Example sentences of "as [noun] [verb] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Emmerson explained at the Seminar , banks typically only save information where legal or business requirements make the information necessary or useful . |
| 2 | Gilly nearly tripped over herself , leaping down and grabbing up ‘ Sarsaparilla to Sorcery ’ from the chair seat , stretching her guts out to tip the book into its place on the shelf as Trotter appeared at the door . |
| 3 | A period of ‘ decline interrupted only by slump ’ has settled on the town from the incorporation in 1877 of West Hartlepool , an economic historian 's analysis which could have doubled on Saturday as programme notes at the Victoria Ground . |
| 4 | Others saw the action in a more defensive light : as Brezhnev explained at the 26th Party Congress in 1981 , the situation in Afghanistan posed a ‘ direct threat to the security of [ the Soviet ] southern frontier ’ , and it was certainly true that an unstable , possibly militant Islamic government in a state immediately adjoining the USSR 's southern borders might have quite serious implications for public order in the traditionally Muslim republics of Central Asia . |
| 5 | As Frankie roars at the close of ‘ Not Superstitious ’ , ‘ We all need an attitude ’ , Leatherface certainly have that … in spades . |
| 6 | Mum was the word in Bournemouth as work proceeded at a feverish pitch on a stunning new exhibition at the ExpoCentre . |
| 7 | It slipped for Tyra Banks , centre , who wept as models gathered at the Black Girls Coalition to attack racism in the fashion industry . |
| 8 | As Rincewind stared at the crowd , with sensations of prickly horror travelling up his spine , there came a gentle prod in the small of his back . |
| 9 | Those tube trains are full of them , ’ he was saying agitatedly as Pooley arrived at the table at which they were having tea . |
| 10 | At its lowest level , the beakers could be seen merely as souvenirs bought at the markets , which sprang up round the arenas and race-tracks at festival times . |
| 11 | Buchanan stood up , putting on his coat as Warden stood at the same time . |
| 12 | Mrs Crump asked , as Hope glanced at the card . |
| 13 | HE was the butt of jokes as England flopped at the European Championship . |
| 14 | AS renovations continue at the temporarily closed Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh , the creative life of the art space continues in the shape of an outreach project for pupils from four disadvantaged primary schools in Lothian . |
| 15 | Mabel Peacock suggests ( Folklore 15 , 1944 ) that as Stamford lay at the junction of Rutland , Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire , perhaps ‘ the men of these shires anciently met by the Welland to observe the traditional rites intended to secure the prosperity of their territories ’ . |
| 16 | I will go so far as to concede that taken in isolation , ripped away from the defining context of humour and irony and friendship , studied in their literal or surface sense only , then , yes , the words I spoke in that room as Robert stood at the window pretending to take me seriously could be understood to mean that during the past six or seven years I had gone to bed with more than one hundred and fifty prostitutes . |
| 17 | But , as Gordon said at the time , ‘ to maintain my challenge for a place on the national side and even to take part meaningfully in the national squad training , it is necessary to train and play club football at the very highest level ’ . |
| 18 | The computer started to print out the bill as Adam looked at the picture on the front page of the newspaper . |
| 19 | Anyone possessing the gall to launch three blows into orbit and over the fence in the opening 20 minutes of the day , as Hooper did at The Oval last August when West Indies were following on , is no mere mortal . |
| 20 | As delegates arrived at the Grand Kremlin Palace , hundreds of pro and anti-Yeltsin demonstrators rallied on Red Square . |
| 21 | ‘ Now what ? ’ said Rohmer as Gilbert fumbled at the plinth and found a torch . |
| 22 | The imbalance is even more pronounced on any particular night as males stay at the breeding site for the whole season , whereas females mate and leave as quickly as possible . |
| 23 | You stand a chance as things stand at the minute . |
| 24 | Colin our man at Lane as always , comprehensive coverage of that game throughout the evening , including some second half commentary as well , we 'll be sharing that second half commentary certainly as things stand at the moment with the game at er in the Coca Cola Cup third round replay where there could be a shock , third division Shrewsbury against premiership Blackburn , although at the moment the premiership team are doing pretty well , Blackburn already a goal to the good and the goal scorer now confirmed as Mike after six minutes . |
| 25 | In a second , as Suzanne looked at the seated pair , Franca realised something . |
| 26 | By Oct. 17 rioting had broken out as people protested at the authorities ' slow response . |
| 27 | As Mary looked at the couple , the fire seemed to die in her . |
| 28 | As Mary looked at the hole , she noticed something almost buried there . |
| 29 | As father said at the beginning of gruelling sessions in the vacs , the techniques I needed for the next few years — apart from those concerned with sport — dealt not so much with manual skills but with communication , both written and oral . |
| 30 | Just as Jos glanced at the incessant downpour and said . |