Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun] as they " in BNC.
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| 1 | His way was blocked by the Ambassador and Culliman , talking politely about gardens as they came through' the french windows . |
| 2 | But nothing went right for Leeds as they pounded down on Liverpool 's goal . |
| 3 | The men were bowled over , and Topaz received many gilts of flowers , sweetmeats , and other trifles and a shower of love poems which she read aloud to Oswin as they rocked with laughter . |
| 4 | Now four English teenagers are dead following a canoeing accident off the Dorset coast , intensifying the concerns of parents all over Britain as they watch their children set off with their mates , while wondering what the chances are that something might go horribly wrong . |
| 5 | These particular claws are often removed soon after birth as they serve no useful purpose . |
| 6 | Reluctantly tearing herself away from Marc as they went to ready themselves for the ceremony later on , she changed rapidly into the coat-dress bought for the wedding , then did her face and piled up her hair . |
| 7 | Swindon lost Hockaday with a fractured cheekbone just before half-time as they were beginning to make an impression on the game . |
| 8 | The following day 's hill race once again developed into a Swanson/Dugdale battle , with Swanson finally pulling away to victory as they completed the race on the stadium track . |
| 9 | He had a feeling that the Archbishop of Canterbury was now too powerful in the Church ; that he and the other bishops were more like sheep as they sat saying yes to what Canterbury suggested . |
| 10 | Soon after , perhaps only a matter of weeks , they are dead , or dwindling rapidly in size as they absorb their own body fats . |
| 11 | I have seen people close to tears as they own up to being over 50 . |
| 12 | The reason I have chosen these two books for a comparison is because I always prefer to read books that are either true or close to reality as they bring out more emotions in my reading and at leat I know my feelings towards certain situations in the books have been felt by someone before , whether it may be another reader or the character himself , but in more depth . |
| 13 | But at least for the rest of us Johanna 's lovely face will serve as a terrible reminder that our teenage daughters — however self-sufficient they might seem — are probably more at peril as they blossom into womanhood than they ever were as little girls . |
| 14 | These are just three cases where advance planning will enable governors to cope more confidently with problems as they arise and for heads to ensure that school and pupil needs are paramount in all discussions and decision making . |
| 15 | Why were the offices of the Broadwater Farm Defence Campaign illegally searched , and why were Defence Campaign staff arrested practically on site as they tried to enter the estate ? |
| 16 | These weeks are looked back on affectionately by pupils as they remember the camaraderie they have developed with Staff , parent and senior pupils . |
| 17 | By the end of the week , two of our first-year novitiates could ski faster than I. My son and his friend Julien duelled nonchalantly with ski-poles as they bombed downhill . |
| 18 | I 've considered doing part-time work … but its almost impossible now with things as they are in this area . |
| 19 | She was often in tears as they travelled to the various venues , telling her husband that she simply could not face the crowds . |
| 20 | Yes I pick up on the comment from the , Notts are n't as in control as they were , after first Tony and then Paul got their names on the score sheet in each case for the first time this season , both with bristling finishing efforts and you 'd be a harsh critic indeed who did n't agree that Pisa deserved to pull one back because they played some fine attacking football , and it was the player who 's caused most danger , who 's wearing the number eleven that moved across to the right hand side , got clear of the defence , pulled back an absolutely brilliant clot cross and in the middle who 'd missed an earlier header on fifteen minutes to make it one one , did n't miss on this occasion . |
| 21 | They claim to be nearer than us to the European consensus , but they are as far from reality as they ever were . |
| 22 | Ear lobes , of course , on a whale would pose problems underwater where streamlining is so important and in any event , they would not perform as efficiently in water as they do in air . |
| 23 | Out in the car park , Lucy handed over the car keys to Virginia and wedged herself into the passenger-seat , glancing rather apprehensively at Virginia as they accelerated slightly too fast out of the car park . |
| 24 | Three patients declined to come for a check endoscopy immediately after radiotherapy as they had no bowel symptoms . |
| 25 | His eyes were squeezed tight in agony , and he and the other three men locked in the shafts grunted loudly with exertion as they strove to get the heavy carts rolling again . |
| 26 | Endurance racers go as fast at night as they do in the day . |
| 27 | Perhaps people 's minds get hard like rock as they get older . |
| 28 | For anyone used to the chaste purity of the Taj , it is here in the interior that the biggest surprises lie : inside , the capitals have turned almost into cabbages as they curve and curl in vegetable convulsions . |
| 29 | The consequences of an inflexible retirement age fell particularly hard on women as they have a lower pension age . |
| 30 | I also proposed they aim for all other dogs ( except known or obvious ‘ nasties ’ ) and people , and to speak encouragingly to Moby as they did so , to keep him relaxed . |