Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] as it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its beauty lies not in its architecture , but in the magnificence of its views as it sits in splendid isolation on top of a steep hill looking down the unencumbered views across fields , moors and woodland to the river valleys of the Wye and Elan . |
| 2 | Another is that the UK is abandoning its plans as it slides further into economic and technological turmoil . |
| 3 | Unfortunately for the CEGB , it could n't seize the time and push ahead as fast with its plans as it wanted . |
| 4 | Blood frothed at its teeth as it lashed frantically with its hooves . |
| 5 | Donna closed her eyes as it climbed through turbulence . |
| 6 | You could feel the dismay amongst the Leeds players and their fans as it thundered past John Lukic and into the back of the net , leaving them searching for three goals to progress in the competition . |
| 7 | Drink up : Euro Disney has begun to serve alcohol for the first time at four of its restaurants as it seeks to stem heavy losses from weak attendance . |
| 8 | It rustled round her ears as it had done before she went into mourning . |
| 9 | The family , he maintains , has not so much lost its functions as it has become more specialized in its functions . |
| 10 | The train groaned and eased its aches as it drew into the small station . |
| 11 | There are plenty of birds to be seen : near the salmon cages a red-throated diver patters along the surface with its feet as it gets airborne . |
| 12 | The ocean changes its colours as it sweeps towards where I lie . |
| 13 | They were constructing a series of weirs upstream , so they had told her at ‘ The Salmon 's Return ’ , which would eventually control this annual predator , but for this year , at least , it surged down irresistibly as ever , biting acres out of its banks as it cornered , like a ferocious animal frustrated . |
| 14 | It sculptures caves in its banks as it falls into a deep ravine , and becomes sedate only in its later stages as it leaves its dale to lose its identity in the River Lune . |
| 15 | This closed architecture does have its drawbacks as it becomes hard , if not impossible , to expand the system outside the manufacturer 's original specification . |
| 16 | The horse blew great jets of steam from its nostrils as it stood on the towpath , patiently waiting for them to board . |
| 17 | Using ‘ natural ’ units of behaviour is not without its problems as it begs the question as to what constitutes ‘ natural ’ as well as sidestepping the issue of why particular parts of the nervous system are important for particular behaviours . |
| 18 | PYRAMID TO TAKE $23m HIT AGAINST ITS FIGURES AS IT CUTS 110 JOBS |
| 19 | Having half expected that hair to feel crisp , to prickle beneath her palms as it had against her breasts , she was surprised to find that it felt as soft as down . |
| 20 | Rennie Hamilton came from behind the counter of the village store and picked her way across a floor that was crowded with display stands and boxes , craning to catch a glimpse of the Rover and its occupants as it sped on past the hotel and towards the lake . |
| 21 | From some different world , she heard the bird 's song cease abruptly in mid-trill , and the startled flutter of its wings as it took flight , followed by the soft rustle of a breeze through the bushes . |
| 22 | Tommaso recognised its badger markings and the flap of its wings as it climbed ; he stuck the gun to his eye , tracked the bird , and fired ; the plover 's wings flew back and spread fanwise , in a cancan of swirling feathers , then it spun and came hurtling down . |
| 23 | She reached down and , for a moment , Pete was half expecting some response ; a stag , perhaps , breaking the surface of the lake and climbing out to her , water streaming from its flanks as it came to her hand . |
| 24 | SLIMLINE mum Deirdre Burton stopped a runaway one-ton Volvo with her hands as it rolled towards a crowd of youngsters . |
| 25 | The Trust will be able to dispose of its assets as it thinks appropriate . |
| 26 | As an operation , infibulation is just about as unpleasant in its consequences as it sounds . |
| 27 | The long-lost 141 is grinding downwards through its gears as it approaches the bus stop . |
| 28 | All the time she was conscious of his eyes on her lips , her teeth , the way her mouth closed over the small cake , touching the tips of his fingers as it did so . |
| 29 | I should do really got a clot in one of his legs as it means and went down the other one and got ta take it out , through smoking |
| 30 | He hugged himself against the sudden freezing wind then scrambled to his feet as it whipped the first drops of rain through the open door . |