Example sentences of "as they [be] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a shared tank the parents ' real problems begin when the fry are free-swimming , as they are easy prey for other fish . |
| 2 | I do n't necessarily has to be a mother and father I think , so long as they are good role models that they have . |
| 3 | You can really cut down the risk in fucking by using condoms as long as they 're good quality and used properly . |
| 4 | Behind stood an impressive array of walls and couloirs , though the Pico del Norte and Illampu would prove forbidden fruits , guarded as they were that year by avalanches of fresh snow . |
| 5 | We generally got to their place just as they were finishing breakfast . |
| 6 | Later , as they were finishing tea , Jack asked : ‘ What was he responding to ? ’ |
| 7 | When Tibetans protest , their cries are heard around the world , as they were this week from the demonstrations in the capital , Lhasa . |
| 8 | We have established the assassin had been tramping round in the snow , yet Lady Beatrice and Rachel are wearing the same clothes as they were this morning and , as far as I know , never left the house . ’ |
| 9 | We hope that this year , whether or not the snow situation improves , the Verbier Ski School will revise their arrangements and meet pupils directly up on the slopes , but if not , then any family going to Verbier should be warned of the timewasting and difficulties which arise if the arrangements are left as they were last year . |
| 10 | And then it would get dark , and , since conditions were much as they were last night , there would be mist over the marshes — it was coming up a little on my walk . |
| 11 | The half-backs , James Pinnington ( scrum-half ) and his partner Matthew Coe were , as they were last season , most impressive and the excellence of the pack augurs well for the coming winter . |