Example sentences of "[verb] as they [vb base] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and Tommy , drunk , laughing as they offer the body a glass of cider . |
| 2 | When they die , often due to punctures received during the rutting season , they deflate and plunge down to earth , exploding as they strike the Tarmac . |
| 3 | Boy chases girl and catches her in a fond embrace without pausing as they cover the stage with footwork of a speed rarely seen elsewhere . |
| 4 | These words , capturing as they do the landscape in which most academic booksellers and publishers operate , were to resonate throughout the conference , for which change became a buzzword , a defining theme and animating principle . |
| 5 | Fans weep as they see the torment on the faces of their countrymen . |
| 6 | ‘ It is hard to find words to express the aching loneliness and rejection I have found them experiencing as they approach the end of their lives . ’ |
| 7 | Family therapy techniques , emphasising as they do the role of the parents and the necessity for them being fully involved in solving their own problems , were considered helpful . |
| 8 | Faced with increased rates of change from the factors discussed above , managers in the NHS will need to feel competent , confident and adequately rewarded as they lead the NHS into the 1990s . |
| 9 | The tension rises as they sense the difference . |
| 10 | Birthdays are their only nights out , remembered as they repay the debt incurred and relish the memory of being full up . |
| 11 | Further , according to this more sophisticated inductivism , creative acts , the most novel and significant of which require genius and involving as they do the psychology of individual scientists , defy logical analysis . |
| 12 | MARK TAYLOR made a spectacular debut as Australian captain yesterday , snapping up four slip catches as they beat the West Indies by 14 runs in a rain-affected World Series match at Sydney . |
| 13 | See them laugh as they feed the ducks . |
| 14 | Whether or not there is an agreement must depend on the facts of the particular case , and whether or not the decision of Vaisey J. was correct I consider that the facts of the present case , including as they do the letters of 12 June and 15 September 1986 , are not consistent with an agreement on the lines suggested . |
| 15 | This development has made sight accounts more popular with many customers , offering as they do the benefits of a time account ( namely , interest ) but with instant access with no loss of interest , and cheque-book and debit-card facilities . |
| 16 | ON Christmas day Sir Ranulph Fiennes and his companion Dr Michael Stroud , now attempting the world 's first unaided walk across Antarctica , will have a choice to make as they near the South Pole . |
| 17 | The mystery remains , but the letters are worth quoting as they reflect the attitude of middle-ranking staff officers to Stirling at the time . |
| 18 | Moreover , the activity rate just before retirement , 55–59 , has fractionally increased over this time period , so that nearly as many women as men are working as they approach the age of retirement . |
| 19 | We could ask each child to say ( or write ) what they are feeling as they leave the island , but we might first want to focus on the leavetaking in a more active way . |