Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] as it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of all the skills in windsurfing water starting is the most highly prized as it opens the door to a whole range of smaller high performance boards . |
| 2 | ‘ So Ryan 's stuck with a piece of land he ca n't develop and can only sell as it stands at market value ? ’ she asked , beginning to enjoy the irony of it . |
| 3 | Drop a spot of highly volatile liquid on such a wing and the colours disappear as the liquid occludes the physical structure , only to reappear as it evaporates and the light is splintered once more . |
| 4 | An Arctic skua flies lazily past , then suddenly accelerates as it spots a party of puffins heading north towards Hermaness . |
| 5 | Peripheral awareness becomes progressively blurred as it recedes from the foveal zone and adjusts to an overall equilibrium . |
| 6 | The castle walls surround the medieval town , which is still inhabited as it has been for hundreds of years . |
| 7 | The first glimpse of Montserrat is always deeply moving as it begins to rise like a vast ragged curtain on the evening horizon , mysterious and slightly sinister in its grandeur as it looms ever nearer in Goya-like menace , shifting from side to side of the bus until it vanishes behind us . |
| 8 | The outward speed of the solar wind is very high , about 400 km/s , and for various reasons hardly changes as it moves outwards . |
| 9 | Version 6.20 of Logitech 's versatile MouseMan driver software is supplied and this offers various utilities like programmable mouse buttons , Windows pointer customisation and even an option for the pointer to temporarily grow as it moves . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Food in a fibre-rich diet stays in the stomach longer ; and it seems probable that the food is less efficiently digested as it goes through the digestive tract . |
| 12 | What ‘ Back In Denim ’ is really saying as it launches spiteful attacks on Duran Duran and mourns David Cassidy 's retirement , is that Pop Music Is Important , as much a part of our lives , our personalities as the polluted air we breathe and the clothes we choose to wear . |
| 13 | In all probability , his budget will be substantially rewritten as it trails through the Congressional maze and the eventual outcome may be quite at odds with the president 's original intention . |
| 14 | This may not be as far fetched as it seems , considering the low nutrient content of tropical forest soil . |
| 15 | Having er , been invited to attend the first ever in County Council Hearing I 'm delighted with it 's as well received as it 's had and I would just like to clarify point C which is after the relative sort of consultation with local members and the whole review of meeting er , who will be present at the review meeting ? |
| 16 | It is then in the ideal position to attack from below.As the kite is pulled up , so the line is fast moving as it contacts the victim 's line and tension quickly severs the strands . |
| 17 | In bays , the tide tends to flow around the bay in one direction as it rises and then reverses as it falls . |
| 18 | The book starts with the personal , and then shifts as it progresses to more interpersonal and organizational perspectives . |
| 19 | The bluefin is heavily fished as it fetches high prices in Japan where it is sold for as much as $40 a pound . |