Example sentences of "as it [vb past] its [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The galley pulled away , its oars dipping as it made its way down , following the tide out into the open sea . |
| 2 | Azhag flew over the battlefield on his wyvern , swooping upon regiment after regiment and harrying the retreating army as it made its way to the refuge of Wolfenburg . |
| 3 | Self and Citrine frequently had to sit through the same item of business as it made its way through three , or in extreme cases five , formal meetings of different bodies before being finally approved . |
| 4 | Many of the small boats which usually travelled its waters were moored for the night and The Sandhopper passed a number of them as it made its way up river . |
| 5 | " As you say , right , yes , will do , will do , " the small figure said , backing off , half-nodding , half-bowing as it made its way backwards to the winding-stair . |
| 6 | That was the bullish message from the party as it launched its manifesto in Chelmsford yesterday . |
| 7 | As it lowered its wings in threat posture , I took a last few shots before backing away , mindful of Valdemar 's account of the owl which left long , bloody furrows up the back of a photographer who pushed his luck too far ! |
| 8 | The personal computer business doubled year over year , as it expanded its presence in desktop machines , and service revenues grew by 12% . |
| 9 | A huge rocky outcrop at the far end jutted up and beneath it a small river or burn flowed quietly , turning and twisting as it followed its banks . |
| 10 | Even as she tried to evade him , he was drawing her closer , making the blood sing in her veins as he smiled down at her , the hypnotic blue eyes half shuttered but still as powerful , as he raised a firm hand to the back of her head , guiding her face towards his own , his mouth seeking the trembling softness of hers , hard and demanding as it reached its goal , yet instantly becoming as gentle and manipulative as it had been when he had coaxed the throbbing melody from the borrowed trumpet . |
| 11 | As long as historical materialism no longer saw itself as involved in the objective crisis complex , as soon as it understood its critique exclusively as positive science and the dialectic objectively as the law of the world , then the ideological character of consciousness had to take on a metaphysical quality … . |
| 12 | A boar , tusked and red-eyed , suddenly burst from the undergrowth and Corbett jumped in fear as it blundered its way amongst the trees . |
| 13 | On a positive note , Reader 's Digest continued to give considerable satisfaction , as it fulfilled its role of export earner at a time of dollar weakness . |
| 14 | At best he maybe had a letter from the client , that letter had gained copious notes as it filtered its way through the hierarchy , some helpful , some intelligible , unintelligible should I , should I say , and some contradictory . |
| 15 | It was affected by tough market conditions and one-off exceptional charges of £332,000 , as it cut its cost base . |
| 16 | He returned their wave and gazed down the sun dappled ribbon of bright water as it meandered its way towards Sharpness docks a couple of miles distant . |
| 17 | The silence in the kitchen was broken only by the whirring of the washing machine as it finished its programme . |
| 18 | At the same as it released its survey of the quality of waterways , the NRA published a major consultation paper on a new framework for setting statutory water quality objectives for all rivers , lakes , canals , estuaries and underground and coastal waters . |
| 19 | As it flopped its way forward , the vulnerable underside came down on the ring just as the mini-grenade in the stone erupted into satisfying flame . |
| 20 | The Manport reached my ship 's airlock and clamped on , with puffs of a vapour as it formed its insta-seal around the join . |
| 21 | He noticed the change of pitch in the engine noise and the slight tilt of the aircraft as it began its descent . |
| 22 | Three DFC 's and one DSO have been won in Sugar , and just as it began its career with a daylight attack , it finished with another . |
| 23 | As it approached its speed slackened . |
| 24 | Three men held the yak 's head down with ropes , their weight pitted against the great muscles of its neck and shoulders as it threw its head about , crazy with the pain of the knife in its withers . |
| 25 | Meanwhile , Easy Rider , itself , began to take on more menacing tones as it neared its climax . |
| 26 | As it neared its climax Joe was suddenly reminded of all this energy he was supposed to have . |
| 27 | First the ugly lumpy larvae , the precision closeups showing its undershot jaw as it chomped its way through its subaqueous world . |
| 28 | This year 's Winter Ball in aid of the Conservative Party marginal seats , was a very special one , as it celebrated its Ruby Anniversary . |
| 29 | There was a very light cross wind from the right which caused a swing in that direction , and as the Nimbus has only a tail-skid , it swung as it started its take-off run . |
| 30 | Indeed , while the restructuring plan casts doubt on the firm 's ability to come up with the capital to finance an ambitious plan to expand its telecommunications operation , the extent of the Kontrax Group 's difficulties are hard to assess as it financed its expansion by means of a maze of inter-company loans . |