Example sentences of "as one is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem can only be solved with patience , and with the realisation that , much as one is posed with the right pressure on the cable release , one may not actually get a shot because of the steady stream of people making their way ( quite properly ) to a performance in the hall itself . |
| 2 | Me : ( Thinking that it should all be written down as one is taught ) , ‘ Did you use the pattern given ? ’ |
| 3 | People can not be photographed well at a quarter of a second … = The problem can only be solved with patience , and with the realisation that , much as one is poised with the right pressure on the cable release , one may not actually get a shot because of the steady stream of people making their way ( quite properly ) to a performance in the hall itself . |
| 4 | 14 ) when replying to the question what was God doing before he made heaven and earth , ‘ I answer not , ’ he wrote , ‘ as one is said to have done merrily ( eluding the pressure of the question ) , ‘ He was preparing hell ( saith he ) for pryers into mysteries ’ . ’ |
| 5 | As one is encouraged to endorse broad humanitarian concerns , one is also expected to respond not so much to specific songs or artists so much as to generic types of music . |
| 6 | The glue sticks are pushed into the rear of the body chamber and as one is used another is fed into the gun , allowing a continuous supply of heated glue . |