Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [verb] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Curtains would be closed , arm bands worn , and hats removed as the hearse passed by . |
| 2 | An explosion of spectacular leaps and bounds ensues as the message spreads through the herd and the antelopes take flight . |
| 3 | The first half of the 19th century saw many changes in the trade with mills rebuilt and workforces reorganised as the ‘ factory system ’ was adopted . |
| 4 | The early enthusiasm of foreign banks and investors waned as the government caved in to their opposition . |
| 5 | Weaving creates new qualities by combining separate elements ; different colours and textures emerge as the patterns are formed . |
| 6 | Christmas lights and trees sparkling as the wind catches the branches — the old magic works every year . |
| 7 | Sports Editors fretted and printers fumed as the match went on and on into the British night , with Milligan winning the 17th by chipping in , to go to all square . |
| 8 | In describing reading as an information-processing skill it is necessary to identify the sources of information and the cognitive processes applied to that information , and to indicate how these sources and processes vary as the skill develops . |
| 9 | And spectators cheered as the couple walked arm in arm from Winchester cathedral . |
| 10 | What issues do parents and children face as the children go to school and live out their lives in widely different communities and within very different kinship relationships . |
| 11 | Companies will be still going under and jobs lost as the economy improves . |
| 12 | A story ballet demands that the circumstances and events occurring as the plot unfolds will be seen to affect the lives and personalities of the characters involved and that dance and gesture will express moods ' emotions and action . |
| 13 | But questions remain as the film continues . |