Example sentences of "but as it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also deprives the country of aid programmes of about $350 million a year , a modest sum in itself ; but as it represents IMF endorsement it is the key to unlocking further substantial bilateral aid to support the economy . |
| 2 | Equally , however , Sturge found the Civilization Society 's policy ‘ inadequate to meet the case but as it involves a violation of my peace principles I can take no part in it ’ . |
| 3 | But as it turns out ( as it happens , as ‘ chance ’ or ‘ luck ’ would have it ) there are things in the web of story to refute those grounds . |
| 4 | You feel quite confident in interviewing both of them , but as it turns out only one of them has the imagination to emphasise with your ideas and within three weeks he is in situ . |
| 5 | But as it receded , and she became increasingly aware of the strength of Nathan 's desire for her , the urgent hunger in his kisses , her fear became overwhelming . |
| 6 | Lately none of these groups have been present in the park , but as it gets warmer they will return . |
| 7 | Well in really warm weather a T-shirt and shorts may be enough but as it gets colder so you need to add layers of sweaters , trousers and top the whole thing up with a wind and waterproof spray suit but all that can make you a little clumsy , so the answer for most British sailors is a wetsuit like the ones that you and Suzanne are wearing . |
| 8 | In January 1987 , yet another judge stated that the March ruling was , in fact , in breach of statute but as it had not been appealed against it had to stand . |
| 9 | But as it had to be borne , I shook my head . |
| 10 | The drum disappeared beneath him and Marie thought he 'd lost it but as it shot to the surface Gazzer yelled : ‘ It 's pulling him free ! ’ |
| 11 | She wished frantically to go faster , and the broomstick sped away ; but as it spurted past , the weathercock made a savage peck at it , and Carol , glancing round , saw that it had snatched a bunch of twigs out with its beak . |
| 12 | But as it came closer there was no mistaking the great leafy bird which flew across the road and disappeared over the top of the hill . |
| 13 | But as it rushed up the side of the church steeple Carol had a fright . |
| 14 | But as it becomes clearer with each day that Mr Perot still harbours political ambitions for himself , the old doubts about him recur . |
| 15 | Initially , these cellular changes occur in the parasitised gland ( Fig. 10 ) , but as it becomes distended by the growing worm which increases from 1.3-8.0 mm in length , these changes spread to the surrounding non-parasitised glands , the end result being a thickened hyperplastic gastric mucosa ( P1.I ) . |
| 16 | He could not recall agreeing to this at all , but as it offered a chance of avoiding his own intervention , he nodded fervently , and took some more almond soup . |
| 17 | He considered leaving the rucksack on the train , but as it contained several of his favourite Fair Isle jumpers , and this was bonny Scotland after all , he thought better of it and shouldered the thing . |
| 18 | I did n't try the grilled Greek halloumi cheese with pitta bread , but as it passed by on the way to another table I rather wished I had . |
| 19 | For a moment he thought that a sprinkling of light fell wherever Fael-Inis walked , but as it touched the floor it vanished , and he could not be sure that he had seen it at all . |
| 20 | But as it happens , I have something to convey to you . ’ |
| 21 | But as it happens , I do have something to say . |
| 22 | They were lies , but as it happens I had met him before . |
| 23 | South America could easily have had a marsupial anteater , alongside its marsupial sabre-tooth " tiger " , but as it happens the anteater trade was early filled by placental mammals instead . |
| 24 | ‘ It suggests nothing of the sort but as it happens you are partly right . |
| 25 | But it , but as it went |
| 26 | It looked awful at first — so bad it was wonderful — but as it dried it revealed an incredible gradient of colour . ’ |
| 27 | The yacht will hold its speed well , but as it slows you will have to head higher to regain speed . |
| 28 | But as it emerged , his was the performance which caught fire quicker than any , helped by the deftly-timed efforts of a double doing spectacular somersaults . |
| 29 | This stretch is attractive at first , with Christ Church Meadow on one side and a cricket pitch on the other , but as it approaches the larger river the Cherwell divides into two channels separated by a flat overgrown island , deserted except for a row of college boathouses . |
| 30 | This could also be carried out for the polymer , but as it makes no difference which one is taken ( both having started from ΔG M ) , equation ( 8.33 ) is more convenient to use . |