Example sentences of "as [pers pn] are [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you are reading this , the chances are that you , too , have tried diets , failed ( at least in the long term ) , and then restarted . |
| 2 | As you are reading this leaflet , you are probably considering whether to have an HIV antibody test , as this is the only way for most people to find out whether or not they are infected with the virus that can cause AIDS . |
| 3 | ‘ But in case you need it spelt out , I 'm just as anxious as you are to keep this shameful secret of ours hidden . |
| 4 | I understand that th as we are funding this that they will be used on county roads rather than on trunk roads ? |
| 5 | In the meantime , it is very pleasant , and indeed it 's salutary , to remind ourselves , as we are doing this evening , of what a university is actually about . |
| 6 | ( 8 ) Audiotext Harvard OTC ) " They are expanding their telephone lines dramatically , as they are getting several times the number of calls they had anticipated . " |
| 7 | Of all the approaches the latter is likely to succeed the best as they are leaving all the clever stuff to those in the know . |
| 8 | They are also more than twice as likely to develop their own meanings as they are to extend those contributed by children , this ratio being almost the exact opposite of that found in the speech of parents . |
| 9 | Again , Monotype appear to have a lead in this area as they are coding all their fonts from a single digital master , regardless of the final output format . |
| 10 | So when the Japanese cut production in a slumping market , as they are doing this year , these high overhead costs are spread over fewer chips . |