Example sentences of "as they [verb] [to-vb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to government claims , over 250 LTTE rebels were killed between Aug. 22 and Aug. 26 , including over 100 shot down from a helicopter as they cycled to reinforce LTTE positions near Kopay . |
| 2 | TRADITION comes down firmly on Clan na Gael 's side as they prepare to face Maghery in the Armagh senior championship final at the Athletic Grounds today ( 3.30 ) . |
| 3 | Filters Sophisticated filtration systems are of special interest to allergy sufferers , as they help to remove pollen and mites from the air . |
| 4 | Mr Wilson , 25 , was last seen by his family as they prepared to celebrate Hogmanay at a relative 's at the nearby Charleston estate , but there appear to have been sightings a day or so later in the city centre . |
| 5 | In the process , he illuminates the loneliness of Los Angeleans of the 90s as they try to find love and comfort in an essentially hostile environment . |
| 6 | High unemployment is singled out as a second , key socio-political variable : depressed labour markets mean that replacement workers are available , and this could lead to confrontations as they try to cross picket lines . |
| 7 | Jill and Oz will pit their wits against each other , as they try to identify mystery wines . |
| 8 | Even when a new field seems overcrowded there is usually good business still to be had because the field itself expands under the pressure of the newcomers as they advertise to gain market share . |
| 9 | LIVERPOOL hope to have both Torben Piechnik and Mark Walters back in their side to face Middlesbrough at Anfield tomorrow , as they seek to regain momentum in the League after the midweek defeat in Europe . |
| 10 | As they seek to reassert control , however , finance officials face a problem . |
| 11 | For small cichlids it is possible , for example , to use nylon net curtains as gravel tidies , but these would be no good when it comes to large cichlids as they tend to get hold of the soft material and pull it out of place . |
| 12 | District health authorities and family health services authorities will need to consider how best to improve the assessment of needs of patients as they plan to implement care in the community . |
| 13 | The couple play chess in bed and then , as they begin to have sex , he stops to wind up the alarm clock . |
| 14 | Plums can be harvested as they begin to show colour . |
| 15 | DENTISTS are pulling out patients ' teeth unnecessarily as they struggle to maintain living standards under a new Government contract , a survey showed yesterday . |
| 16 | Having had the opportunity through working at a hospice of attending many funerals I have grown used to seeing the shudders and worried looks that pass between grieving family and friends as they struggle to make sense of the words being read . |
| 17 | Hampshire County Council are asking EHDC to drop their community complex plans for part of the Liss junior school site as they want to maximise income from the school 's sale to pay for the new school . |
| 18 | Mercy is going to be shown as merciful , so as soon as they start to fight Mercy starts trying to forgive Cruelty and Cruelty easily wins . |
| 19 | So as soon as they start to fight Mercy starts trying to forgive Cruelty and Cruelty easily wins , whereas he wants to say of course that Cruelty , in this God-governed universe , is going to be defeated by Mercy . |
| 20 | LES Dennis returns with the nation 's favourite family game show with more families from around the country becoming friendly rivals as they battle to win Family Fortunes ( UTV , 7pm ) . |
| 21 | LES Dennis returns with the nation 's favourite family game show with more families from around the country becoming friendly rivals as they battle to win Family Fortunes ( UTV , 7pm ) . |
| 22 | A spokesman for Abbey said : ‘ All lenders will charge a redemption fee as they have to pay interest on the money borrowed , even if a customer pays off the mortgage during the fixed rate period . |
| 23 | Then they would bring their talons forward and reach their beaks out and in one swift movement crash them on the surface of the still lake , and out of the splashing spray caused by their wings as they beat to gain height again they would rise struggling with a fish in their talons . ’ |