Example sentences of "[prep] its [noun pl] as it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The long-lost 141 is grinding downwards through its gears as it approaches the bus stop . |
| 2 | From some different world , she heard the bird 's song cease abruptly in mid-trill , and the startled flutter of its wings as it took flight , followed by the soft rustle of a breeze through the bushes . |
| 3 | Tommaso recognised its badger markings and the flap of its wings as it climbed ; he stuck the gun to his eye , tracked the bird , and fired ; the plover 's wings flew back and spread fanwise , in a cancan of swirling feathers , then it spun and came hurtling down . |
| 4 | Its beauty lies not in its architecture , but in the magnificence of its views as it sits in splendid isolation on top of a steep hill looking down the unencumbered views across fields , moors and woodland to the river valleys of the Wye and Elan . |
| 5 | They were constructing a series of weirs upstream , so they had told her at ‘ The Salmon 's Return ’ , which would eventually control this annual predator , but for this year , at least , it surged down irresistibly as ever , biting acres out of its banks as it cornered , like a ferocious animal frustrated . |
| 6 | The Trust will be able to dispose of its assets as it thinks appropriate . |
| 7 | Drink up : Euro Disney has begun to serve alcohol for the first time at four of its restaurants as it seeks to stem heavy losses from weak attendance . |
| 8 | PYRAMID TO TAKE $23m HIT AGAINST ITS FIGURES AS IT CUTS 110 JOBS |
| 9 | There are plenty of birds to be seen : near the salmon cages a red-throated diver patters along the surface with its feet as it gets airborne . |
| 10 | Unfortunately for the CEGB , it could n't seize the time and push ahead as fast with its plans as it wanted . |
| 11 | As an operation , infibulation is just about as unpleasant in its consequences as it sounds . |
| 12 | It sculptures caves in its banks as it falls into a deep ravine , and becomes sedate only in its later stages as it leaves its dale to lose its identity in the River Lune . |
| 13 | The horse blew great jets of steam from its nostrils as it stood on the towpath , patiently waiting for them to board . |
| 14 | She reached down and , for a moment , Pete was half expecting some response ; a stag , perhaps , breaking the surface of the lake and climbing out to her , water streaming from its flanks as it came to her hand . |
| 15 | Using ‘ natural ’ units of behaviour is not without its problems as it begs the question as to what constitutes ‘ natural ’ as well as sidestepping the issue of why particular parts of the nervous system are important for particular behaviours . |
| 16 | Blood frothed at its teeth as it lashed frantically with its hooves . |