Example sentences of "as it made " in BNC.
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| 1 | I nearly slipped on the convex peel as it made a squishing sound underfoot , doing small damage to my shoe . |
| 2 | The society argues that the assessment was inaccurate and inadequate , particularly as it made no mention of potentially toxic chemicals . |
| 3 | 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but on 26 February the British High Commissioner in Georgetown was notified that Jackman 's visitor 's permit had been withdrawn and he must leave the country . |
| 4 | He wished he had n't spotted it as it made him think of this morning and going round the house in Hill View Road , and the idea his Mum and Dad had about moving . |
| 5 | Yet , poorer as it made him , he took a certain pride in keeping his wife . |
| 6 | The car did not normally carry passengers , but its seats were used that season by a small orchestra which played selections from ‘ The Gondoliers ’ as it made its romantic way along the Promenade . |
| 7 | The only real characteristic of each day was that it was the same as the day before and to give any account of such days in strict sequence would make as tedious reading as it made tedious living . |
| 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 | The ‘ unprecedented advance of machine technique ’ ( in common with other developments in production ) seemed to be altering the nature of ‘ work ’ itself as it made more complex and numerous demands on labour . |
| 10 | The galley pulled away , its oars dipping as it made its way down , following the tide out into the open sea . |
| 11 | Bass , which owns the Holiday Inns hotels group and sells one in every five pints of beer downed by the public , has slashed the book value of its property assets by a staggering £496m , almost as much as it made in profit . |
| 12 | The turbine had arrived from the works , and also the alternator , which by now I had learned was merely another name for a generator , though of a fancier kind as it made AC whereas a generator made only DC . |
| 13 | When I pushed it back , as it made him look so hot , the skin of his forehead was burning . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | " 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 . |
| 18 | As it made the attempt into a warm wind |
| 19 | British Aerospace has to reach world standards of productivity and efficiency , as it made clear in its press release . |
| 20 | Their publication was a speculation which — so far as it made me known & procured me employment in Zoological drawing — answered my expectations — but in matters of money occasioned me considerable loss . |
| 21 | A fist flew towards him on the screen , filled it as it made apparent impact and then vanished away . |
| 22 | Rex felt the knee as it made contact with his groin . |
| 23 | He released a catch , springing open the bonnet , and twisted a metal cap , stepping back as it made a loud hissing sound . |