Example sentences of "as it [verb] [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The galley pulled away , its oars dipping as it made its way down , following the tide out into the open sea . |
| 2 | Azhag flew over the battlefield on his wyvern , swooping upon regiment after regiment and harrying the retreating army as it made its way to the refuge of Wolfenburg . |
| 3 | Self and Citrine frequently had to sit through the same item of business as it made its way through three , or in extreme cases five , formal meetings of different bodies before being finally approved . |
| 4 | Many of the small boats which usually travelled its waters were moored for the night and The Sandhopper passed a number of them as it made its way up river . |
| 5 | " As you say , right , yes , will do , will do , " the small figure said , backing off , half-nodding , half-bowing as it made its way backwards to the winding-stair . |
| 6 | In modem history as it affected his class he was well informed as ever , and had a memory overflowing with detail . |
| 7 | Yet , in so far as it constituted his baptism as a politician , it is crucial to an understanding of his political career . |
| 8 | That was the bullish message from the party as it launched its manifesto in Chelmsford yesterday . |
| 9 | As it lowered its wings in threat posture , I took a last few shots before backing away , mindful of Valdemar 's account of the owl which left long , bloody furrows up the back of a photographer who pushed his luck too far ! |
| 10 | There are a handful of noticeably small start-ups wrestling with the key interoperability issues facing Unix as it elbows its way on to the desktop . |
| 11 | Praxsys is one of a handful of noticeably small start-ups wrestling with the key interoperability issue facing Unix as it elbows its way on to the desktop . |
| 12 | The author is numbingly good on the effects of Arctic weather : ‘ as it left his lips , his breath crystallized , glittered and snowed . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ As soon as it left my foot , it was going into the top corner , rising all the time . ’ |
| 14 | She was glad that she was going to Rome as it brought their relationship to an end , cleanly and conclusively . |
| 15 | His prong began to thrust in and out of her like a greased piston , and she found it slipped up her arse as often as it penetrated her vagina . |
| 16 | During his career , the Master of Stair showed himself to be willing and able to flow or turn with the prevailing political tide , changing sides as it suited his purpose or ambition . |
| 17 | His mouth was hot as it explored her lips , his teeth nipping at her lower lip , sending exquisite frissons along her nerves until she let out a small gasp . |
| 18 | ‘ Men who are rappers have to be sexist or they 're gon na lose their credibility , so they 're gon na continue to dis women for as long as it proves their manhood . |
| 19 | The personal computer business doubled year over year , as it expanded its presence in desktop machines , and service revenues grew by 12% . |
| 20 | Watch your spider as it builds its web . |
| 21 | If this government channelled its resources against employers who disregard the health and safety legislation as much as it channels its energy at the trade unions through the Employment Act I 'm sure we would see a great decrease in accidents and |
| 22 | Birthday Offering Precise and accurately placed enchaînements and éaulement give a clear definition to each step and pose as it takes its place in a perfectly balanced design . |
| 23 | A huge rocky outcrop at the far end jutted up and beneath it a small river or burn flowed quietly , turning and twisting as it followed its banks . |
| 24 | Even as she tried to evade him , he was drawing her closer , making the blood sing in her veins as he smiled down at her , the hypnotic blue eyes half shuttered but still as powerful , as he raised a firm hand to the back of her head , guiding her face towards his own , his mouth seeking the trembling softness of hers , hard and demanding as it reached its goal , yet instantly becoming as gentle and manipulative as it had been when he had coaxed the throbbing melody from the borrowed trumpet . |
| 25 | The Tour du Mont Blanc is a high altitude rollercoaster route on a grand scale involving long ascents , high passes ( some over 8,000ft ) and equally long descents , as it picks its way through the seven main valleys — and three countries — which surround the massif . |
| 26 | This obscures the true nature of Eliot 's life , just as it diminishes his poetry . |
| 27 | But , as it digests its food , the House Dust Mite produces potent allergens in its alimentary canal , which are released in its faecal pellets . |
| 28 | Wilberforce J held , among other things , firstly , that the retention provisions , which operated after the end of the employee 's employment , substantially interfered with his right to seek employment and therefore operated in restraint of trade ; secondly , that the transfer system and the retention system , when combined , were in restraint of trade and that , since the defendants had not discharged the onus of showing that the restraints were no more than was reasonable to protect their interests , they were in unjustifiable restraint of trade and ultra vires ; thirdly , that the court could examine a contract between employers only and declare it void on grounds on which such a contract would be declared void if it had been a contract between an employer and employee , and that it was open to an employee to bring an action for a declaration that such a contract was in restraint of trade , inasmuch as it threatened his liberty of action in seeking employment , which was a matter of public interest ; and , fourthly , that it was a case in which the court could and should grant the plaintiff the declarations sought . |
| 29 | As long as historical materialism no longer saw itself as involved in the objective crisis complex , as soon as it understood its critique exclusively as positive science and the dialectic objectively as the law of the world , then the ideological character of consciousness had to take on a metaphysical quality … . |
| 30 | Clearly it is the fate of the ark that has provoked the name Ichabod , and that has led to her death , just as it killed her father-in-law . |