Example sentences of "as the [noun pl] go by " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the generations go by , under the assumption of blending inheritance , variation is bound to become swamped . |
| 2 | It manifestly is n't true that variation disappears as the generations go by . |
| 3 | The nonrandom survival and reproductive success of individuals within the species effectively ‘ writes ’ improved instructions for survival into the collective genetic memory of the species as the generations go by . |
| 4 | It is repeatedly being copied and recopied as the generations go by , like the Hebrew scriptures which were ritually copied by scribes every 80 years to forestall their wearing-out . |
| 5 | Therefore , in the population , this form of the gene will become more numerous as the generations go by . |
| 6 | We have seen that a very important part of a gene 's environment is the other genes that it is likely to meet in successive bodies as the generations go by . |
| 7 | Gazelles , no less than cheetahs , are subject to cumulative selection , and they too will tend , as the generations go by , to improve their ability to run fast , to react swiftly , to become invisible by blending into the long grass . |
| 8 | In my hypothetical discussion of cheetahs and gazelles I said that cheetahs , unlike the weather , had a tendency as the generations go by to become ‘ better hunters ’ , to become more severe enemies , better equipped to kill gazelles . |
| 9 | This means that , as the generations go by , the total amount of genetic difference from the original ancestor can become very large , cumulatively , one small step at a time . |
| 10 | A great tradition of the Tour is the family picnic , eaten at the roadside as the riders go by . |
| 11 | As the hours go by , it 's clear that neither Gilbert nor George is particularly miserable . |
| 12 | As the years go by , Ursula 's body becomes a bore , and she experiences a fear of ageing : ‘ I shall have to die fairly young , because I wo n't be able to live with the infirmities of old age . ’ |
| 13 | It may seem pessimistic , even morbid , to think about a child , parents , a partner or ourselves becoming more and more dependent as the years go by . |
| 14 | For most people this introduction took place in early childhood , and the failure is made manifest by the steady disillusionment which , all too often as the years go by and adulthood brings the inevitable struggle of innate common sense to prevail , leaves them either cynical and faithless , or constrained to join some form of sectarian cult . |
| 15 | For some I know this is simply not enough , but as the years go by I find that Chopin 's ultra-refined eloquence of utterance responds more readily to an unforced , more integrated style than the ferocious changeability that has been the very kernel of Chopin playing for the last twenty or thirty years . |
| 16 | It should be remembered , however , that all old people tend to become a little more self-centred as the years go by . |
| 17 | But I 've been getting faster as the years go by . |
| 18 | The problems start as the years go by . |
| 19 | We can only assure you that , as the years go by , you 'll be more and more delighted you took it up . |
| 20 | But of course I think about him in a much different way as the years go by , and now I always smile when I think of him , because he made me laugh . |
| 21 | Many children develop allergies in the first few weeks or months of life , and often these improve as the years go by . |
| 22 | From the cheetahs ' point of view the mean annual temperature does not get systematically better or worse as the years go by , except in so far as any change for a well-adapted animal is a change for the worse . |
| 23 | The BBC 's current panic is that there is potential Government pressure against licences increasing as the years go by in an age of free market competition . |
| 24 | An achievement that means more as the years go by . |
| 25 | It is also considered unlucky to pay the whole of a doctor 's bill , a superstition which may prove important as the years go by , considering what some people say is happening to the NHS . |
| 26 | HRT is also of benefit for the intermediate symptoms of the menopause , those that do not appear until some time after periods have stopped but which tend to get more noticeable and troublesome as the years go by . |
| 27 | It will be good to get to know you as the months go by , as we share our gifts together for the good of many and to the glory of God . |
| 28 | What is more likely to happen is that the intensity of the pain will gradually diminish as the weeks go by until , one day , you wake up and realize that it is not there any more . |
| 29 | As the weeks go by she begins to receive visitors at the refuge and when she begins to feel the marriage is over , with the workers ' help she starts negotiating with the council and housing associations for a new flat , although she also feels the refuge is home , a safe space that is becoming more and more difficult to leave . |
| 30 | His " grade " rises and falls like a temperature chart as the weeks go by , according to his successes or failures in tests taken at short intervals . |