Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb -s] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is offered a lift by a Black man , and as she gazes at the countryside slipping by , she reminisces about her childhood . |
| 2 | The Duchess of York waves to residents as she arrives at the Bedford Drive homes in Rock Ferry , and right , chatting to Mark Kinsley Picture : JASON ROBERTS |
| 3 | The tears are thought to be caused by her pain as she looks at the sins of the world , and are meant to inspire the watchers to repent and to set an example to others . |
| 4 | In economic terms the truth of the matter was that Western capitalism had underinvested , overspent ( as one does at a party ) and failed to keep the machine in running order . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not anything like as easy as one imagines at the beginning , ’ she said , ‘ and when you 've actually qualified it 's quite frightening when you 're confronted by an animal with some mysterious disease and an anxious client standing by . |
| 6 | The reasons for this most unusual state of affairs become clear , as soon as one looks at the history of the proceedings against Mr. Osman , who , if an indictment against him is preferred , will become a co-defendant of the applicant . |
| 7 | So as it says at the bottom of page eight there 's a golden rule for presenting is use three themes . |
| 8 | Between national curriculum levels and general skills and abilities as it sits at the moment ? |
| 9 | It huddles round a flint-towered church and sprawls down to the North Sea — and what a wallop the sea makes as it pounds at the shingle . " |
| 10 | Although it is a means of asserting authority , coming as it does at the start of the shift , parade is very relaxed and , from the point of view of the ordinary constables , serves as a way of casually reorientating themselves to the demands of work . |
| 11 | The Methodist chapel is also in a vulnerable spot , standing as it does at the crossroads . |
| 12 | Lying as it does at the northern limit of the global thermohaline ‘ conveyor belt ’ , changes in this region may ultimately have global consequences . |
| 13 | The current form in which pop reproduces itself , the music video , is the perfect post-modern form , standing as it does at the vector of the leisure industries ' new situation . |
| 14 | Nicholas Luard and the other members of the group were particularly concerned about the planting of conifers at Bara Ceirch farm as it stands at the headwaters of the Rivers Cothi and Towy , two of the finest salmon rivers in Wales . |
| 15 | The objective is to ensure that all employees accept their individual responsibilities within the context of the law as it stands at the time . |
| 16 | Can I just say , very , very quickly report system as it stands at the moment |
| 17 | The only issue that I think we have some er difficulty with in the policy as it stands at the moment , is the uncertainty that arises between the figure provided in policy I five of forty six hectares for the city , and actually our agreed calculation which I think the County Council accept , that site availability in the city is limited to something in the order of thirty three hectares if we exclude er one site which is subject to a dispute between parties er in relation to the greenbelt . |
| 18 | As it stands at the moment all we 've done is thrown numbers at the typing |
| 19 | as it stands at the moment . |
| 20 | So what do you think about the overall situation as it stands at the present time ? |
| 21 | Obtaining office copy entries ( as opposed to furnishing merely a copy of the registered title ) is advisable as it reveals at an early stage whether or not there is a second charge which may not have been disclosed to the husband 's solicitors . |
| 22 | To this end he set out to give a ‘ factual picture of life as it comes at a boy in the Merchant Service ’ , offering details of the kind of people he would meet and ‘ some of the problems and emotional conflicts he would have to face … ’ |
| 23 | Reflecting in 1968 on the difference between him and Communists of the older generation , he said : ‘ They seem to approach reality by way of certain abstract categories , which seem to them to have a lot of meaning and to reflect concrete experience … ; [ whereas ] members of my generation tend to use as a starting point reality as it exists at the moment , they form general concepts on the basis of this reality and they disregard categories which seem to have lost their relevance and to function more as incantations than as concepts . ’ |
| 24 | So , this joint staffing watch as it exists at the moment , has got a very restricted shelf life , an and I doubt if it 's going to survive . |
| 25 | I am used to the wind 's deep-throated shouts as it tears at the corners of our cottage in Cornwall , as it cracks branches and sweeps up leaves . |
| 26 | the designed title of a newspaper as it appears at the top of page one . |
| 27 | Local authorities were anxious to redevelop the area as soon as possible , as it lies at the very heart of the town 's commercial district . |
| 28 | There 's only one thing that struck me when I was reading through it but a as I say , we we got to look at this from point of view are we going to date this as it lies at the present moment and add to it pieces that we want , or do we start off by having the pieces o i its its now whe w w |
| 29 | As he waits at a stop-light somewhere out beyond the freightyards he drums his fingers on the steering wheel and gazes in front of him , thinking . |
| 30 | They 're simply irresistible , says Graham Rice , as he looks at the best types to grow |