Example sentences of "as [noun] [be] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One course forward was that symbolised by the young activists — perjuangan , or mass action — and at the same time as BKR was being created badan perjuangan , ‘ struggle groups ’ , were formed . |
| 2 | Several doors ran off it , two now open as prisoners were being moved from one to the other . |
| 3 | The demonstration came as Préval was being rebuked in parliament for the government 's poor economic performance and for his administrative reform programme , which , his critics claimed , lacked clear objectives or a coherent policy for the dismissal and appointment of state employees . |
| 4 | Keeping clear of the wharves where machinery roared and clanked as cargoes were being discharged from or loaded on to rust-streaked ships with flaking paint , Nathan tied Seawitch to the rickety wooden pontoon reserved for yachts in transit . |
| 5 | Accelerating inflation partially offset this trend in the early seventies as companies were being taxed on the inflated values of their stocks of materials and semi-finished goods , but the Labour Government of 1974–9 retrospectively removed taxation from increased stock values . |
| 6 | It is now very difficult to park a car in Funchal as areas are being made into pedestrian streets and the central reservations in Avenida Arriaga are being restored to walking areas , as they used to be before cars took them over . |
| 7 | But , in a way I mean like , I thought that as well , but then I thought well that 's stupid that is because you were n't as as bad as Pete was were you ? |
| 8 | He said to get changed and he would show me how to lay the table for dinner as guests were being entertained that night . |
| 9 | But a moment later , as Craganour was being led away , the ‘ All Right ’ decision was rescinded and the winner called back : the sensational news spread across the Downs that the Stewards themselves had objected to Craganour on the charge of jostling the second , Aboyeur . |
| 10 | Even as otherness is being affirmed it is also being foreclosed ( ‘ The Commitment to Theory ’ , 16 ) . |
| 11 | I was shocked to hear that ‘ professionals ’ called in as consultants were being paid 200 rupees ( $12 ) a day plus travel and expenses . |
| 12 | He explained his problem as jurors were being sworn in at Edinburgh Sheriff Court to try a man accused of assault . |
| 13 | AS details are being worked out to develop even closer working relationships with social services , health , education and the police , the NSPCC in this area are calling on political parties to put children high on the general election agenda . |
| 14 | So what you 're s so what you 're saying is that erm one of the consequences could be that even as people are being rehoused from , one of the risks is that other people who are on the h waiting list |
| 15 | Now , as democracy is being reborn in Chile , the unmarked graves are being uncovered , the secret prisons are being discovered and the names of the missing are at last being revealed . |
| 16 | So as prostitutes are being deterred from Swindon by big fines and clear up campaigns , they 're taking the problem elsewhere ; to the cities like London , where the fines are low and demand for their work is high . |
| 17 | Exhausted , Piphros was slumped against a wall , mouth working , the while wheezing and bubbling as air was being sucked in . |
| 18 | As standards are being finalised , consideration is given to arrangements for the assessment of candidates ' competence . |
| 19 | This happened at the same time as parishes were being formed , and it seems to have resulted in the extinction of many churches , not only as private property but also as working churches . |
| 20 | Lay influence was under threat and the laity 's rights as patrons were being questioned . |
| 21 | As tests were being carried out yesterday a safety official said : ‘ If there 's a fault we 'll have it taken off the shelves . ’ |
| 22 | Although I might have known you 'd arrive just as drinks were being ordered ! |
| 23 | The information from the first Panel Survey supplied in the form of grids as well as reports is being analysed to ensure that necessary modifications to the approach or to the methodology will be identified and approved before the second Panel Survey , which is due to start in the autumn . |
| 24 | The next day as breakfast was being served , the team gave the tiny winger a standing ovation , greeting him with a rousing chorus of the old bar-room classic What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor ? |
| 25 | There is a lot of ‘ Glasgowing on ’ within the Company as preparations are being made to provide material for an exhibition that will be one of the major events within the Cultural Capital of Europe . |
| 26 | But even as preparations were being made to fly them home , talks were going on with independent schools all over England in the hope of finding them free places.Andrew Auster is one of the organizers of the scheme … and he 'll be taking some of the orphans at the Downs School in Colwall : |
| 27 | As shares were being sold this drove their price down , so portfolio insurers sold futures to protect the value of their portfolios . |
| 28 | Weldon ( No. 1 ) , which was before another division of the Court of Appeal as judgment was being given in Republic of Haiti v. |
| 29 | As dinner was being served , Chopin 's nocturnes and polonaises were included as a tasteful background to incessant , and sometimes inane , chatter . |