Example sentences of "a [adj] [noun] as it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Break up the chunks with a wooden spoon as it cooks , then strain the pulp through a jelly bag . |
| 2 | It says it 's wrong that a judge should have to pass the same sentence on an abused wife who kills a brutal husband as it does on a robber armed with a shotgun who kills in cold blood . |
| 3 | His first experiences of combat are limited skirmishes , but eventually the platoon is involved in a full-scale battle as it tries to block the path of the North Vietnamese 141st Regiment . |
| 4 | In contrast , case study materials aim to capture a real lesson as it happens in normal classroom conditions ( although it is never entirely normal to have a camera pointing at you while you go about your daily business . ) |
| 5 | It also says that it has to be a ‘ national treasure under national legislation in the context of Article 36 of the Treaty ’ , thus by and large respecting each country 's right to define a national treasure as it pleases . |
| 6 | I always use a soft pencil as it glides over the page . |
| 7 | The injection is not a conventional vaccine as it treats the infection rather than being used as a preventive measure . |
| 8 | Billy may well be the son of a famous footballer as it has often been rumoured that his mother slept with Plymouth Argyle in the early 1960s . |
| 9 | Some provide material on disk , which is a great help as it saves having to retype or scan the text . |
| 10 | If management 's shares confer a right to assets on a winding-up which will be doubled upon profits reaching £x million , this is not a chargeable event as it derives from the ratchet and not from any subsequent event . |
| 11 | He said it was essential that world business " should have an institutional mechanism enabling it to speak with a powerful voice as it seeks to influence governments and international organisations . " |
| 12 | This is not a good idea as it puts the candidate in the awkward position of not knowing how to address you . |
| 13 | Increasing the spring rate of stiffness too much is not a good idea as it transmits forces into the chassis for which is was not designed and the vehicle is also uncomfortable to drive . |
| 14 | This is a good argument as it stands but one can well imagine that it would have been pressed in terms of these hopefuls having a right to be paid if they succeeded . |
| 15 | An example is the Avocet Avsim321 TM32010 simulator — a good product as it gives instant visual access to all registers of the processor so users can monitor progress of the program , line by line if required . |
| 16 | This orang utan demonstrates its ability to grasp efficiently with both hands and feet — a useful trick as it spends most of its life in the trees . |
| 17 | This is a useful material as it insulates the bungalow well , keeping heat in . |
| 18 | Newly conserved and cleaned , the altarpiece is now on display on the second floor of the Ahmanson Building , mounted in a temporary frame as it awaits a Renaissance-style gilt and sculpted frame being made in Florence . |
| 19 | This is a convenient practice as it avoids the need , for example , for speculation as to how the injured person 's condition will develop from the time of the initial injury or for speculation as to what his financial loss up to the date of trial at least will be . |
| 20 | The Government faces a difficult time as it prepares to get its legislation on student loans through Parliament . |
| 21 | This London belongs to the city gents with their regimental ties and their polished shoes ; it belongs as little to a Celtic writer as it does to Surkov and Rozanov . |
| 22 | The final price will confirm whether you 're getting a bargain or not ; as Syd Sewell , chief executive of the KSA points out , ‘ … it costs as much — if not more — to fit a cheap kitchen as it does an expensive one . ’ |
| 23 | It is a special occasion as it coincides with a lovely Flower Celebration and we have Canon Harney to thank very much for allowing this to happen in our lovely Cathedral . |
| 24 | Forfeiture This is a drastic power as it gives an enforcement authority power , under s16 of CPA 1987 , to obtain possession of unsafe goods and , if necessary , destroy them . |
| 25 | Courage with its string of Bulk brews from John Smiths to Fosters now talks of a formidable challenge as it reorganizes in the face of a four percent drop in total British beer sales a year . |