Example sentences of "as a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In so far as a government wants to have money to spend , it must be raised . |
| 32 | At this stage an important surf rule needs to be observed : never be in a position directly behind the board or rig as a wave approaches . |
| 33 | As a pilot becomes more experienced , there is a real danger of the control movements becoming ‘ programmed ’ . |
| 34 | As a speaker switches from animating one persona to animate another , the effect at the linguistic level may , for a bilingual speaker , be a code switch . |
| 35 | Sometimes , as long as a minute passes before the ‘ yes ’ button is depressed by beak or paw . |
| 36 | Not by so much as a blink did Rose betray his own surprise at seeing Naseby , whose face had turned a delicate shade of puce . |
| 37 | Miss Jeanette told Teesside Crown Court : ‘ As a policeman came across Darren said ‘ If he asks where I was say I was with you . ’ ’ |
| 38 | This is a derivation of the formal systems model , and is used in essentially the same way , ie as a checklist to ensure that the model of a procedure is well-formulated and all the necessary attributes are considered during the analysis . |
| 39 | All this may be for the locals , but in Cologne you 'll find the welcome extended to visitors is as warm as a schnapps downed in one . |
| 40 | The great majority of lenders say that they see the courts as an unfruitful last resort , and would prefer to make some special arrangements ( smaller but regular payments , say ) as soon as a customer gets into difficulties . |
| 41 | In keeping delayed payments to a minimum , the important thing is to have a simple routine which is operated as soon as a customer exceeds the credit terms given and accepted on the haulage contract . |
| 42 | The sweater was as light as a puff and as smooth as a bird to touch . |
| 43 | Then something moved , and the shining world broke up into arrowing ripples , as a bird slid across the water , no more than a shape of black against the glare . |
| 44 | He grasped the forestay in both hands as high up as he could reach and drew himself out of the water and on to the forward hull beam as smoothly as a dolphin breaking for air . |
| 45 | Q My 3-year-old mongrel has just been to the vet to have his teeth cleaned , as a checkup revealed that he had dental problems . |
| 46 | Also until such time as a creditor has lodged a proof of debt , he can not vote at meetings of creditors . |
| 47 | They are therefore diagnosed , as often as not , as a chance finding during examination . |
| 48 | BELOW : Millbottom ( Ruskin ) Mill has been a cloth , corn and saw mill as well as a brass finishing works and shoe stiffener manufactory and in its later life used for the manufacture of dyestuffs . |
| 49 | The formation of new lobes is only one part of the story , for as soon as a distributary abandons a lobe , which is thus deprived of its sediment supply , marine erosion can set in . |
| 50 | Although drivers can not ‘ steer ’ the car in the current simulation , they do get a convincing impression of speed and distance , as well as a scene recorded from real life . |
| 51 | I 've recorded a lot of stuff with song writers whose work I like , but I 'll probably do a cover version as my first single because , as a TV presented I 'm bound to get a lot of flak at first . ’ |
| 52 | As a smile touched his lips , it was hard to figure out what he was thinking . |
| 53 | Strangely , though , as a smile lit her face , she could n't in all honesty have said that her smile was totally on account of having secured an interview with that most elusive man ! |
| 54 | Society imposes an obligation to look after his parents , as a debt owed to them for his upbringing , and owed to society for passing on to his children the obligation to do the same for him . |
| 55 | And so long as a transaction falls within the scope of an activity set out in the objects clause ( ’ manufacturing ’ , ‘ property development ’ , and so on ) it will be authorised . |
| 56 | How could she even think such things about a man whose reputation as a womaniser rivalled Casanova 's ? |
| 57 | His way of praising me was to say that I wrote as naturally as a hen laying eggs , or to remark , after he had destroyed a work with his criticisms , ‘ Everything I have not marked seems to me either good or excellent . |
| 58 | When they reached the first sight of the city , it is recorded , Jesus wept , exclaiming : ‘ O , Jerusalem , Jerusalem , how often would I have gathered thy children , as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings , and ye would not . ’ |
| 59 | It was not surprising that Benny had been as excited as a hen walking on hot coals all summer long , never able to keep still , always jumping up with some further excitement . |
| 60 | However , this is the product of a largely passive approach to rest and relaxation , seeing such time as a non-activity to recover from activity . |