Example sentences of "as [subord] [vb pp] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Such troops sustain damage as if hit by the Fanatics
2 Although a common seal may still be used to execute a document , a document signed by a director and the secretary , or by two directors , and expressed ( in whatever form of words ) to be executed by the company will have the same effect as if executed under the common seal of the company .
3 This , however , can not be correct since section 36A , inserted by the 1989 Act , provides that a company need not have a common seal and that whether it has or not ‘ a document signed by a director and the secretary of the company or by two directors and expressed ( in whatever form of words ) to be executed by the company has the same effect as if executed under the common seal of the company . ’
4 First of all erm he justified his view on environmental considerations as as considered by the City Council , I think we would say , the County Council , that one of the main considerations that has brought us to the conclusion that we have are environmental considerations , the environment of York and its immeding immediate surroundings , the protection er of the York greenbelt , environmental considerations have been er at the most er in our minds .
5 Iain Logan had been listening to him as though fascinated by the stress of experience which had lengthened Cameron 's face and closed his black brows over his eyes .
6 ‘ Wait , my lovely , ’ he breathed , and took his eyes from her wanting , flushed face , to pull back and stare as though transfixed at the throbbing globes of her breasts .
7 For example , her most recent work involves a positive distancing — intimate objects as though shaken from the photographs appear in glass shoe boxes ready for inspection or classification .
8 As Morse poured her drink ( and his ) , he heard her speaking in a dreamy , muted sort of voice , as though dumbfounded by the news she 'd heard .
9 He took no notice of us , just standing there , gazing at the swirling brown tide of water almost lapping his sandals as though lost in the wonder of such a happening .
10 The cripple haunted his bridge as though chained to the spot .
11 Isabel stood as though chained to the floor , her heart galloping out of control like a runaway steed as she tried to make sense of the unholy din .
12 Without saying anything further , he shifted his enormous shoulders more comfortably against the door-frame as though settled for the rest of the day , and moved his eyes to her mouth almost as though he was waiting for her to speak again , she thought , feeling thoroughly disgruntled .
13 Bunny sat on him like an angel , as though glued to the saddle , handling him beautifully and gently .
14 Half way through Edward gave up , scraped the rest into Tam 's food bowl and put the kettle on for a cup of tea ; behind him , Tam slurped as though rescued from the brink of starvation .
15 As though winded by the story , Mungo climbed the mountain of logs in slow motion .
16 Had n't it shifted slightly , as though rocked by the wind ?
17 But be quick : pick up your phone or else gird up your loins , grab your staff and hie you like blazes , sprinting as though pursued by the fires of hell , to the Arts Theatre or the Festival box office , whereupon you should pawn your handbag or your jock strap — even your jewels , just as long as you succeed in laying claim to a seat .
18 Then , on sharp , swift strides he was heading for the door , while Shiona continued to stand where she was , rock still , as though rooted to the floor .
19 And she stared too at her own friends , who appeared to her suddenly in a new light , laughing and fiddling with their luggage labels , and casting their eyes around them as though unbalanced by the sudden variety of choice .
20 Now , as though solaced by the memory she said , ‘ I have known times when the water went to ice .
21 He himself was beginning to ache as though stretched on the rack , with the worst still to come .
22 Now she was suddenly drained of all energy , as though spent by the effort .
23 With strings and piano , all restraint vanished , and we heard a fantastic balance of wildness , sophistication and seeming improvisation — the last movement 's mad little melodies sounded as though hurled to the sky , to settle softly , for the work 's curiously inconclusive finish .
24 The launch held her place , riding the swell as though held to the Wheel by invisible ties .
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