Example sentences of "as [noun pl] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has had the effect that for centuries Emmental farmsteads and lands have had great historical continuity as units accumulated agricultural wealth and skills ; and they have given the landscape very impressive and characteristic features : the majestic farmsteads with enormous double-thatched roofs extending like half-folded wings nearly to ground level at the sides and encompassing under one giant roof not only living quarters but also stables , barns and other ancillary accommodation . |
| 2 | The nightshift helped in this task , restricted to the ground floor initially , then onto the first floor in a massive clean up operation as electricians isolated affected areas . |
| 3 | The English cathedrals also paid heavily for their association with Arminianism , as image-breakers inflicted considerable damage on them during the civil war . |
| 4 | But there was growing competition also between building societies and banks , as banks moved into the housing loan market , and from National Savings as governments used National Savings more aggressively as a means of financing their own borrowing requirements . |
| 5 | Foreign direct investment by manufacturers has also grown rapidly over the past decade as firms chased lower costs , moved closer to their markets and tried to dodge protectionist barriers . |
| 6 | GERMAN inflation was revised upwards to an annual rate of 4.8 p.c. yesterday as figures provided mixed news of the state of the economy . |
| 7 | The country experienced something of a flight of capital as investors sought alternative outlets in more favourable economic climates . |
| 8 | Many people expected that , if war broke out , it would rise further still as investors sought safe havens . |
| 9 | In the first three months of the year , the CAC General , a broad equity index , shot up as investors devoured French shares . |
| 10 | The goldsmiths employed by abbots and bishops as well as by kings embellished gospel covers by enclosing them in gold set with gems , just as scribes illuminated sacred texts in gold leaf . |
| 11 | In the fuselage , holes as big as fanlights showed bright sky on the other side . |
| 12 | As publishers mourned declining sales of hardback fiction , they also celebrated rising sales overall ( customers will buy two Aga-saga paperbacks for every one hardback ) . |
| 13 | Staff at the Kirkby factory have been working flat out to meet demand for their popular ice lollies as temperatures rose this weekend . |
| 14 | As police mounted round-the-clock guards on properties last night , one of those named vowed not to back down . |
| 15 | Road blocks were set up and a helicopter brought in from Manchester as police began house-to-house inquiries . |
| 16 | As children grew older aggressiveness and retaliation increased . |
| 17 | Protests continued in June in Belgrade as students staged anti-Milosevic marches . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , Dushanbe remained tense as residents observed three days of officially sanctioned national mourning , ending on Feb. 17 , for those killed during the rioting . |
| 19 | Sit back … they were nearly caught fast asleep as Wolves hit two goals in the last ten minutes and scared the life out of them … |
| 20 | The two coaches were filled to capacity as pilgrims assured each other that Sunday would be true to its name , through many carried an umbrella ‘ just in case ’ . |
| 21 | Individuals are coerced in two ways : as taxpayers forced to pay for wasteful services and as consumers denied any choice over the level or type of services they wish to consume . |