Example sentences of "as [art] [noun pl] [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It spoke as mellifluously as the actors spoke their lines . |
| 2 | But as the generations ran their course , each one interbreeding with the local village dogs , the successive progeny became smaller and relentlessly unimpressive . |
| 3 | NEW-LOOK Darlington made Shrewsbury look distinctly second best as the Quakers recorded their fourth away win of the season . |
| 4 | Delighted shoppers looked on as the dancers weaved their way past Darlington Dolphin Centre . |
| 5 | As the Conservatives celebrated their victory against the odds , a Labour inquest was already beginning . |
| 6 | McEwan , right , watches as the professionals rehearse his lines |
| 7 | But Stewart was in much better form — and scored the winner — as the Merseysiders launched their title drive with a 2-1 victory over Sheffield United on Wednesday . |
| 8 | JONATHAN DAVIES will be the Widnes No 1 as the Chemics begin their championship campaign under new coach Phil Larder on Sunday . |
| 9 | You could n't be alone with your tragedy , you were expected to bring it into the living-room with you , as the others brought their newspapers , knitting , homework . |
| 10 | BUT talking to Greg , in the trashy splendour of the Palace balcony that afternoon , as the others unload their gear , you 'd occasionally be forgiven for thinking as much . |
| 11 | One of the men bristled visibly as the others smiled their pleasant responses . |
| 12 | She went crimson , then left the room , her exit being followed by a burble of chatter as the women expressed their surprise . |
| 13 | As the crews launched their rafts at Hay-on Wye on Saturday , ahead lay a 100-mile long journey down to the river to Chepstow . |
| 14 | As the guns thundered their salute , the great Rases and chieftains led by Asfa Wossen , his eldest son , came forward to do him homage : Ras Kassa , his faithful kinsman , Ras Seyum of Tigre , Ras Hailu of Gojjam , Ras Imru , Ras Mulugeta and others . |
| 15 | Emmitt Smith rushed for 163 yards and Troy Aikman threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns as the Cowboys avenged their only defeat of the season by beating Philadelphia Eagles 20–10 . |
| 16 | And when Hoggart turned his attention to the ‘ juke box boys ’ who were a recognisable strain of early Teds — ‘ boys between fifteen and twenty , with drape-suits , picture ties , and an American slouch ’ — even the slouch was , characteristically , identified as ‘ Americanised ’ and hence ‘ postwar ’ and ‘ un-British ’ , as the boys sipped their milk-shakes and tapped their feet to the music in their milk-bar rendezvous : |
| 17 | Even if it is true that Saddam is Hitler and human evil incarnate , or less dramatically , that the Iraqi regime is akin to fascism , and must be destroyed , is the benefit simply self- evident — that international law will be asserted as the Kuwaitis regain their autonomy over the grave of their oppressor ? |
| 18 | As the Vikings rowed their warships round the north of Scotland , past Cape Wrath , their ‘ turning point ’ , down the ragged west coast of their ‘ South Land ’ , they saw Suilven as a single , dramatic pillar ; and they named it Sul Val , the pillar mountain . |
| 19 | The year in lights on the hillside changes to the new as the ships sound their sirens and launch their pink flares . |
| 20 | After his strong showing in the February New Hampshire primary , Patrick Buchanan , President Bush 's very conservative challenger , made it clear that he will use the NEA and its avant-garde grants as an issue as the primaries wend their way across the nation in the coming months . |
| 21 | They are very gentle and , as the muscles regain their strength , you can increase the number of times they tummy strengthener exercises can be attempted . |
| 22 | Even as the thoughts entered her head , they were dismissed , because she knew that they were false comfort . |
| 23 | As soon as the ladies left their carriages , their beautiful gowns became sodden and muddied , and their elaborate hair styles were undone , their hair hanging over their faces . |
| 24 | The systematic manipulation of the franchise and local authority boundaries continued as the Unionists used their control of local government as a source of patronage . |
| 25 | But as the hours passed her optimism waned . |
| 26 | Even as the peaks lost their fire so did the dragons lose theirs . |
| 27 | This year , as the locos dropped their fires for the last time , the cash bag totalled more than £1243.72 . |
| 28 | Both are harmless to the birds and fall off with weathering and as the ducks moult their feathers . |
| 29 | iii.41 ) : as the girls discuss their plight the scene remains serious in verse . |
| 30 | I am drinking my coffee from a tin mug , bacon frying in the pan and scenting the air , and toasting a large slice of bread on a fork , as the bee-eaters begin their busy day and the vervet monkeys start to squabble . |