Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] as they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most EC governments restrict pension funds ' freedom to invest as they choose . |
| 2 | Thrips or thunder flies as they are sometimes called because of their tendency to fly in clouds when thunder threatens — are minute midge-like flies that like to get into buds just as the bud scales ( sepals ) are opening and lay their eggs there . |
| 3 | He was still laughing as two policemen came into the bar , but , despite himself , and despite his certain knowledge of his complete innocence , Herr Nordern 's heart sank as they made their way towards his table . |
| 4 | Peter Rainford was unpleasantly attentive but his wife was quite happy with Felipe , and Maggie 's heart sank as they arranged to go round the Alhambra with them the next day . |
| 5 | In the next 20 years the NHS did not escape criticism from academic Fabians but it never reached the volume and intensity of the criticism which , for example , social security and income maintenance attracted as they appeared to retreat further and further away from the principles of the Beveridge Report . |
| 6 | But in the future a diverse ecology will only be able to coexist with an efficient agriculture within the context of a planned land-use strategy , and such an attempt to resolve the various and conflicting demands on the countryside can not be successful without farmers surrendering at least some of their freedom of action to do as they wish with their own land . |
| 7 | The tension rises as they sense the difference . |
| 8 | It was , he noticed , distinctly less warm than it had been , with an east wind blowing as they turned into the Parade . |
| 9 | The car 's hydraulics soughed as they tried to compensate for the sudden shift of the bubble but against that gale they were all but useless , and the bubble-canopy clanged on the car 's shell . |
| 10 | The last two boxes were lifted on to the small boat , the men who strained under their weight cursing as they completed their task . |
| 11 | The lock clicked as they approached , and they stepped inside . |
| 12 | Clients compare progress and self-esteem improves as they realise they are not alone with their problem . |
| 13 | Many more recent innovations in costume have led to today 's all-over leotard and tights which has not only given dancers complete freedom of movement but has given choreographers freedom to design as they will without constricting rules and conventions . |
| 14 | Ha Ha Ha I ca n't wait for the bullshit to flow as they try to explain away this one . |
| 15 | In addition , the clergy appear to have considerable difficulty in recognizing the transformation which theoretical positions on Christian belief and morality undergo as they are concretized in historical human relationships , doubtless also because of the strong essentialist bias in their perception of socio-ethical issues . |
| 16 | Early sailors noticed that the height of the sun varied as they travelled north or south . |
| 17 | Slim-line tension rods , which are telescopic , are used to carry net curtains neatly without any fixing brackets , but they can only be used within a window reveal as they spring out to grip the sides . |
| 18 | The existence of this self-reward mechanism is demonstrated by the women 's answers to a question about how they felt when they had got their work done as they liked it . |
| 19 | Firstly , fibre-rich foods are more filling and thus satisfying , though of course they take more work to consume as they require more chewing . |
| 20 | Some of their moves were a delight to watch as they swept up the field constantly , and the rate of scoring hardly slackened all afternoon . |
| 21 | You will be listening to many of these as the election approaches as they are a wonderful invention of the broadcasting industry : a reporter stands alone with just a small tape recorder to protect him and leaps out in front of unsuspecting members of the public asking them an inane question . |
| 22 | In these circumstances , s 3 has no application , and the parties ( subject to the caveats surrounding the exclusion of liability for death , personal injury and other loss caused by negligence , as regulated under s 2 ) are free to make whatever bargain as to liability for breach , non-performance or failure to perform as they choose . |
| 23 | His disdain was a source of embarrassment to his sponsors , but a greater embarrassment developed as they prepared to return to London . |
| 24 | Stockier than Morpurgo , with a less untroubled brow and a glare at the camera of barely bridled contempt , Ramsey Everett looked of the whole pack the one most prone to question their right to behave as they wished . |
| 25 | Gradually , the client 's confidence grows as they regularly list their successes . |
| 26 | I am still not convinced that they are as efficient at policing claims and repair costs as they could be . |
| 27 | We 've as much right to ride as they have . ’ |
| 28 | It was loud with business chatter and general bustle as they entered . |
| 29 | Everyone has a right to live as they want , as long as it does n't harm others ’ , she says . |
| 30 | But , he added ‘ While these people have a right to live as they want , they are infringing on the rights of other people . |