Example sentences of "as it [be] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 2 25 engine usually performs well in the 110 Check that the throttle linkage is giving full movement on both chokes of the carb As it is a progressive twin choke a small loss of movement such as a carpet tucked under the pedal can mean a big power loss |
| 2 | Well as long as it is a good comedy |
| 3 | Do n't be discouraged by this , as it is a good sign that you have stretched muscles that have not been used for some time . |
| 4 | There are many other more elaborate braids and edgings which are great fun to knit if you keep your machine set up at this time of year , as it is a good time to play with new ideas and perhaps to knit enough to edge that beautiful Chanel-type jacket you are going to knit later , but the simple knitted binding or a simple rouleau takes a lot of beating and always loos fashionable , elegantly simple and stylish . |
| 5 | S. x uplandicum is the Russian comfrey , a hybrid between S. officinale and S. asperum , with rose-pink to blue flowers , and the garden variety of this , Bocking No. 14 , is the most useful for garden plants , as it is a good mulch and supplier of liquid plant food and contains a high proportion of potash . |
| 6 | Regular eating of these objects should be treated with special attention as it is a deviant behaviour and often indicates a high level of social deprivation . |
| 7 | as long as it is a round trip commencing in and returning to the United Kingdom . |
| 8 | Clearly there must be a re-creation of many aspects of the court of Napoleon I , but it would be a great mistake to see the court of the Second Empire as a simple pastiche — just as it is a great mistake to see in Napoleon III nothing but a simulacrum of his uncle . |
| 9 | Prevention as a unitary concept is rejected in this section , as it is a relevant aim at each of the four levels identified . |
| 10 | It should have been substantially increased , as it is a useful contribution to the income of retired households at this time of year . |
| 11 | The Tropical Plant team were particularly proud of this win as it is a six year old installation which is maintained to this very high standard by technician Jackie Odboy . |
| 12 | Assignment is a relation in the technical sense , but as it is a unary relation , many readers may feel more at ease if we speak of it as a property ( the two ways of speaking are of course completely inter-convertible ) . |
| 13 | ‘ I am a staunch supporter of the airport as it is a valuable amenity which has created jobs for both sides of the community . |
| 14 | However , many firms take a fairly robust approach to allocation , using one overall basis ( such as space times fee income ) and as long as it is a fair allocation and does not distort fee rates , it provides a perfectly acceptable alternative to the more detailed method . |
| 15 | Equally , a significantly higher concentration of plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 in malignant ascites confirms previous work , but as it is a weaker inhibitor of tissue plasminogen activator and is present in much lower concentrations than plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 , it probably plays only a small part in the overall inhibition of fibrinolytic activity . |
| 16 | Though this is not to say that abortion is a topic to be taken lightly as it is a human life a woman is dealing with and I think she should think carefully about all her options before she makes a decision but in the end it is her baby and up to her what happens . |
| 17 | Similarly , a blind physiotherapist said : ‘ The frustrations of disability are much the same inasmuch as it is a physical limitation on your life and you think ‘ if only ’ … |
| 18 | Pauline Ross 's play resource centre , ‘ Arts and Parts ’ is different from the other businesses as it is a registered charity — so profits go towards the project . |
| 19 | Brown mustard is the one grown commercially as it is a shorter plant , at 120–150cm ( 4–5ft ) and the seeds do not fall off easily ; it is largely used instead of black mustard , and has a slightly less hot flavour . |
| 20 | Sausage skin is made from collagen and is an ideal material for the repair of tears as it is a natural substance and thus compatible with the parchment . |
| 21 | It is a natural tendency to want to be loved , because that makes us feel of worth , just as it is a natural tendency to achieve in order to gain personal significance . |
| 22 | This debate was tabled for a Monday night when , for the replies , Labour Front-Bench Members greatly outnumber those on the Back Benches , which is not surprising as it is a one-line Whip night . |
| 23 | On nearby Beinn an Lochain , a route called the Frog does n't stir the same dread , perhaps reasonably so as it is a II/III crossing Toad , and put up by Tom Redfern and Klaus Schwartz . |
| 24 | Never mind where so long as it is a public space . |
| 25 | And it 's exactly the same with joining this , in fact it 's more important joining this union as it is a different union altogether . |
| 26 | Widcombe Manor , with all its crisp carving on pilasters , columns , quoins , swags and urns , is as fresh today as when it was built — perhaps by the Bath mason Thomas Greenaway as it is a fine display of all the decorative details he could do best . |
| 27 | That is the objection er the whole fundamental objection to what is proposed in the Bill as it is a centralising measure was shown quite clearly er er a a by the desire of the Home Secretary to increase his own power as when he intended to appoint the Chairman absolute impudence in my view er to suggest tha that he he should have had the power to appoint a chairman and although congratulations have now been er er poured upon him for withdrawing to wh what 's a position , I would sooner congratulate your er Your Lordships , er all of whom spoke in such a manner that it would have been impossible for the Home Secretary to have carried the measure through . |
| 28 | Where a firm consists of a group of companies , knowledge possessed by one company within the group will not be attributed to another group company , as it is a clear principle of company law that companies are separate legal entities . |
| 29 | Firms have a right to charge what the market will bear — as long as it is a competitive market . |
| 30 | And that 's a shame , really , as it 's a cracking bass that offers some truly wonderful noises . |