Example sentences of "to [det] [noun] as they " in BNC.

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1 On the one hand , it was simply the period required for the sun , moon , and planets to attain the same positions in relation to each other as they had at a given time .
2 Instead of sitting lost in their own thoughts or sleeping , the patients had been stimulated and they now chatted to each other as they recalled the places , the people or the events of the past .
3 When the Japanese counter-attacked on other occasions they made a great hullabaloo , often shouting to each other as they came forward .
4 Once on the needles , the two pieces of knitting ca n't ‘ creep ’ in relation to each other as they can when sewing by hand or machine , so your horizontal bands will match exactly .
5 The bride , in a white wedding gown , and the groom , in a tuxedo , clung tightly to each other as they took the terrifying plunge .
6 Howard and Felicity move slowly about with their champagne , like everybody else , trying to look as if they are heading somewhere purposeful , and quietly making little humorous comments on the proceedings to each other as they go .
7 Soon they were calling and shouting to each other as they moved off into the forest .
8 The differences between judges will decline to some extent as they share a common socialization within the legal profession .
9 These authorities , be they judges , constitutional lawyers or senior political scientists , have come to this view as they have been forced to ponder on two things .
10 For example , planning authorities may grant planning permission unconditionally or subject to such conditions as they think fit .
11 On Sundays , premises in respect of which a six-day licence is in force are only entitled to supply alcoholic liquor to such persons as they are entitled to outwith the permitted hours .
12 Obvious care was taken to make these small black and white photographs stand up to such scrutiny as they were immaculately printed on fibre-based paper and mounted on expensive conservation board , also protecting the investment of the potential buyer .
13 And wait to such times as they could pay it back ,
14 On that basis , we have asked the Health and Safety Executive and the Health and Safety Commission to consider what contribution they can make to the overall citizens charter initiative to ensure that companies or individuals — whichever are concerned — have the same rights with regard to those organisations as they have with regard to other government and quasi-governmental bodies .
15 ‘ I notice now the accent is already switching to more mobility as they come to terms with the new laws , ’ he explained .
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