Example sentences of "[conj] as they [vb base] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Twenty four spokes slide over a fixed cam , so that as they move they change length and unbalance the wheel . |
| 2 | The principal rivers of the Empire flow from the east to the west , and as they converge they become greater still . |
| 3 | Once hatched , they begin to feed on zooplankton and as they grow they prey on larger species and they are even cannibalistic . |
| 4 | The more nitrogen they have available , the better marine plants will grow , and as they grow they take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere . |
| 5 | The adventurers have to head for the hill , but as they do it appears that the grey trees begin to grow and spread up the hillside . |