Example sentences of "as they [vb past] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For some of them , the sands were taking precedence over the works of Mr Dickens , as they gathered to await their leader amid the potted palms in the first-floor sun lounge overlooking the Victoria Parade , the sands and the sea . |
| 2 | By placing a tethered owl under a tree , the branches of which had been covered with sticky lime , it was possible to trap small birds as they gathered to mob the bird of prey . |
| 3 | Peter Rainford was unpleasantly attentive but his wife was quite happy with Felipe , and Maggie 's heart sank as they arranged to go round the Alhambra with them the next day . |
| 4 | In old villages , the greater bargaining power tended to be with the lord and the larger landowners ; the peasantry lost status as they had to sacrifice more and more to find enough land to feed themselves . |
| 5 | They made it clear also , as they had to do because of the rules by which we work , that no such change could be put into effect without formal consultation and the consent of both Houses . |
| 6 | This prevented them fully exploiting their initial landings as they had to start their withdrawal before an assault could be mounted on the naval guns installed behind Houlgate . |
| 7 | They were used to heavy work as they had to run the crofts & do all the work themselves when their husbands were away on the boats . |
| 8 | He said the Government had failed to understand the depth of feeling amongst unionists , especially as they had to share the council chamber with Sinn Fein . |
| 9 | This obviously made much greater demands on part-time farmers as they had to transport feed every day . |
| 10 | THOUSANDS of Namibians stood in long queues , stretching nearly a mile in some cases , as they waited to vote on the first day of Namibia 's five-day pre-independence election yesterday . |
| 11 | The men were shot as they waited to pick up fares at a Castle Street taxi rank . |
| 12 | She immediately fell into conversation with Jack as they waited to board the mini-bus that stood in the centre of the courtyard , ready to transport them to the Parc de Prafance with its famous forest of bamboo . |
| 13 | Albert was talking to them as they waited to leave , and the boy had a large rubber ball that he would insist on throwing about in the compartment . |
| 14 | Martin Gallagher , 28 , and his girlfriend Jaqueline Boardman , 20 , carried the boy past his parents as they waited to show him to relatives . |
| 15 | " You must both promise , " said my mother as they left to creak down five flights of stairs to the ground floor , " to come and bath in our hotel . |
| 16 | ‘ A wonderful dinner , ’ he declared as they left to take their coffee in her sitting room . |
| 17 | According to government claims , over 250 LTTE rebels were killed between Aug. 22 and Aug. 26 , including over 100 shot down from a helicopter as they cycled to reinforce LTTE positions near Kopay . |
| 18 | In London Whigs and Dissenters not only organised counter-demonstrations , where they burnt effigies of the Pope , the Pretender and Tory defectors , but they also engaged in vigilante activity , as they sought to suppress the activities of the Jacobite crowds . |
| 19 | And she was initially awed by the plots which the girls concocted as they sought to shame a particular teacher or fellow pupil , or simply to escape at impermissible hours from the school grounds . |
| 20 | The principal purpose of this book is to examine Ronald Reagan 's efforts to deal with these problems ; to examine the techniques he and his staff used as they sought to break free from the ties that bound them ; and to assess how successful Reagan was in mastering the system of government and in achieving his policy objectives . |
| 21 | On the one hand there was the need to allow individual divergences from the hierarchy and to leave teachers some freedom to make their own contribution to the curriculum — a goal often repeated by all Secretaries of State as they sought to limit that freedom . |
| 22 | But after this it was United who took the initiative as they sought to get back into the game . |
| 23 | The dilemma of which he spoke was felt by filmmakers as they sought to make films that dealt with the pressing contemporary issues , at a time when the initiative in world affairs had passed decisively to the Americans . |
| 24 | Expertly his hands began their slow , feverish exploration of her bare skin , tormenting as they sought to inflame her further and further so that she forgot everything but the pleasure he could bring her . |
| 25 | These she kept in an ivory box , and the gods ate from them as often as they wished to renew their youth . |
| 26 | ‘ Now , the important thing is to make sure they ca n't move it , ’ he said , as they ran to keep up . |
| 27 | As they queued to pay , each of them was told : ‘ We ca n't add up your bill , so make us an offer ! ’ |
| 28 | As they began to move towards it they noticed that the door was bigger than the others and could quite easily accommodate two men abreast . |
| 29 | The shop manager came out of the shop in a hurry as they began to move away . |
| 30 | As they began to turn the silver handle with the strange , serpent-like beasts engraved deeply into it , Fenella felt the Melanisms creep nearer . |