Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb base] as they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So fish are aware of the popply , slapping noises that other fish make as they travel at speed through the water , of the clicks made by crustaceans snapping their hard shells and the scrapings made by fish grazing over the coral . |
| 2 | The main problem that people encounter as they begin to practise the Alexander Technique is the same as Alexander experienced when he was developing his Technique , that is , an unreliable sensory feedback mechanism . |
| 3 | The present project is concerned with establishing such editing demands during the course of learning with the aim of investigating the strategies people employ as they try to comply . |
| 4 | The Department needs to know about the incidents that staff experience as they do their work , in order to plan to make working conditions safer , and to train staff in the best ways of dealing with violence if they meet it . |
| 5 | Triggers are important because they help us understand why people behave as they do . |