Example sentences of "and as it [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And as it takes half an hour to drive to Royal Wrigglesworth we must assume that Sir Vivien 's Lagonda would have driven through the village at about eight . ’ |
| 2 | And as it becomes easier and cheaper to span the globe , knowledge of local wrinkles is becoming more important , not less . |
| 3 | This is an area where a diesel car scores very well and as it uses less fuel than a petrol car , it emits less noxious gas . |
| 4 | the argument was continuous and as it developed both sides changed their positions . |
| 5 | Domestic organic rubbish is slightly heated with an added chemical and as it decomposes liquid organic fertiliser begins bleeding into the soil . |
| 6 | It is in domestic architecture that Ostia provides the most interesting revelations for here are astonishingly well preserved remains of insulae , the tenement blocks which must have been constructed in quantity in Rome itself and , since Ostia is so near and as it had such close association with the capital , probably of a very similar character . |
| 7 | The Rev. Donald McQueen , ‘ the most intelligent man in Skye ’ , was still with them , and while under sail he proceeded to give Johnson a pithy and useful outline of the landlord and tenant system as it operated , and as it proved unworkable . |
| 8 | The last tiny flicker of hope seemed to die inside her , and as it did all the lights in the grand chamber went out . |
| 9 | And as it seems impertinent to invite you to sit down in your own laboratory , I wo n't . |
| 10 | As soon as a domestic hen chick hatches it starts pecking at grains that look like food , and as it grows older its aim at food grains improves . |