Example sentences of "as it [verb] [adj -er] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A notice is preferable as it imposes greater protection than a caution ( which can be warned off ) but requires the consent of the landlord as the land certificate will need to be placed on deposit for the purpose of registration . |
| 2 | By reducing the probability that a firm will fail and by reducing creditors ' potential losses in the event of difficulty , this helps to reduce the costs a firm takes on as it takes bigger risks and nears bankruptcy . |
| 3 | Endill could feel the heat from the Headmaster 's face as it grew redder and redder and he was sure it was about to explode . |
| 4 | As it grew louder , she twisted around to face the sound . |
| 5 | He would then turn down the fell and begin to race , faster as it grew steeper , more furiously as the half-ton of slate threatened to catch him up and ( as happened regularly ) crush against him , until , blown with exhaustion , he reached the unloading bays at the foot of the fell . |
| 6 | On the clean sound , reverb really does make a difference , adding as it does greater depth to any guitar 's tone . |
| 7 | The rain cast a decided dampener on their spirits and , as it became heavier , Geoffrey was moved to make a mild complaint . |
| 8 | On the other hand , this degradation of the bench must be a slow process , so that the rate of cutting of a marine bench may be expected to become slower as it becomes wider . |
| 9 | But as it becomes clearer with each day that Mr Perot still harbours political ambitions for himself , the old doubts about him recur . |
| 10 | The scale of measurement also affects the estimation of soil erosion because , as it becomes smaller , the problem of redistribution of eroded material within the areal unit becomes more serious . |
| 11 | And as it becomes easier and cheaper to span the globe , knowledge of local wrinkles is becoming more important , not less . |
| 12 | As it gets slower and slower it can only carry smaller and smaller particles . |
| 13 | And you 'll say , well it 's getting closer , as it gets closer and closer to zero it 's getting bigger and bigger and bigger , so when it gets to zero , it 'll be infinite . |
| 14 | Thus , despite the difficulty of feeding a larger body , the survival value of size becomes greater as it gets colder . |
| 15 | Like all cold-blooded animals its night vision improves as it gets colder . |
| 16 | Well in really warm weather a T-shirt and shorts may be enough but as it gets colder so you need to add layers of sweaters , trousers and top the whole thing up with a wind and waterproof spray suit but all that can make you a little clumsy , so the answer for most British sailors is a wetsuit like the ones that you and Suzanne are wearing . |
| 17 | An expert from L'Oréal will talk about what happens to skin as it gets older and explain how to keep up with its changing needs by choosing from the extensive Plénitude range , which helps to combat the signs of ageing . |
| 18 | " Has it ever struck you , Pinkie , what it would be like to belong to a class of objects which gets more valuable as it gets older ? |
| 19 | Lately none of these groups have been present in the park , but as it gets warmer they will return . |
| 20 | These other changes ( in levels of funding , the growing role of the Training Agency , and the enterprise culture as it affects higher education , for example ) will be incorporated into the discussion . |
| 21 | Immediately Alec 's eyes filled with sweat again and he strained to hold the delicate balance of the bucket of fire as it moved lower and closer to the shape carved out of the ground . |
| 22 | The neck has been bound to include the fret ends , which is another nice touch as it looks tidier and actually adds quite a lot to the overall feel of the fingerboard . |
| 23 | As it drew nearer to Corrie 's fifth birthday she began desperately seeking a way in which to keep her in Chertsey . |
| 24 | Such an animal , born white as usual , darkens dramatically as it grows older . |
| 25 | And because of its reduced nasal cavities it may find breathing increasingly difficult as it grows older . |
| 26 | As it grows older , you will probably have to reduce the frequency of feeds to one or two meals every day . |
| 27 | As soon as a domestic hen chick hatches it starts pecking at grains that look like food , and as it grows older its aim at food grains improves . |
| 28 | Iron was used for the shank as it provided greater strength and longer life than bronze would have done . |
| 29 | Other more exotic applications for the device will appear as it undergoes further improvement . |
| 30 | The boy sat like King Canute who forbad the tide to rise and was forced to sit watching as it lapped higher and higher . |