Example sentences of "as it [verb] [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But Coun Jan Blythin , environmental spokeswoman for the council 's Labour group , said the study was inadequate as it took no account of the influence of currents or tidal conditions . |
| 2 | It will take a second Pearl Harbor for the Americans to realise how inefficient the NSA really is , just as it took the Falklands War of 1982 to reveal the deficiencies at GCHQ . |
| 3 | The rope beside Grant went taut and began to give off creaking noises of friction at the point where it disappeared over the edge of the stone coping , as it took the weight of the climbing man below . |
| 4 | I nearly slipped on the convex peel as it made a squishing sound underfoot , doing small damage to my shoe . |
| 5 | He released a catch , springing open the bonnet , and twisted a metal cap , stepping back as it made a loud hissing sound . |
| 6 | The society argues that the assessment was inaccurate and inadequate , particularly as it made no mention of potentially toxic chemicals . |
| 7 | The British Minister for Sport , Hector Monro , pointed out that the Gleneagles agreement was irrelevant here as it made no reference to actions by one country against the nationals of another , but on 26 February the British High Commissioner in Georgetown was notified that Jackman 's visitor 's permit had been withdrawn and he must leave the country . |
| 8 | As it made the historic journey from being a charity team for Irish immigrants in Glasgow 's East End in 1888 to being a European Cup winning team in 1967 , there is a widely held myth that the club resents spending money and keeps its funds in the infamous biscuit tin , a closely guarded money chest under the Parkhead bed . |
| 9 | As it made the attempt into a warm wind |
| 10 | The Department of Transport has refused to comment , as it says the matter is now in the hands of the courts . |
| 11 | Because you can never go back to yesterday , if you came in last year or five years ago , ten years ago or longer , some of you have been in the truth for many , many years and it is nearer now than it ever was when you first came along and joined Jehovah 's people and as it says the night is well along and if any of us have ever worked on the night shift , I think we 're all well aware are n't we that when the night is well along and |
| 12 | This has had a much more drastic effect on the reservoir quality of the rocks than vadose compaction or early cementation , as it affected the whole of the Hauptdolomit rather than just the upper portion ( Fig. 18 ) . |
| 13 | The court quashed the Minister 's decision on the ground that he should have considered the school 's application in the wider context and not only as it affected the particular school . |
| 14 | Referring to the " past tragedy of another people " as it affected the " present existence " of the Palestinians , and addressing " the Israeli people , with whom we have had a prolonged exchange of pain " , the speech noted that " the occupier can hide no secrets from the occupied and we are witness to the toll that occupation has exacted from you and yours " . |
| 15 | ICELAND Group today warned that the UK food market is becoming increasingly competitive as it announced a jump in profits . |
| 16 | SEDGWICK , the international insurance broker , yesterday revealed the extent of the difficulties posed by tough market conditions and falling interest income last year as it announced a sharp drop in annual profits . |
| 17 | The fall at drinks and confectionery group Cadbury Schweppes was limited to just 2p to 468p as it announced the much-expected cash call to fund further acquisitions in the US . |
| 18 | So long as it maintains the idea that believers talking to unbelievers are like people explaining to the blind what it is like to see , reason may be tolerated . |
| 19 | But there are many more , of course , and listing playwrights is useful only insofar as it presents a few guidelines , primarily to help you look in the right places . |
| 20 | Oblique-slip margins are considered in detail in various papers in Ballance and Reading ( 1980 ) ; the introductory article by Reading ( 1980 ) is particularly useful as it presents a general review of sedimentation patterns in relation to topography . |
| 21 | The LPU entered this process as it believed a trade union would . |
| 22 | This facilitates the smooth running of government and must be advantageous to those in government as it minimises the need to effect formal changes , a task which is time-consuming and may be beset with difficulties . |
| 23 | ‘ But that would reduce with A-T as it complicates the treatment . |
| 24 | The last part of the interview in the present case was in a different class : it was clearly severable and , as it contained no answers to which any evidential weight could attach , it ought to have been severed . |
| 25 | Mr Nellist joins Isosceles as it plans the flotation of Wellworth , its Northern Irish supermarket chain , and the sale of Herman 's , its American sporting goods chain , to reduce its heavy borrowings . |
| 26 | It could be quite a useful preparation for a nervous or beginner skier as it relates the feeling of skiing to everyday activities , eg riding a bicycle and driving a car . |
| 27 | However , the IBA would not run Channel Four as a franchise in the same way as it ran the other regional companies , but would instead own it . |
| 28 | However , our basic model may be criticized in advance of this discussion in so far as it ignores the monetary effects of fiscal decisions and so may overstate the case in favour of macroeconomic management through this route . |
| 29 | The first visit by prospective parents is important as it creates a lasting impression . |
| 30 | A longer time period is probably advantageous to the acquirer as it enables a better assessment of assets to be made and gives time for undisclosed liabilities to appear . |