Example sentences of "as it [adv] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kodak , for example , is beginning to reap the same sorts of advantage as it carefully allocates supply among all its producing units . |
| 2 | From all over the Badland tribes of Orcs and Goblins rushed to join the huge army as it gradually moved north . |
| 3 | Oh , yes , he was himself again , he would be trailing this glory after him for as long as it still shed lustre . |
| 4 | ( This is one event I have not seen personally , as it only takes place every seven years , the next being due in 1990. ) the last perambulation took place in August 1983 , with about 500 people taking part in the fourteen mile walk . |
| 5 | Since then about ten new sites have been scheduled each week , and this could be seen as a deliberate blocking measure as it only takes place where the owner wants to do something with the site . |
| 6 | I went into the students union to buy it today ( as it only costs 28p in there ) and they 'd sold out ! |
| 7 | It hurtled on , shedding wheels and bodywork as it almost turned turtle . |
| 8 | I remember running on the rolling lawns of Kikuyu grass before dinner , the night noises of the exceptionally vocal African insect life striking up as it quickly grew dark , night unrolling from the ground upwards ; bullfrogs — in fact all manner of rana and bufo-frogs the size of a pair of roiled-up rugby socks , toads with great horned eyebrows , and tiny , reddish , darting amphibians , starting to howl , shriek , growl , and purr , a backdrop to our dinner on the terrace to which we have been summoned by the stirring , thrilling , beating of a gong hung from a pair of tusks . |
| 9 | In this respect , those who argue that US policy was responsible for Castro 's turn towards the Soviet Union are justified : by using its influence to deny access to Western arms supplies , Washington left Cuba with little option ( as it subsequently left Nicaragua ) but to purchase weapons from the Eastern bloc . |
| 10 | Becoming a member of the Salmon and Trout Association ( £16 for an annual membership ) is a useful thing to do , as it sometimes offers access to private fishing which the association owns or leases and , through its 54 branches nationwide , offers information on courses and instruction . |