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Teleostomi Posted 18 years ago
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I had watched as Peking and Moscow became rivals...

I had watched as Peking and Moscow became rivals for the role of leadership in the...

Hi, what kind of "as" is being used in above sentence? "As" has a lof of definitions in dictionaries, so it's really hard for me. Thank you.
  

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while, during the time that this happened, at the time this was happening.

  • while, during the time that this happened, at the time this was happening.
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while, during the time that this happened, at the time this was happening.
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Thanks NonatheBrit!
Your chirping and twittering are music to my ears.

I had a little doubt about the "watch" without an object. Is it OK as it is?
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TeleostomiI had a little doubt about the "watch" without an object. Is it OK as it is?

Hi Teleostomi

If I may **** in, yes, watch is fine without an object:

This performance is so disgusting! I don't want to watch!

The reason for using a clause beginning with as in your example is the fact that we canno

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