Example sentences of "as it [verb] [vb pp] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ Legitimist ’ nobility , that is those who remained loyal to the elder Bourbon branch which had been deposed by the Revolution of 1830 , kept itself aloof from the court of the ‘ parvenu ’ , just as it had shunned that of Louis-Philippe . |
| 2 | Alexei remembered how Tulagai and Targoutai had fawned on Siban before Nogai had been elected Kha-Khan , and how they had voiced their support for Nogai , their own half-brother , as soon as it had become apparent that he had Burun 's vote . |
| 3 | As abruptly as it had become paralysed , her tongue was loosened . |
| 4 | Havel 's first journey abroad as President , to East and West Germany on Jan. 2 , represented a further break with tradition , as it had become customary for leaders of Soviet bloc countries to make their first foreign visit to Moscow . |
| 5 | In many ways I was greatly relieved as it had become obvious to me that he was n't well . |
| 6 | The jousting could not be started and the close combat was soon abandoned as it had become farcical , contestants falling down when they tried to wield their weapons . |
| 7 | Now I think what te , what happened there was we er , we drifted away from setting down sc , er , er , scripts to finding good useful key words and phrases out of the paper that we could then fit into the script , and as it had gone that way , I realised it was working , and did n't see any point in trying to get it back to the way it was originally going , because it was going fine . |
| 8 | Her logical mind accepted this possibility , as it had done countless times before , but she did n't think her brother would ever have considered suicide . |
| 9 | But just as suddenly as it had begun all this ended three years later , leaving the halls deserted . |
| 10 | Does n't matter what it looks like as long as it 's got five sides that join together without gaps . |
| 11 | She says , I 'm not bothered what it is as long as it 's got all its fingers there . |
| 12 | But as it 's got that financial package |
| 13 | Doors of the hatch can be hinged or sliding , or even a lift-down flap , as long as it 's got adequate support . |
| 14 | The difficulty with all this is cost as , despite the Lands Tribunal decision , there is nothing to prevent the Capital Taxes Office from raising a new demand based on fresh grounds , as it has done many times during the past 11 years . |
| 15 | The employee top 10 features those companies which are expanding fastest , and it says something for the performance of WPP that it has managed to perform well in eps and return on capital terms at the same time as it has achieved that expansion . |
| 16 | As many hon. Members know , Grand Met is no longer a brewer , as it has transferred all its breweries to Courage , or Fosters , as it is now called . |
| 17 | As it has become familiar over the years , the constant discord and the rhythmic complexities have ceased to shock . |
| 18 | This measure may well have to be considered now ( as Washington is hinting ) , as it has become crystal-clear that the Bosnian war is being fomented by Milosevic and the extreme Serb leaders in Bosnia , and is primarily waged by the army . |
| 19 | Luckily , the picture has altered as it has become clear that in agriculturally wealthy areas , where farmers were often owner-occupiers , they lavished great attention on their houses . |
| 20 | Interest in the code has grown as it has become clear how swiftly the end of the cold war has begun to undermine NATO 's defence base . |
| 21 | Changing work patterns , social habits and a growth of car ownership have affected all public transport , but the tramway has enhanced its tourist value as it has become unique . |
| 22 | cf. the Burial Service in The Book of Common Prayer : ‘ Forasmuch as it has pleased Almighty God … to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed … |
| 23 | But as it has taken five years of intensive lobbying to assemble the necessary financial support from the native industry for this interesting if rather Teutonic initiative , one might assume that creativity and innovation are still not regarded as entirely positive values . |
| 24 | " Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his goodness to give you safe deliverance , and to preserve you in the great danger of childbirth ; you shall therefore give hearty thanks unto God … " |
| 25 | ‘ Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy … ’ |