Example sentences of "as it [vb past] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions took temporary workers on board insofar as it took steps to develop a coherent policy on their use for recommendation to affiliated unions ( see IRS , 1986b ) . |
| 2 | Her concern with poverty , especially as it affected children , led to her writing The London Child ( 1927 ) and The Child Grows Up ( 1929 ) , studies of working-class life . |
| 3 | For this reason EC Directives in the 1960s provided for the repeal of such legislation ( in so far as it affected nationals of member states ) as the requirement of West German law that foreign companies wishing to pursue business activities in West Germany must obtain special authorisation from the West German authorities . |
| 4 | The Kinshasa demonstration followed calls from the opposition alliance , the Sacred Union , for popular protest in support of the national conference as it rejected proposals for its replacement outlined by Prime Minister Jean Nguza Karl-I-Bond . |
| 5 | Page 26 Next tumbles : Next 's pre-tax profits nearly halved to £16.2m at the halfway stage as it revealed problems rooted in overexpansion and poor merchandising . |
| 6 | The magic faded away — slowly , over the millenia , releasing as it decayed myriads of sub-astral particles that severely distorted the reality around it … |
| 7 | He provides a first-hand account of the board 's modus operandi as it developed recommendations that differed little from the promulgated National Institutes of Health guidelines but were turned into ‘ the first DNA legislation in the United States ’ . |
| 8 | Half-year results from British Gas left the group a penny weaker at 329p although RTZ , the world 's biggest mining group , added 4p to 721p as it produced profits in line with the City 's expectations . |
| 9 | So the first day finished with me lying sleepless , listening to that familiar music coming from below as it had years before , the jazz records my mother used to play . |
| 10 | However , such a policy could not be seen in isolation as it had implications for practice more generally , including procedures and training . |
| 11 | Back in the scullery to the left of the lavatory door , coal was stored beneath a window ; a convenient spot as it had walls on three sides , with loose boards which fitted into slots at either end forming the front . |
| 12 | As it cut jobs the company was hit by strikes , in 1986 and 1989 . |
| 13 | She looked at the strong hand as it shifted gears and continued resting on the lever . |
| 14 | This achieved little , as it asked countries only to try ‘ so far as possible ’ to limit and ‘ gradually reduce and prevent air pollution using the ‘ best available technology which is economically feasible ’ . |
| 15 | As it transpired hopes of European economic recovery were amply fulfilled after 1948 . |
| 16 | Sometimes it went to sleep on the rag rug before the electric fire and snored quietly , or its paws would twitch as it chased rabbits in its sleep . |
| 17 | On the other hand , Woolworth to Comet group Kingfisher bounced 3p to 544p as it reported profits in line with forecasts . |
| 18 | The sun came up about as often as it went down , in the long run , and a coin showed heads about as often as it showed tails . |
| 19 | Selection favoured beaver genes that made good lakes for transporting trees , just as it favoured genes that made good teeth for felling them . |
| 20 | The headlights of the taxi-van behind us flashed as it hit bumps in the road and the interior lit up the faces of the men in the van with me . |
| 21 | So sleazy , Pamella 's tale , featuring as it did madams , whores , procuresses , cash payments , unusual sexual practices , Arabs . |
| 22 | This annual jamboree was an unwieldy but useful public relations exercise which needed careful preparation , including as it did representatives from the interested government departments , local authorities , police , fire and water authorities , the National Farmers Union and the Country Landowners ' Association . |
| 23 | The Islamic Interim Afghan Government ( IIAG ) , elected from the seven Pakistan-based mujaheddin groups in February 1989 [ see p. 36449 ] , was marred by disunity and came under heavy criticism from both Afghan opposition groups and the United States government as being unrepresentative , excluding as it did representatives of the eight factions based among 2,000,000 , mainly Shia , refugees in Iran , and largely lacking representation of field commanders based inside Afghanistan . |
| 24 | On the other hand , the very pursuit of ‘ respectability ’ , especially in so far as it involved claims to status recognition and participation in local institutions , was a source of social tension , a focal point in the growth of class identity . |
| 25 | This document 's vision was ‘ new ’ only insofar as it proposed rearrangements to the current ‘ social order ’ . |
| 26 | Rainwater gushed around that ‘ face ’ as it opened jaws that yawned with the ferocious , rasping hatred of some monstrous insect . |
| 27 | UNICHEM , the drugs distributor and pharmacy chain , reported further growth in market share last year as it unveiled profits up 49 per cent yesterday , writes Magnus Grimond . |
| 28 | The Myrcan stave was almost invisible as it smashed bones and cracked skulls , hurling the animals into the river , and Darmid 's sword wreaked havoc also . |
| 29 | When this scheme was unveiled , it terrified laymen ( including many Tory MPs ) almost as much as it infuriated doctors . |