Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb -s] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Something I 've always wanted to do and rather daunting as everyone knows the original movies and shows and the people who sang and danced in them . |
| 2 | For Ruth it will be a dream come true as she becomes the youngest female licensed amateur rider in history . |
| 3 | USER FRIENDLY should make today another classic payday for local hero George Duffield so long as she gets the green light to tackle the Coalite St Leger at Doncaster . |
| 4 | The gun is pointed to the cashier 's head as she opens the safe , and hands over the money . |
| 5 | What does Mary always say , horrible creature , as she spears the hideous lumps of gristle on her fork ? |
| 6 | So far there is a discreet element of authorial summary in this representation of the heroine 's thoughts as she reviews the supposed courtship of Harriet by Mr Elton . |
| 7 | THE link between dance music and drugs such as Ecstasy is a big worry to Catherine as she plans the next moves in her budding pop career . |
| 8 | Beth has practised her craft , of course , and as she reads the second line of each poem , thereby confirming the piece 's rhythm , the children look up expectantly . |
| 9 | She smiles as she meets the first customers of the day . |
| 10 | As she explores the vast cathedral-like space with her movements , she marvels at the shapes and lines every part of her body can make to fill the space . |
| 11 | LEG 'S TALK ABOUT THIS : Fergie tries the inch-pinch by grabbing a handful of flesh on her leg to see just how wobbly it is — and pulls a face as she discovers the weighty truth |
| 12 | She works in the shop from 9 am until 5 pm , but as she awaits the infrequent customers she is not idle ; she cuts her cloth and does all her hand sewing . |
| 13 | Again at Ascot , Prince Philip snubs Diana as she enters the Royal box . |
| 14 | As one reads the various strictures of the Old Testament prophets against those who exploit their economic power , I can not help feeling that their major relevance within the U K today is to the trade union movement by the power exercised by elements within it . |
| 15 | Thus there is an inverse relationship between price and yield , as one rises the other falls , or as one falls the other rises . |
| 16 | Before us , in a sort of alcove brilliantly lighted … was a long table set out as one sees the Last Supper pourtrayed at Milan or elsewhere , with no one on the near side of the table … |
| 17 | As one rises the other declines and the discourse is maintained through variations upon the two themes and alternation of supremacy . |
| 18 | Thus there is an inverse relationship between price and yield , as one rises the other falls , or as one falls the other rises . |
| 19 | track the LH as he/she says the whole dialogue . |
| 20 | Because it 's , it 's a service for everyone , as long as everybody gets the same |
| 21 | However , our basic model may be criticized in advance of this discussion in so far as it ignores the monetary effects of fiscal decisions and so may overstate the case in favour of macroeconomic management through this route . |
| 22 | Friction between the two layers causes some mixing all along the length of the estuary , as does the gradual dissipation of the northern now of sea water as it nears the shallower northern bay . |
| 23 | Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary , Kevin McNamara , says Britain should mourn the two deaths , as it proves the political system in Ulster has disintegrated . |
| 24 | This programme however is far more attractive as it features the great Marguerite Long in music by the three 20th Century French composers with whom she was closely associated . |
| 25 | The Coca Cola international triathlon at Portaferry on July 3 , which normally attracts upwards of 25,000 spectators , will be a good test for the Belfast student as it features the coldest swim of any triathlon in the world . |
| 26 | The interaction is strong , as it involves the electric field of the radiation and the electric charge of the electron . |
| 27 | Any tense which includes a component of the present tense such as the passé composé ( il a écrit ) is personal in so far as it acknowledges the present moment of the utterance . |
| 28 | It is included in this discussion of emotions as it represents the lowest state of emotional energy , as well as physical and mental energy . |
| 29 | Alan Calladine , the Midland Railway Trust 's Development officer , commented : ‘ There is no doubt that this machine is one of the more important items in our collection , as it represents the last stages of steam locomotive production from the Derby Locomotive Works . |
| 30 | As far as the private language argument is concerned , foundationalism is still possible as long as it avoids the traditional view that epistemology is the enterprise of starting from one 's own case and building on that . |