The phrase "as when it moved" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or condition that is similar to a previous instance when something was in motion.
Example: "The atmosphere felt tense, as when it moved through the crowded room, stirring up whispers and glances."
Alternatives: "like it did when it moved" or "similar to when it was in motion."
Maybe sediba was twisting its trunk as well when it moved".
The BBC had already been in existence for a decade as a radio service, first as a commercial company and from 1926 as a public corporation, when it moved to its new headquarters in central London.
The Architectural League of New York went through a similar trash-tagging exercise as part of the same project when it moved its offices from midtown Manhattan to SoHo two weeks ago.
A third reason is the lack of any sign that the country is yearning for a decisive ideological shift, as it was when it moved right with Mrs Thatcher in 1979 or to the left with Clem Attlee in 1945.
The spread of smartphones means many more connected devices, but also devices that get used much more often; as with computing when it moved from mainframes to desktops.
Papp cajoled and shamed mayors and philanthropists in order to establish and sustain his institution, which began as the Shakespeare Workshop, in 1954, and which became better known as the Public Theatre in 1967, when it moved into its labyrinthine headquarters, in the former Astor Library, on Lafayette Street.
As the EU learnt when it moved from the Lisbon Strategy to National Reform Programmes, equal percentage targets for all regions and countries are unrealistic.
"If you moved first and were proven to be right, as S.& P. was when it moved first on Iceland, you got a pat on the back," said Philip Alexander, a finance editor for The Banker who edited research and news releases for the sovereign team out of London from 2004 to 2007.
As the cyclone was weak when it moved over Somalia, no casualties or significant damage was reported.
