Example sentences of "[noun] is [v-ing] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is the question the St John Ambulance brigade is asking as it launches its Breath of Life campaign . |
| 2 | Lord Waddington 's season in paradise could be disturbed : there is an election expected in February and tourist revenue is falling as the island becomes too expensive for all but the rich . |
| 3 | Andy is yelling as he runs , coat-tails flapping out behind him , gloved hands outspread , his head thrown back , the ear flaps on his hat snapping and clapping like wings . |
| 4 | Because of our late start and leisurely progress , the light is thickening as we stumble along the forgotten stretch of ridge between Bwlch Ciliau . |
| 5 | A decrease in µ represents an increase in polarization , since the range is increasing as µ becomes smaller . |
| 6 | At the same time Kieran is moving as he 's spinning he 's moving round . |
| 7 | In picture ( a ) the circuit is behaving as one might guess — the single loop on the screen indicates that the current varies in the same way for every cycle of the source . |
| 8 | Neither is there much evidence that the share of the small firm sector is falling as the Japanese economy becomes more mature : over the 1970s the share actually increased from 51 per cent to 58 per cent . |
| 9 | Cord Dillon is travelling as my personal representative with instructions to report back to mc about this subject directly and without reference to any intermediaries however highly placed . |
| 10 | Firstly people are living longer , there is low infant mortality , but the average age of the population is rising as well . |
| 11 | Potential meaning is meaning as it resides in the speaker 's unconscious even when he is not speaking . |
| 12 | The name documentation is deceiving as there is very little paperwork and the department 's tools are computers and the software packages MINISIS and QUIXIS . |
| 13 | Social skills can involve not only self-monitoring but also monitoring of what another person is thinking as well as doing . |
| 14 | The strain energy in a stretched material is very like the potential energy which is in a raised weight , except , of course , that the stress is changing as the material is strained whereas the weight of a weight is constant as it is raised to any normal height . |
| 15 | Ben Hanbury is flying as well and he picked up the big race there yesterday with White Crown . |
| 16 | The phone is ringing as I fumble with the key , my bladder is bursting and as I fall into the room I 'm undecided which call to answer first . |
| 17 | The phone is ringing as I come through the door of my office . |
| 18 | Lord Young is behaving as though the ’ Spycatcher ’ battle had never happened . |
| 19 | Such advice is becoming as offensive , ignorant and out of touch as it was when first uttered by the right hon. Member for Chingford ( Mr. Tebbit ) many years ago . |
| 20 | be careful in the dusk , remember mirror , signal , manoeuvre once you start to overtake move quickly passed the vehicle you are overtaking , when overtake er , overtake only on the right except when the driver in the front has signalled that he intends to turn right , you can overtake him on the left , without getting in the way , when you want to turn left at a junction , when traffic is moving slowly in queues and be er , in a lane on the right and moving more slowly than you are , in one way streets , but not dual carriageways , maybe with a path on either side , when traffic is moving as described , do not increase your speed while being overtaken , slow down if necessary to let the overtaking vehicle pass . |
| 21 | Now the opposite is happening : the American economy is recovering as Europe 's goes into recession . |
| 22 | E & I Manager Chris Dodwell said : ‘ With the switch from construction to commissioning our role is changing as are the type of queries coming in . |
| 23 | Corporate life is changing as companies realize that they need more than young managers who demand high starting salaries , work a standard day , keep in line , and concern themselves about security . |
| 24 | their kite is rocking as though on a pendulum as the line is relaxed , tugged , and relaxed again . |
| 25 | My hand is shaking as I write . |
| 26 | The importance of age-group measures is declining as higher education admits more mature students and becomes less age-specific , but nevertheless the proportion of young people enrolling is some index of the possible social functions and perceptions of first degrees . |
| 27 | But now My heart is breaking as I see the crumbling mess , |
| 28 | There may be others , I 'm guessing , presume that er Mr Hesel Mr Heselton is looking as though he might be welcoming of a strategic site given half a chance . |
| 29 | Concern at the effect of atmospheric pollution on the Taj Mahal is rising as the marble displays increasingly visible signs of erosion and yellowing . |
| 30 | When the New Year 's Honours List is published , Britons will learn once again that the snob system is functioning as it always has . |