Example sentences of "[noun pl] as [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | King of the Slums manage as much social comment in a dozen songs as others do in a decade but they belong among bands that eschew political persuasion in favour of chronicling the lives of the despairing or dispossessed , the people for whom political solutions have failed . |
| 2 | It remained for the Spaniards to connect them in extended compositions and base them on secular songs as Cabezón did on the ‘ Canto del Caballero ’ and ‘ Guardame las vacas ’ or play them as so many Mass-movements and motets were even more incongruously played — on the lute . |
| 3 | Mr Dixon could hardly believe his ears as Hank poured into them the story of the book and its apparent success . |
| 4 | The cool bright room spun and there was a fearful pounding in Ruth 's ears as blood rushed to her head . |
| 5 | I stopped and listened , straining my ears for any sound above the crashing of the soldiers or the muttered curses as men slipped on the icy ground underfoot . |
| 6 | He managed to co-opt the gloomy Georg into circulating with more champagne and everyone averted their eyes as Georg drew near Suzi and refilled her glass . |
| 7 | Timothy nodded , winced , then closed his eyes as Niall rose to his feet , moving away from the bed . |
| 8 | She closed her eyes as pain lanced through her . |
| 9 | DARLINGTON boss Ray Hankin dropped England cap Nick Pickering , but his reshaped defence still leaked goals as Quakers sank to their fifth successive defeat at Feethams . |
| 10 | DARLINGTON boss Ray Hankin dropped England cap Nick Pickering , but his reshaped defence still leaked goals as Quakers sank to their fifth successive defeat at Feethams . |
| 11 | This is useful for both parties as problems experienced by returners can be anticipated and dealt with for the benefit of new course members . |
| 12 | It was argued that the Tin Council entered into the transactions with third parties as agent acting on behalf of the member States as undisclosed principal . |
| 13 | Moreover , the war intensified factional disputes as socialists divided between ‘ defencists ’ who were prepared to support the war effort and ‘ internationalists ’ , among whom Lenin was most uncompromising , who condemned it . |
| 14 | Just a pity you do n't smoke , ’ were Tommy 's last words as Charlie disappeared across the parade ground at the double . |
| 15 | ‘ I think not , ’ said Meredith , and was gratified at the crestfallen slump to the young ma 's shoulders as lie trailed towards the lift . |
| 16 | I ca n't see that children 's perception of women is going to change until there are as many dads as mums waiting in the rain and , frankly , I think hell is likely to freeze over first . |
| 17 | He heard many voices as people passed on the pathway from the bridge to the ramp . |
| 18 | Now schools are forecasting more job losses as £7m comes off the education budget . |
| 19 | The presence of ants allows Bixa orellana ( Bixaceae ) , a dye plant with nectaries on the nodes and pedicels , to mature twice as many seeds as antless individuals , while Aphelandra scabra ( A. deppeana , Acanthaceae ) with nectaries on the bracts matures nine times as many fruits as plants deprived of their ants . |
| 20 | The keeper leapt to his feet as Joicey flew at him , slashing with the shining sword . |
| 21 | She dragged herself to her feet as Penry came into the room , wearing a dressing-gown . |
| 22 | The policeman was knocked off his feet as Michael jumped from the car . |
| 23 | The concept of a dividing line in the H-R diagram was proposed to describe the apparently abrupt disappearance of coronae as stars evolve towards the giant branch at early K spectral type . |
| 24 | She did as he asked , then fetched the coils of rope , quickly and efficiently trussing the two men like Christmas turkeys as Adam stood over them with the gun . |
| 25 | Earlier , things had looked black for the visitors as Farnham moved into the lead after just 14 minutes . |
| 26 | Fights erupted outside supermarkets as shoppers battled for parking spaces in desperate efforts to stock up with canned goods . |
| 27 | Delaney pushed himself in hard behind her , the door bursting off its hinges as Mahon lunged at his disappearing legs , slicking off a chunk of rubber heel . |
| 28 | At an airforce base in Cebu , central Philippines , government troops delayed an assault on 200 rebels as negotiators led by Cardinal Ricardo Vibal tried to resolve the situation . |
| 29 | Did she hide behind aggression and trousers as Ana hid behind eyes that refused to see ? |
| 30 | Whilst this may have been commonplace in the old days as vendors moved from technology to technology there is little need for it now , as Monotype are adequately demonstrating . |