Example sentences of "as it [vb -s] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But to begin with this assumption is to by-pass , rather than explain , the mystery of perception as it presents itself to us if we assume that perception occurs because the perceived object impinges directly or indirectly upon the nervous system . |
| 2 | Whilst other sections of the population are clearly severely affected by these government policies , disabled people experience these particular ‘ reforms ’ as an attack on their human right not to be incarcerated without trial and conviction , in so far as it renders it in some cases impossible to live outside institutions . |
| 3 | We are confident that IBM is indeed primarily interested in the morphing business even as it metamorphoses itself into a new and presumably reinvigorated enterprise . |
| 4 | Divergent sexuality , it is clear even now , is only permissible as long as it allows itself to be stolen , as long as it conforms to existing industry patterns and dominant sexual stereotypes . |
| 5 | This is a good activity for small group project work as it lends itself to the pooling of information and sharing different elements of the task . |
| 6 | When attacking , it protrudes its long snout , and as it pushes it against the flesh of its enemy it fires a small , venom-carrying harpoon — a hollow dart formed from a tooth — that can kill a human being within a few hours . |
| 7 | Total marketing and sales expenses increased as it turns itself into a market-driven company to $24.3m , up 45% . |
| 8 | The Warrington-based group has spent more than £100m on acquisitions as it repositions itself for an upturn in the economy and yesterday it added to the line-up with The Crossroads hotel and restaurant at Weedon , Northampton , for £1.5m and South Marston Country Club near Swindon for £800,000 . |
| 9 | ‘ The thing to do now is to explain the situation as it affects you at present . |
| 10 | It 's hard to fault the production as it has everything from passion to drama to sadness and comedy . |
| 11 | It gives a neat neckline which looks hand stitched and is ideal for children as it has lots of stretch . |
| 12 | There is a suggestion too that poor readers are deficient in an internal articulatory code ( Briggs and Underwood , 1987 ) , and that this is in itself a source of difficulty insofar as it deprives them of one lexical route — that is , one way of identifying what words mean . |
| 13 | The Girls regarded this one with loathing as it shows them with heads and legs all at different angles . |