Example sentences of "as it [vb -s] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as the particles go round and round this racetrack , it 's a bit like a car with its headlights going on , and as it goes faster and faster the car headlights more or less catch up with each other , you see what I 'm saying . |
| 2 | A moire fringe unit monitors the horizontal azimuth of the beam as it sweeps so that it does not go out of alignment . |
| 3 | These rights are called ‘ rights of occupation ’ , and where the leave of the court is necessary the court may make such orders as it thinks just and reasonable having regard to the conduct of the spouses , their needs and financial resources , the needs of the children , and all other circumstances . |
| 4 | This will lessen the sudden jolt in the rig as it falls away when the front hand F is released |
| 5 | It did not touch as many people as it does today and it would have been difficult to see precisely what kind of partisan gloss could have been put on the matter . |
| 6 | The basic idea is that profit from long-term business is recognised as it accrues rather than when it emerges as a cash surplus released from a long-term fund , as the current statutory method dictates . |
| 7 | Light silk is the best , as it compresses well and then expands rapidly on release . |
| 8 | The Second Fairy brings Grace and dances slightly faster in such a way that she shows off the lines of her body as it faces forwards and then backwards ( the traditional gesture ) . |
| 9 | With a barrel like a stick of lime and licorice candy and a clip in the shape of a pelican 's beak , this particular fountain pen is n't short on identity and , as it writes smoothly and reliably , is no mere style item . |
| 10 | The difference between industry as it exists today and a profession is then , simple and unmistakable . |
| 11 | Nor is there anything remotely convincing about its performance ; there is a feeling of some urgency from 4000rpm but the power stops as suddenly as it starts so that the 6500rpm red line is a merely a figment of someone 's imagination . |
| 12 | British Coal has confirmed that it 's to shed thirty thousand jobs as it closes more than thirty pits due to a fall in demand . |
| 13 | Watch the seed carefully , as it ripens suddenly and will fall without warning ; alternatively cut the flower stems just as the smell of the seeds start to change and become pleasant , and hang to finish ripening in paper bags . |
| 14 | Nylon is the best material for piping bags as it wears well and is easy to wash . |
| 15 | Gelatine icing is useful for some decoration as it sets quickly and quite hard . |
| 16 | ‘ We can tell very quickly what 's happening , so we can tackle the problem as soon as it arises rather than using a pesticide until it fails . |
| 17 | For this reason it is helpful to record details of the elicitation and judgment process as it proceeds so that the bare bones of a grid can later have the flesh replaced . |
| 18 | The Eyes Use a powder shadow as it blends well and stays best . |
| 19 | On the other hand , if a question is asked exactly as it appears here and you give an answer which has clearly been prepared in advance and learned off by heart you will not be very convincing . |
| 20 | The compiler recognises the behaviour of the program as it runs so that the data can be collected and used for further program code optimisation . |
| 21 | As it trickles away and cools , the salts it gathered from the rocks on its way up , together with those derived from the molten mass far below , are deposited to form rimmed and buttressed basins , surrounded by tiers of terraces . |