Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] as they " in BNC.
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| 31 | Poor children who survived infancy were predictably shorter and thinner than others and the differential widened as they grew older . |
| 32 | They will tell me they can ‘ see ’ the theme emerging as they interview a person . |
| 33 | Should n't people have the right to pay as they choose , without having to finance the privilege ? |
| 34 | IRISH rugby union 's tale of woe continued as they threw away a commanding 13-0 lead in their A international against Scotland at Lansdowne Road to lose 22-13 . |
| 35 | These may include experience , a more equable disposition , more settled way of life , less tendency to want to chop and change , no demands from a young family ( women 's work record improves as they get older ) , proven ability and reliability , a number of good references , willingness to work unsocial hours . |
| 36 | ‘ Why not go to Malton tomorrow and buy a riding habit ? ’ her husband suggested as they walked back to the house . |
| 37 | It is by no means clear how farmers would react to any system which threatened to control their freedom to do as they please with their own land . |
| 38 | The beeper alarm on Diane 's watch sounded as they were driving back , the signal that it was time for her to go and collect the litterbug Jed from his minder . |
| 39 | The first and most crucial step in training children to be social beings takes place when they develop a willingness to do as they are told . |
| 40 | Less than a mile to go as they pinged over the three obstacles set close together at the far end of the back straight , and Mill House was ail of three lengths ahead : as they stretched out round the long sweeping turn towards the Pond Fence , the third from home , it really seemed as if he was at last going to take his revenge on Arkle . |
| 41 | There are some glorious cameos full of subtle humour and insight , such as when Seth desperately invites an Indian film crew to visit as they re-enact a truly dreadful song and sitar number on the back lawn . |
| 42 | What is the point at which care workers , as agents of society , reject the right of the old person to stay as they are ? |
| 43 | How far that can be mitigated by more sensitive evaluation of the distinctive contribution individual old people may have still to make , should be one of the questions for all workers in this field to address as they go about their daily work . |
| 44 | The Conservatives want to see this link restored as they believe the present situation leads to extravagant and irresponsible local spending . |
| 45 | The Hungarian winced as they shook hands . |
| 46 | He was on patrol with two other UN military observers when the mine exploded as they were driving around a small bridge a few miles north of the temples in Siem Reap province . |
| 47 | TRADE SHOWS as they are known , are a normal marketing exercise for most companies , but this is one with a difference because it is about trade itself , the business of manufacturing . |
| 48 | The timber opened as they breasted a ridge and Trent glimpsed a steeply-sloping meadow up ahead and a patch of white . |
| 49 | The later seats will fit if you use the later mounts but you will have to modify the seatbelt mounts as they are fitted in the pillar of later vehicles . |
| 50 | Thrusting the heavy wooden doors of the lift open as they reached her floor , she precipitated herself into the small lobby from which the corridor to her room led , recoiling in dismay as a tall figure unwound itself from one of the two easy chairs beside a small table graced with a vase of fresh flowers . |
| 51 | Do they claim authority simply on the basis of electoral victory to do as they please , including changing the constitutional framework , or do they find themselves restrained from so acting by certain fundamental principles ? |
| 52 | The French were back in 6th place and the applause died as they crossed the line . |
| 53 | Both occurred outside normal planning controls as they were located within the area of the Newcastle-Gateshead Enterprise Zone ( see Anderson , 1983 ) . |
| 54 | The ground quaked as they walked on it . |
| 55 | In some ways people in London ( flower of cities all , as a Scots poet put it long ago ) , both men and women , have more freedom to live as they want than they have in most other cities . |
| 56 | The attack came as they were en rout to Assyut … |
| 57 | The cheering swelled as they passed the stands , and as they turned down the hill for the second circuit Taaffe could no longer restrain Arkle , who took up the running . |
| 58 | For some gays it is ‘ gay right or wrong , ’ a licence to do as they will which must surely be condemned . |
| 59 | The various components of the mixture separate as they gradually move down the column . |
| 60 | Some members of the jury wept as they returned their murder verdict at the Old Bailey in March 1988 . |