Example sentences of "as [art] [noun sg] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minerals well up from the depths as the ocean strikes the land , which phytoplankton use as nutrients , and vast shoals of anchovies ( anchoveta ) live on the plankton , to provide one of the richest fisheries in the world . |
| 2 | Within a few hours a scum appears on top of the wort and this rapidly builds up into a great yellowy-brown crust as the yeast turns the sugars into alcohol and carbon dioxide . |
| 3 | Ockleton had slowed as the lane began a sharp and winding descent . |
| 4 | The dale rocked with mirth for days as the story went the rounds and will probably be retold for another generation to come . |
| 5 | His non-stop verbal explications , declaimed as he strode up and down the crowded aisles , described the gods and mythology and history of the people of Persia ; and his improvisation fitted what was happening in the film as the hair fits the head . |
| 6 | Memories flooded back yesterday as the couple presented a £43,000 cheque raised in memory of Leonora for research into children 's cancers . |
| 7 | Cynthia Merstam watched in silence as the nurse arranged the big bunch of gladioli she had brought with her to the nursing-home . |
| 8 | She felt a little ashamed of herself as the close-up revealed a skin no longer young under the false bloom of youth . |
| 9 | In my prime I shifted my weight onto the front foot as the bowler approached the crease , being careful though not to commit myself to the front foot . |
| 10 | Soon the marching changed to slithering as the patrol hit a scree that propelled them forward as if they were on ball-bearings and they came tumbling headlong to the bottom . |
| 11 | The famed croaking is more likely to be heard in such tanks , as it 's at its most audible when males meet and display as a threat to other intruding males — or during the mating season as the male pursues the female . |
| 12 | Radio listening habits , especially among the young , transistor , generation were increasingly individualistic ( early morning , late at night ) , at the same time as the TV entered the home and , often in working-class families , ousted the traditional radio set as the collective evening news and entertainment medium . |
| 13 | The pursuer threw himself aside as the vehicle mounted the pavement , slamming into a lamp-post . |
| 14 | Inside the cavern fluorescent lights threw a weird glow as the vehicle descended a ramp deep into the earth . |
| 15 | She heard the faint hiss as the metal struck the water . |
| 16 | As the door opened the thin sunlight raced into the dusty hall and sprinted up the stairs , never really reaching the top . |
| 17 | He whirled round as the door hit the rubbish bin with a loud clang . |
| 18 | As the Minister reconsiders the regular-reserve mix of the Royal Navy , as he promised on 10 December , will he ensure that a proper study of task threats is completed and will he create a supplementary list of personnel whom it is planned to axe until that review of task threats is complete ? |
| 19 | The basic vocabulary of around 350 signs can be combined in sentences as the child develops the ability to use and understand signs . |
| 20 | At high levels of constraint the compromise pocket forms and as the level increases the pocket spreads . |
| 21 | She frowned , shaking her head , then as the name rang a bell in her mind she looked up quickly . |
| 22 | Also , during an illness episode , an important consideration is rehabilitation of the individual , and planning for this could commence as soon as the person enters the health care system . |
| 23 | The value of A 2 is a measure of solvent-polymer compatibility , as the parameter reflects the tendency of a polymer segment to exclude its neighbours from the volume it occupies . |
| 24 | As the past meets the future in these stylish shopping lanes , there 's a continental feel in the air . |
| 25 | This is from Psalm 42:1 : ‘ Like as the hart desireth the water-brooks , so longeth my soul after thee , O God . ’ |
| 26 | As the girl raised a surprised eyebrow , Shiona smiled to herself . |
| 27 | As the girl reached the door , she caught the additional command : ‘ And tell Cook to get some water on the boil . ’ |
| 28 | As the girl played the woman dilated her nostrils and rose slightly off the piano stool , as if someone was drawing her up by an invisible wire attached to the crown of her head . |
| 29 | In the early stages both Pat Eddery on Dancing Brave and Gary Moore on Bering held up their mounts towards the rear , but had improved to the middle of the pack as the field made the downhill run towards the straight . |
| 30 | Confusion reigned as the field reached the second flight which had been mistakenly dolled off . |