Example sentences of "and as it [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 " And as it happens opium .
2 A stream of urine splashed into the first glass , and as it filled Estelle guided the stream to the next glass as if she were holding a hose pipe .
3 The BaByliss Epilady , £37 , works on a similar principle ; a soft metal coil is drawn over the skin and as it vibrates hairs are trapped within the coil and plucked out .
4 The taxi stopped briefly , and as it did Rachel saw another taxi stopping on the other side of the road .
5 The smoke and steam was being sucked from the wreck by the storm wind anyway , and as it cleared Duvall suddenly shrank back from the shattered car window .
6 The process is fast — about 4–6 minutes for the cream and 6–8 minutes for the mousse — and as it dissolves hair a little below the surface of the skin , the result is often smoother , without stubble , and a slower regrowth then shaving .
7 The story of the golden calf is not quite a complaint story , though it is more terrible than any of them , and as it proceeds shares many of their features , particularly those of the one in Numbers 14 .
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