers yesterday as saying that ‘ World Cup groups had been predetermined and the draw was made just for the fun of the television audience ’ . |
| 6 | This was a truly remarkable achievement for Chris , who was diagnosed two years ago as having medically untreatable tumours in his lungs . |