Example sentences of "[vb -s] as [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 the iron crunches as he takes the apple …
2 Motivation develops as you get the habit of work .
3 Hong Kong Special Report : The snakes are in good form , despite the wind : The feet are made for wokking , Robert Cottrell concludes as he adds the extremities of chickens to his range of culinary delights , along with the mysteries of tea , rice and appropriate poetry
4 Let's just have a look at what happens as we increase the lab , the labour output .
5 The analogy can be carried even further if we consider what happens as we approach the stall .
6 His body stiffens as we reach the ward , St Patricia 's , fifth floor .
7 ‘ Another glorious Canadian sunset , ’ Lieutenant Robinson , the FRG commander in BATUS , observes as he enters the FRG command post .
8 The walls seem to meet overhead to block out the sky and a chill wind blows as we approach the impasse at the head of the gully .
9 And the extent of these associative and other processes increases as we ascend the scale of consciousness .
10 You mention that the noise increases as you reduce the volume control on the guitar .
11 Pop that seduces as it unravels the very iconography/mythology ( absolute love , the perfect girl ) which drives it .
12 She smiles as she meets the first customers of the day .
13 Coasting over the top our weight reduces as I relax the back pressure .
14 The mad boy screams as he chases the male nurses down the damp corridors .
15 The tension rises as they sense the difference .
16 His face falls as he reads the heading of the notice .
17 He phoned the Lammermuirs , and Menotti il Salvatore ‘ SHALL we sin ? ’ he asks as we leave the dining room .
18 Normandy Beach , he repeats as he climbs the stairs .
19 ‘ You really must see this , ’ Jeremy explains as he pockets the ignition key , ‘ it 's the heart of the nightlife area .
20 On this floor was located a braked sheave wheel and loaded mine trams were controlled by this means as they descended the Middle Level Incline ( still a conspicuous feature at Paddy End ) to the reception floor below .
21 MARK TAYLOR made a spectacular debut as Australian captain yesterday , snapping up four slip catches as they beat the West Indies by 14 runs in a rain-affected World Series match at Sydney .
22 It is a liquid protein that they squeeze from little nozzles at the rear of the abdomen which hardens as it meets the air .
23 Over time we absorb them as our own and the culture shock retreats as we internalize the values and beliefs ( I discuss this in some detail in Chapter 6 ) .
24 The spiked helmet is intended to spear his chosen target , but in reality the huge splat the Goblin makes as he hits the ground is what tends to cause the damage .
25 The circle the Shuttle makes as it orbits the Earth must be one of those funny circles . ’
26 JOHN WRIGHT hit an unbeaten 38 to became the first New Zealander to score 5,000 Test runs as he steered the Kiwis towards a draw against Sri Lanka in Colombo yesterday .
27 The noise stops as he opens the door .
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