Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb -s] [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No , it 's just that my sister 's going out , ’ she says , as she picks up the various plastic carrier bags already waiting in the hall . |
| 2 | Her manner and her uniform will secure the patient 's trust as she carries out the necessary investigations , while her understanding of the aims of the study will ensure that she can offer the research team more than columns of figures . |
| 3 | ‘ We are very pleased about this as it opens up the entire country music market for us . |
| 4 | Nigel : ‘ It beats as it sweeps as it plugs up the hole in the ozone layer ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Cheap electricity 's the answer to the first — sod the cost to the environment so long as it keeps down the cost to the consumer . |
| 6 | It is an ideology that calls itself pluralism when it imposes monoculture ; that speaks of choice as it snuffs out the biodiversity of the earth ; that cries democracy when it eclipses and denies all alternatives . |
| 7 | Place a greaseband round the trunk of apple trees to catch the wingless female winter moth as it crawls up the tree from the soil in an attempt to lay its eggs . |
| 8 | Although they admit some doubt as to the exact mode of formation , King and Williams suggest that a swash bar is formed at low tide , that this bar is overrun by the tide , which produces a series of similar swash bars as it advances up the beach . |
| 9 | So you 're filtering it before it goes in the machine and still we 're saying , why do n't we filter it as it comes out the machine , before it goes back in the tank . |
| 10 | This methyl mercury is absorbed by small organisms in the water which are eaten by fish which are eaten by larger fish , and all the time the poison is being concentrated as it moves up the food chain . |
| 11 | The route this year will once again start from Bournemouth Pier , run along the promenade up to Hengistbury Head , before leaving the line of the sea as it heads up the scenic cliff tops and down to Boscombe Pier . |
| 12 | Its defence mechanism is not rapid reproduction like the greenfly , instead it surrounds itself with the familiar frothy blob of air bubbles that it forms as it spits out the sap it has taken from the plant — instead of spitting it back into the plant . |
| 13 | In the opening sequence he is seen hanging on to the top of a jeep as it careers down the rock of Gibraltar . |
| 14 | listen to your language helper as he reads down the whole of list A |
| 15 | Beefy is a hero to the thousands that turn out to see him through rain and shine as he marches down the south coast . |
| 16 | As he peers down the gun barrel with his high , unorthodox stance , he visualises former glories . |
| 17 | As he peers down the gun barrel with his high , unorthodox stance , he visualises former glories . |
| 18 | He 's extremely cheerful , if somewhat misguided , as he points out the many features of the room , and mentions that the public rooms in the Cottage will be opened at seven o'clock . |
| 19 | Roger North , the young Surrey allrounder , is the hero , with strong love interest , and a climax to tempt film-makers as he climbs up the gasholder at The Oval with the villain . |
| 20 | The Rev John Boocock said he was looking forward to acting the David Dimbleby role as he gives up the regular ‘ sermon slot ’ for a full interview in which he will try and investigate the relationship between the church and education . |
| 21 | For Kathmandu the marathon is one of the biggest … grandest sporting events of the year and what a welcome there is for Ieuan Ellis as he races down the straight of the national stadium to win in a time of 2 hours 24 minutes and five seconds … |
| 22 | Even when on top of his game the intensity of his desire often makes him appear downcast as he strides down the fairways — in direct contrast to his compatriot Seve Ballesteros , who has every emotion etched on his face . |
| 23 | The top riders never appear to be hurrying — in fact Mark Todd often appears to be quite casual as he clocks up the fastest time of the day . |
| 24 | Scott the collie has his work cut out as he rounds up the sheep at Camp Farm . |