Example sentences of "[vb past] as [adj] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some earlier research in 1972 had led him to believe that very high pressures could be attained , and also that the hydrogen ions behaved as free in the palladium crystal lattice , moving around and probably bumping into one another . |
| 2 | Joyce had made her a mauve embroidered organza frock salvaged as usual from the poor box . |
| 3 | After he 'd taken out the bread , I took him back for lunch and he rested as usual in the afternoon , lying on his bed and listening to the radio . |
| 4 | The March 4 meeting at The Coachman Hotel started as usual with the club business and the regular draw for a cash prize of £100 . |
| 5 | The little knots of people that formed as usual outside the church after Mass was over and the bells were tumbling out their soft dismissal song had plenty to discuss . |
| 6 | Saturday night at the Cauldhame Arms and there I stood as usual at the back of the packed , smoke-filled room at the rear of the hotel , a plastic pint glass in my hand full of lager , my legs braced slightly on the floor in front of me , my back against a wallpapered pillar , and Jamie the dwarf sitting on my shoulders , resting his pint of Heavy on my head now and again and engaging me in conversation . |
| 7 | On this particular afternoon Willie sat as usual with the prompt book resting on his knees , his forehead frowned into a tense concentration . |