Example sentences of "as it [vb past] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fist flew towards him on the screen , filled it as it made apparent impact and then vanished away . |
| 2 | The only real characteristic of each day was that it was the same as the day before and to give any account of such days in strict sequence would make as tedious reading as it made tedious living . |
| 3 | The CEGB disclosed the escalation in nuclear costs as it announced that operating profits are £603 million lower than expected at £355 million . |
| 4 | I could see it running in her until it overflowed , and as fast as it ran more grief took its place until the lane and the streams ran with grief and all the valley was the colour of grief . |
| 5 | Last month Rainbow Warrior II was seized by the French navy as it led another protest to the atoll . |
| 6 | This victory was to delight the masses just as it brought little pleasure to the newly energized forces of the political left , but , just as significantly , it was now also an occasional delight to a growing audience drawn from amongst critics , intellectuals , and the more respectable classes generally . |
| 7 | As it reached each tree in turn , the tree gracefully bent over , curving its trunk so that both roots and branches touched the ground . |
| 8 | Eardley 's argument suggests that a white hole would be a highly unstable object and that soon after its formation it would be converted into a black hole as it gathered surrounding matter . |
| 9 | Stephen 's voice had risen , as it had that morning in the garden , and again Kate thought that he was trying not to cry . |
| 10 | They doubt whether the Court of Appeal would reach the same conclusion today as it had last year about the reliability of the convictions , since the Guildford case had raised questions on the adequacy of reviews of possible wrongful conviction . |
| 11 | I find that an extraordinary statement of policy , because I had always believed that , in so far as it had any justification at all , the Labour party 's commitment to unilateralism , to the closure of bases , to the withdrawal from NATO , was based on a principle — on a deeply held conviction that those things were wrong . |
| 12 | The fact of its presence was all I was going to learn , however , as it had revolving combination locks which were easy enough to undo , but only if one had two hours to spend on each lock , which I had n't . |
| 13 | This academic study was seen as a means of extending , developing and enriching the student 's mind and , in as much as it fulfilled this function , had much to commend it . |
| 14 | Ms Gordon said the recruitment agencies were enthusiastic about broking as it meant less time was spent pairing applicants with jobs . |
| 15 | The team certainly lived up to its reputation as it whipped first place from under the noses of the Golden Wonder team at the end of the last game . |
| 16 | It might be that if a bird tried to defend too large a territory the amount of energy it would gain from its territorial habit would actually decrease , as it spent more energy on extra defence than it gained from extra food supplies . |
| 17 | As fast as it formed this spume was whisked away into the cave from where it was sucked into a natural wind tunnel and finally shot from a huge blow hole towards the centre of Fianuis . |
| 18 | Then , just as it seemed that sleep was a compulsion he could no longer resist , Lucien heard a noise in the room . |
| 19 | Shipping , including Isle of Wight ferry and hydrofoil crossings , was halted on Southampton Water last night after inert gas leaked from the tanker Mobil Petrel as it discharged crude oil at the Fawley Esso oil refinery . |
| 20 | However , as it happened this door was not quite closed . |
| 21 | Er so as it happened this girl had got the material erm a wild silk cream and er Elizabeth made up this dress for her of course er Michael Caine 's daughter i is quite a busty girl , you know |
| 22 | As it happened this period coincided with the arrival in Vancouver of Andrew Allan , later one of Canada 's all time great producers , and he was accompanied by his ‘ unofficial fiancee ’ that talented actress Judith Evelyn . |
| 23 | At the same time as it stimulated Political activity and consciousness among the provincial nobility , the process leading to Emancipation also speeded the emergence of a more socially diverse public opinion . |
| 24 | It was a gloomy room , with one small window that let in hardly any light , as it faced another building only a few feet away . |
| 25 | The father was on for the whole of the second act of The Hooded Owl , and never had that part of the play passed as slowly as it did that evening . |
| 26 | It is no good the Labour party seeking again and again — as it did this morning — excuses for why people offend . |
| 27 | The National Gallery must be very satisfied to have concluded as it did last week . |
| 28 | Not surprisingly , it occasionally mislays one or two , as it did last week . |
| 29 | Will the outswinger still swing as late as it did last summer ? ’ |
| 30 | World heavyweight boxing ends the year much as it started this year and almost every other year — in total chaos . |