Example sentences of "as they [verb] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As long as they get some exposure to written language , most learners will acquire at least a modicum of literacy . |
| 2 | ‘ This is our little guest cottage , ’ she announced as they mounted some steps on to a wide , spacious veranda which ran the length of the property . |
| 3 | The distant forest became obscured by a misty darkness which closed in round them , broken by the odd pinprick of light as they passed some hamlet or village . |
| 4 | A large number of boys , particularly at the foreclosure stage , are initially attracted to science but there is a drift away throughout later adolescence as they undergo some crisis . |
| 5 | The pupils were then given the opportunity to create and experiment with her voice synthesiser as they performed some group poems of their own . |
| 6 | Accounting statements from the past were relevant only in so far as they provided some clue to future cash surpluses . |