Example sentences of "as it [vb mod] [vb infin] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No self-respecting working educational body , much as it may desire to retain close and friendly relations with the Board ( of Education ) , Universities , etc. , can go on being hampered in its work by the increasing number of organisations concerned either telling it what to do , what it should not do , or advising it in both these directions … there is a grave danger of our movement ultimately being strangled by our friends . |
| 2 | The plan for the evacuation to be in groups of three had to be abandoned , as it would have taken 40 hours to get all of the men out and the gas collecting near them made it imperative that the exercise be completed in much less time . |
| 3 | The existence of silica suggests that ammonia was not an important gas , as it would have left much more limestone and dolomites . |
| 4 | Boscastle is a truly delightful place , which looks very much the same as it must have done 600 years ago with its narrow winding streets and pretty 14th-century cottages . |
| 5 | As it will have become clear , I do not believe that this vehicle is tenable . |