Example sentences of "as they [vb past] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grey herons contorted to strange shapes as they stretched long necks and peered into the shallows . |
| 2 | Two campaigners , an Englishman and a Frenchman , brushed away tears as they recalled 453 airmen who never returned from World War 2 sorties . |
| 3 | Generally , they did not form a fresh farmstead as they lacked some necessary buildings . |
| 4 | Ace made love to her in a silence made all the more potent when her roving caresses forced him to respond with a groan of pleasure as they touched each other intimately . |
| 5 | Two dolphins joined in the fun , their tumbling , lithe bodies clearly visible as they weaved sparkling trails of fire at high speed under our bows . |
| 6 | Playing the Little Sweep , his clothes were to be ripped off one by one by the Big Sweep and Assistant Sweep -played by the headmaster and French master — as they sang three verses , and then he was to be thrown up the chimney . |
| 7 | Delegates rescinded the Freedom Charter 's commitment to comprehensive nationalization , confirming more recent statements by the leadership [ see p. 38516 ] as they agreed that emphasis should be placed on a mixed economy . |
| 8 | Given their age , symptoms and frailty , it might have been thought that the residents of old people 's homes would receive more care from visiting nurses than people in the community , as they received more visits from general practitioners . |
| 9 | It was argued that the government 's policy towards Austin Rover could be viewed as an attempt to slim down the company through rationalisation and privatise parts as they became profitable ( eg Jaguar ) , finishing up with an unprofitable rump which had very little chance of long-term viability on its own . |
| 10 | Consequently in 1835 the Geological Survey of Great Britain was established by the government for the purpose of producing geological maps of the country to be based on the Ordnance Survey maps as they became available . |
| 11 | The idea was that a 486 user would rush out to buy a new processor for her or his machine as they became available and this facility would mean the death of the 386 . |
| 12 | Later census figures were published as they became available . |
| 13 | As they became confident , she moved them into faster and more daring exhibitions , inciting them to dive skilfully for a titbit or a ‘ lure ’ . |
| 14 | However , their fortunes were soon to enter on that switchback which took them first to a golden age , and then through impoverishment to extinction as they became first the beneficiaries of factory-produced yarn , and then the victims of their own expansion in numbers and , ultimately , of the power loom . |
| 15 | All cities , in so far as they became modern cities in the last decades of the nineteenth century , underwent the following changes in the organization of public space : ( 1 ) The development of separate commercial districts . |
| 16 | The two men dropped out of their courses , moved to Stoke Newington in North London and stuck together as they became involved in the libertarian and squatter movements . |
| 17 | My main concern is , that I think that over the years , as people have lived longer and as they became retired , we 've tended to neglect them , not so much financially and in terms of their conditions , though I think there 's always arguments about that ; I think we 've actually neglected their role in the community . |
| 18 | During the next 12 hours observations of Mr Reynolds ' vital signs were gradually reduced in frequency as they became stable and returned almost to pre-operative levels . |
| 19 | Even these courses at Woolley Hall he was doing under great difficulties — he was sometimes terribly handicapped for money , but as they became successful , I think things eased for him . |
| 20 | The problem was getting worse in Britain as they became cheaper , he warned . |
| 21 | These countries became more specialized as they became richer , interchanging more and more products with one another and the world . |
| 22 | As they became aware of cinema audiences the vast majority of these intellectuals tended not to see them in quite such a negative way as Chaplin . |
| 23 | It was crowded with silent people , voices stilled as they became aware of the drama suddenly being played out in their midst . |
| 24 | As they became conscious of the " new " temporary working , the unions ' initial response was to harden their historical stance . |
| 25 | All the children were expected to learn an instrument as they became old enough and were taught by talented Salvationists free of charge . |
| 26 | THE Prince and Princess of Wales tried to steal one another 's thunder yesterday as they swapped traditional roles . |
| 27 | Insofar as they condoned popular religious rituals , belief in the efficacy of relics , supplication to saints who would reinforce earthly petitions , and the use of images of the Virgin Mary to halt the rain or even to solve political problems , their sacred system could serve as a template for rival systems of magic . |
| 28 | And then on yours ? ’ said Jay as they snuggled close . |
| 29 | As we shall see in the next chapter , the conference on the third day passed a resolution , which led to the formation of the BDDA , but on the preceding days it was concerned with the Report of the Royal Commission and its recommendations in so far as they affected deaf and dumb people . |
| 30 | As they pitched one client after another , the dealers surrounding them would cheer , shouting " Go . |