Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb -s] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She weeps as she says these words about him : |
| 2 | I stop staring at her as she repeats several times , ‘ You are Scottish ? |
| 3 | For example , now that autumn is fading and the leaves are carpeting the ground in a tapestry of brilliant colours , just as one imagines that winter is only a clear night sky away , along come some plants which we might all associate with a spring display . |
| 4 | As one approaches this house one can not fail to find it incredibly impressive — a large mansion , constructed of Tudor brick . |
| 5 | My predicament is this : at full band rehearsal volume — irrespective of room size — as one moves either side of the cab it is difficult to hear oneself properly . |
| 6 | Genius , as it disdains all assistance , so it defies all obstacles . |
| 7 | Detailed ultrasound scanning has been shown to be cost effective as it detects most cases of Down 's syndrome as well as other life threatening conditions . |
| 8 | The latter — as in the former works — are shaped according to the job they had to do , i.e. rectangular ( not cubic ) tesserae depict the moustache as it falls either side of the mouth . |
| 9 | Blocking will not usually increase the probability of having to read data from a given track , except insofar as it allows more records to be stored on that track . |
| 10 | As it takes some time to get the system going and prepare the animal for recording , any one experiment can run for many hours , and as a result neurophysiologists tend , even more than any other lab scientists I know , to be erratic nightworkers and ( at least when they are graduate students ) not well cut out for normal social relations . |
| 11 | As it takes several years for the effects of changing the number of trainees to become obvious the failure to implement Achieving a Balance is only now becoming evident . |
| 12 | Any festival would be proud of a comment such as that above , showing as it does that Nikolai Demidenko 's first great success in the West was with us . |
| 13 | Less good news is that , when demand increases , as it does each year , standards of admission inevitably rise . |
| 14 | Thus the subject matter of this chapter , combining as it does both practices in the teaching of the arts and LEA 's INSET policies , has hitherto been virtually unresearched . |
| 15 | In the nineteenth century , it was possible to see female castration as a cure , just as it happens these days that women request cosmetic surgery to make their genitalia look ‘ more tidy ’ . |
| 16 | It was released in 1990 , and is written in C. Secretary of the British APL Association , Anthony Camacho , claims that J is less complicated as it uses fewer symbols than APL — its syntax analyser takes up only one page of C , while other versions take up enormous amounts . |
| 17 | This is an area where a diesel car scores very well and as it uses less fuel than a petrol car , it emits less noxious gas . |
| 18 | However , with cash in short supply , Dolphin has had to put some of its own SCI product development on hold for the time being , until , as it hopes more cash comes rolling in . |
| 19 | And if a few romantics mutter against the ‘ satanic mills ’ , despoliation of the countryside and pollution of the skies from the factory chimneys , the machine shunts them aside as surely as it repulses those Luddites who would shut down its engines if they only knew how . |
| 20 | Similarly , the personnel function in these firms often has amazing power as it manages each individual 's assessment . |
| 21 | Although written many years ago , Lady Chatterley 's Lover has just been reissued by the Grove Press , and this pictorial account of the day by day life of an English game-keeper is full of considerable interest to outdoor-minded readers as it contains many passages on pheasant raising , the apprehending of poachers , ways to control vermin and other chores and duties of the professional game-keeper . |
| 22 | It is important not to soak potatoes , as this leaches out the vitamin , and not to overcook cabbage and other green vegetables , as heat gradually destroys Vitamin C. Rosehip tea is also an excellent source of this vitamin , as is fresh lemon juice , which is permissible on this diet as it contains little sugar . |
| 23 | Young skin is less able naturally to protect itself as it contains less melanin and therefore has less tanning ability . |
| 24 | This request gives rise to an action for the coheirs to obtain Titius ’ share of the estate in so far as it exceeds that sum . |
| 25 | The process Examine.Request was considered to be the transaction centre as it triggers many courses of actions in the system . |
| 26 | M0 is sometimes called the wide monetary base as it includes those assets that are , or could be , used as cash reserves by the banking system . |
| 27 | More or less handmade , a pocket-sprung mattress is expensive but the best bet for couples of differing weights as it gives each sleeper individual support . |
| 28 | Decisive victory for either side : that is what Turkish policy , in so far as it has any power , has been striving to prevent . |
| 29 | Synthetic thread is very strong and should be used with synthetic or stretch fabric as it has more elasticity . |
| 30 | So when the wind blows and the rain descends , as it has this week , you are not only upskirted and damp , but you feel guilty too . |