Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] [vb pp] as it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the boat is blessed as it leaves Falmouth |
| 2 | This term is preferred as it signifies ill-treatment of a person . |
| 3 | But his three-second , 89-metre flight ended in disaster when his £700 glider was wrecked as it crashed into the sea . |
| 4 | Mr. Clark called the attention of the Board to the schools , and to the female side of the house as he was ‘ certain if the business is conducted as it has been , it is impossible to carry out the system … ’ . |
| 5 | The basic idea is that profit from long-term business is recognised as it accrues rather than when it emerges as a cash surplus released from a long-term fund , as the current statutory method dictates . |
| 6 | Aldermaston was chosen as it met these requirements . |
| 7 | Salt water is chosen as it supports your body , prevents the skin from crinkling and has a beneficial effect on the skin , joints and muscles . |
| 8 | It overflows into a 3″ diameter down tube where the water is re-oxygenated as it enters the main tank . |
| 9 | A magnetometer is installed in a down-well tool in a special non-magnetic section of the drill-string , and its output is recorded as it moves along the well . |
| 10 | Meanwhile , splits in the Cabinet are rumoured as it meets to discuss next year 's Government spending programme . |
| 11 | The collegial atmosphere of the symposium was strained as it became apparent the Japanese and Americans regard the Indian team as reckless , the Indians feel Japanese criticisms are groundless , and the Americans advocate a policy that would leave the site a partial ruin , while others urge comprehensive repairs and reconstruction . |
| 12 | The straight line method was rejected as it does not reflect the relationship between finance costs and the amount outstanding . |
| 13 | He is referring to France as this is where the poem is set as it combines the rest of the world in with this one man , the sun being the common factor , France , I think , represent the rest of the world and since it is a funny thought this single object waking up the whole population , Owen uses the words ‘ even in ’ . |
| 14 | Since the direction of the direct and the indirect effect is the same ( which need not always be so ) , the size of the effect of job type on absenteeism would not be as large once sex was controlled as it had seemed in the bivariate relationship . |
| 15 | Each case is monitored as it progresses from arrest to final disposal . |
| 16 | Everything from bereavement and marriage to the price of yeast is taken as it comes at these rural meetings . |
| 17 | Jobs are often not secure so any new technology which may improve productivity is resisted as it threatens employment . |
| 18 | The luncheon table was laid as it had been for 50 Christmases , with a pyramid of polished John Standish apples from Somerset in the middle , flanked by Christmas roses and trails of ivy . |