Example sentences of "as [noun prp] ['s] [noun] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This ‘ Boulevard of the Victory of Socialism ’ was planned to be wider than the Champs-Elysées by precisely one metre , as Ceauşescu 's propagandists constantly reiterated with childlike pride . |
| 2 | I yelled as Elinor 's heel just missed my left eye . |
| 3 | His father sold off some copyrights in 1969 when , as Wilson 's lawyers now claim , Brian could not be claimed to be of sound mind . |
| 4 | Yet , as Choate 's account also shows , even wise men and their money can easily be parted by sharp consultants , who can pass through the green baize door knowing that their clients can not peep through the keyhole . |
| 5 | The show itself dealt undisguisedly with Lucille Ball 's troubled marriage to Cuban band leader Desi Arnez , the birth of their son , the twin tugs of showbiz and domesticity , and so on ; just as Sean 's Show overtly takes on the hero 's difficulties with women , and his tendency towards depression and paranoia . |
| 6 | THE Christmas tree lying on the side of the pavement and shorn of its decorations is not only a forlorn sight but also symbolic of a gigantic disposal problem as America 's landfills rapidly run out of space . |
| 7 | Wood shattered as Bodie 's shot narrowly missed him , penetrating the shed and finally expending itself on a brick wall . |
| 8 | Relying on a small bureau with perhaps a single film recorder is , as Murphy 's Law always points out , a somewhat foolish activity . |