Example sentences of "as it [verb] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions took temporary workers on board insofar as it took steps to develop a coherent policy on their use for recommendation to affiliated unions ( see IRS , 1986b ) . |
| 2 | The government of President Hastings Kamuzu Banda came under increasing pressure from Western governments to improve its human rights record as it took action to arrest the pro-democracy campaigner , Chakufwa Chihana , and to expel Mgr John Roche , Roman Catholic bishop-elect of Mzimba . |
| 3 | Page 26 Next tumbles : Next 's pre-tax profits nearly halved to £16.2m at the halfway stage as it revealed problems rooted in overexpansion and poor merchandising . |
| 4 | Bob Walker of the manufacturing support department , who developed the course with Paul Swiety of the work study department , said : ‘ This is an important feature of the course as it helps people to understand that TNT has an impact across the whole structure of the Group at all levels . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The extreme flexibility of the Course allows part-time students to change later to a full-time mode , just as it allows full-timers to drop down to part-time study . |
| 7 | This can be useful , as it allows Goblins to drive off charging enemy units with their Fanatics , and even enemy who are not panicked into fleeing away will be severely mauled . |
| 8 | All is not lost for the Albion works , as it supplies axles to DAF 's Belgian factory at Westerlo , which will continue in operation . |
| 9 | As it happens Ive got a lot of time for honest people like Mr Bassett . |
| 10 | This urgent need for real cash is a continual threat to LETS initiatives , as it tempts people to devalue the notional currency . |
| 11 | Its drawback is the time involved , as it requires teachers to take register at each lesson by marking pink sheets that are then read into an optical mark reader . |
| 12 | Therefore , in the current climate , the Income & Growth Personal Equity Plan [ PEP ] + offers an attractive investment option as it provides returns based upon stock market performance and you are able to take your proceeds completely free of UK personal income and capital gains tax . |
| 13 | The male , as it reaches maturity develops stag-like antlers on and around the front of the head . |
| 14 | As it happened progress proved possible in three directions in these years — the formation of Nato 's Nuclear Planning Group ; an agreed if rather fuzzy definition of flexible response ; and the negotiation of a Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty with the USSR . |
| 15 | As it happened Namibia won the game and the tournament , but for a long time it looked as if the Zimbabweans would win , leaving the hitherto unbeaten Namibians out in the cold . |
| 16 | The extremely utilitarian front end of the Sprinters is displayed against the massive ironwork of the Forth Bridge by No 150284 as it heads south working the 13.40 Dundee to Edinburgh train on 29 August 1988 . |
| 17 | In fact the terms ‘ form ’ and ‘ content ’ ceased to be operative and were replaced ( in so far as it makes sense to speak of replacement ) by the distinction between ‘ material ’ and ‘ device ’ . |
| 18 | The taxi stopped briefly , and as it did Rachel saw another taxi stopping on the other side of the road . |
| 19 | Craig loves it — and you will too as it includes tracks written by Dannii and sister Kylie . |
| 20 | As it rose Edward said thoughtfully , ‘ One gets the impression that this sort of place must cost rather a lot of money . ’ |
| 21 | Just as it costs peanuts to get oil out of a hole in the ground , it costs peanuts to put rubbish into one — so long as the oil , or the space , lasts . |
| 22 | When nicely balanced , these forces permit the star a lifecycle as it radiates energy to finish as a lump of heavy elements . |