Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [conj] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a detached way , as if she were somewhere else watching the scene unravel below , she saw Guy 's eyes narrow and darken as his gaze moved assessingly over her . |
| 2 | There was no mention in the treaty , however , either of the estates in Scotland granted to English lords by Edward I and lost as Bruce gained control of the country , or of the Scottish lands held by Anglo-Scottish lords such as the Earl of Angus and forfeited when they adhered to the English cause . |
| 3 | Spanish press comment detected in the handling of the affair an ongoing struggle between Prime Minister and PSOE secretary-general Felipe González and supporters of Alfonso Guerra , who had resigned as Deputy Prime Minister in January 1991 but continued as PSOE deputy secretary-general [ see p. 37968 ] . |
| 4 | Names mentioned as possibly on the short-list are Paul Stern , lately of Northern Telecom Ltd and seen as having enemies among IBM 's present top brass ; Perot Systems Corp chairman Morton Meyerson , Motorola Inc chief executive George Fisher and Louis Gerstner , chairman of RJR Nabisco Inc . |
| 5 | ‘ The Project ’ shall mean the programme of work to be carried out by the Parties to the Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the IEATP ‘ Grant Offer Letter ’ which shall mean the letter from the Secretary of State dated 10 July 1990 and attached as Addendum C. |
| 6 | The creature looked expectantly at Twoflower , its skin rippling and twitching as it sought to open its wings in the confines of the passage . |
| 7 | In wartime , pitted against an enemy in front and otherwise surrounded by Soviet divisions , it is difficult to see how conscripts would have any choice other than to fight as people do when their lives are at stake . |
| 8 | The plangent notes of the dawn gongs rousing the coolies from their barracks faded and died as Claude Duclos drained his third and last cup of cafe noire on the verandah of the plantation house . |
| 9 | Satz considered the unilateral model first and took as examples of left and right sided speech in right handers the values of 96 and 4 per cent respectively . |
| 10 | The houses looked like shambling tents of black straw , their terraces devoured by the glutton of rot , their roofs low and sloped as though faintly hovering from some old and finished war . |
| 11 | She blew the ashes clear and spat as the dust went into her mouth . |
| 12 | It was dated 8 June 1982 and read as follows : |
| 13 | He was all muscle and sinew , with no spare flesh as far as she could tell , the aura of strength very marked even in repose as he lay relaxed , his hands clasped behind his head , his face shuttered and dreaming as he listened to the music . |