Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] that as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Broom flowers are so constructed that as the insect lands , the stamens , packed under tension inside a sealed capsule of petals , shoot out and strike the underside of the bee , covering its furry abdomen with pollen . |
| 2 | I 've always regarded that as a compliment , at least he was listening . ’ |
| 3 | The Middle East Economic Digest of Aug. 31 also reported that as a gesture of goodwill Iraq had allowed thousands of Iranians to leave Kuwait for Iran by crossing Iraqi territory at the border between Khorramshahr and Basra . |
| 4 | The conference was also told that as an alternative to the expense of sending officers to university , it was proposed to ‘ direct officers to research a particular problem … and give them a short period to carry out intensive research ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ Some stoutly affirmed that as Head of the Church of England he could not marry a divorced woman . |