Example sentences of "as it [vb -s] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because you can never go back to yesterday , if you came in last year or five years ago , ten years ago or longer , some of you have been in the truth for many , many years and it is nearer now than it ever was when you first came along and joined Jehovah 's people and as it says the night is well along and if any of us have ever worked on the night shift , I think we 're all well aware are n't we that when the night is well along and |
| 2 | The Department of Transport has refused to comment , as it says the matter is now in the hands of the courts . |
| 3 | So long as it maintains the idea that believers talking to unbelievers are like people explaining to the blind what it is like to see , reason may be tolerated . |
| 4 | This facilitates the smooth running of government and must be advantageous to those in government as it minimises the need to effect formal changes , a task which is time-consuming and may be beset with difficulties . |
| 5 | ‘ But that would reduce with A-T as it complicates the treatment . |
| 6 | Mr Nellist joins Isosceles as it plans the flotation of Wellworth , its Northern Irish supermarket chain , and the sale of Herman 's , its American sporting goods chain , to reduce its heavy borrowings . |
| 7 | It could be quite a useful preparation for a nervous or beginner skier as it relates the feeling of skiing to everyday activities , eg riding a bicycle and driving a car . |
| 8 | Furthermore , it appears that electronic exchanges have wider bid-ask spreads , which might be a reflection of inadequate liquidity due to the lack of locals ( although there seems to be no inherent reason why individuals trading on their own account could not use an electronic system so long as it enables the scalping and other arbitrage trading practices typically carried out by locals ) . |
| 9 | For all insert editing operations , the feature known as ‘ flying erase ’ is important , as it enables the edits to be made cleanly without picture disturbance at the insert out-point . |
| 10 | Let the hand spring away as it touches the skin . |
| 11 | It is a liquid protein that they squeeze from little nozzles at the rear of the abdomen which hardens as it meets the air . |
| 12 | As it contracts the atoms of the gas collide with each other more and more frequently and at greater and greater speeds — the gas heats up . |
| 13 | This is a useful material as it insulates the bungalow well , keeping heat in . |
| 14 | As a safety measure , the warhead completes its arming process only as it nears the target . |
| 15 | Lemon juice , however , unlike other fruit juices , is virtually calorie-free , as it lacks the sugar present in the juice of other fruit . |
| 16 | The coronet is shown in loving detail as it embodies the moment when this family of merchants made it to the princely ranks . |
| 17 | Even if it is not a must , it is often worth applying as it helps the marker do a better job , in particular because he can use electronic tools to provide data that will aid his judgement . |
| 18 | Law and custom thus defend the family as the prime agent of socialisation only in so far as it fulfils the task currently prescribed . |
| 19 | Of all the skills in windsurfing water starting is the most highly prized as it opens the door to a whole range of smaller high performance boards . |
| 20 | Using ‘ natural ’ units of behaviour is not without its problems as it begs the question as to what constitutes ‘ natural ’ as well as sidestepping the issue of why particular parts of the nervous system are important for particular behaviours . |
| 21 | We accept motion three four three with some qualifications as it begs the question actually how do we refine anti-trade union laws ? |
| 22 | One possibility is that the complex wobbles of the Earth 's axis as it orbits the sun contrived to produce a peak of solar insolation — stronger than usual phases of heating by the sun — during the two times of accelerated meltwater runoff . |
| 23 | The circle the Shuttle makes as it orbits the Earth must be one of those funny circles . ’ |
| 24 | The intention , according to Home Office memos , is to hold these names on microcomputers so that all travellers carrying machine-readable passports can be automatically checked against the list by the terminal , as it reads the passport . |
| 25 | This is a very commonly used model of intervention with parents and children as it recognizes the competency of the parents to effect change in their child . |
| 26 | The logic here is carried a stage further in s75 of CCA 1974 which applies in three party debtor-creditor-supplier agreements as it allows the debtor a " like claim " against the creditor as he has against the transferor . |
| 27 | He might feel that any heir , even one who disinherits him , is worth having so long as it keeps the name going . ’ |
| 28 | It may be that the only times the parents show joint concern is when the child misbehaves and so the child continues to be difficult as it keeps the family together . |
| 29 | Soluble fibre , found in fruit , vegetables and pulses , helps prevent hunger between meals , as it delays the absorption of certain nutrients . |
| 30 | As long as it takes the child to cease movement . |