Example sentences of "[det] [n mass] as they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kate Bristow commented , ‘ It is a real privilege for ACET to be asked to work with such people as they look for ways to develop an effective strategy . ’ |
| 2 | He has dismissed warnings from the Office of Fine Arts that it is forbidden to deal in State property , quoting the former assistant secretary of state L. de Graaff , who in 1984 stated that the artists were free to do with these works as they wished . |
| 3 | Now , many people as they retrieved their fingers from the handshake were likely to tell you that their husband had just fathered an illegitimate child and ask your advice on how to proceed , or offer to give you the telephone number of their analyst/acupuncturist/homeopath/hypnotist who had been so helpful over their drink problem . |
| 4 | Cleaning up contamination is wonderfully labour-intensive : some old military sites being cleaned up by the Department of Energy now employ twice as many people as they did at their peak of production . |
| 5 | Some elderly people who have always been very flexible like being ‘ popped in on ’ without prior warning , but most people as they grow older much prefer all the events in their lives to be regular and predictable . |