Example sentences of "but as [pers pn] [be] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as I 'm no gentleman … |
| 2 | Had it been a boy , he would have been Arthur , after that toast of all good Cornishmen , the once and future king ; but as she was a girl , she was Jennifer , which was as close as need be to Guinevere . |
| 3 | ‘ But as you 're a minor , we really do need to contact one of your parents . ’ |
| 4 | Firm support is essential , but as it 's the core of the bed that does the work , this does n't rule out a nice soft surface . |
| 5 | Wood can be lightened with oxalic acid , but as it is a poison it would be better to use a proprietary two part bleach . |
| 6 | It is easy now to regard this wonder at an enemy 's humanity as naïve , but as it is the business of war to foster the naïveté on which it thrives , so there can have been few people in England during the isolation years of 1940–42 who did not take the impersonal nature of their enemy for granted . |
| 7 | Eta ( 3.9 ) , in the Y , was ranked as of the second magnitude in ancient times , but as it is an A-type star it is not likely that there has been any real change in it . |
| 8 | The idea of God pursuing a whole family like a demented genealogist seemed grossly unfair , but as it was a commandment all I could do was hope that neither my father nor any of my immediate ancestors had done anything really sinful , and that if they had , God did n't know of my relationship . |
| 9 | Ironically their votes would have made sure Lord Mayor Reg Empey did not make the trip , but as it was the proposal was defeated anyway by votes to 15 . |