Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So long as everyone has an equal right to vote there must be a limit to the variations in prosperity in the community that are politically acceptable . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's exactly as I imagined an old family home , ’ Sir Henry said . |
| 3 | As you use an external filter and regularly vacuum the substrate , you are removing a great deal of the waste material from the system . |
| 4 | You are freed from the tyranny of a limy soil as long as you use an ericaceous compost . |
| 5 | Erm no , soon as you get an ordinary chip dot bat file |
| 6 | As you have an 8:1 compression engine ( or slightly higher if the cylinder head has been skimmed ) set the timing to 3 deg A T D C and the pinking should disappear . |
| 7 | Peter put out a hand and gripped Sarella by the shoulder as she took an involuntary pace forward . |
| 8 | ‘ May I give you a hand ? ’ her companion offered , as she took an unsteady step forward . |
| 9 | Rune 's eyes gleamed with pleasure as she detected an added warmth in the timbre of his voice . |
| 10 | The thought played over and over in her mind as she waved an absent-minded farewell and drove off into the night alone . |
| 11 | Ms Durante was suitably serene of line and firm of resolve , as she underwent an hallucinogenic rite de passage featuring dancing castles and badly-behaved kings . |
| 12 | Luke withdrew his hand as she turned an agitated look his way . |
| 13 | On Sept. 18 security forces claimed to have killed 70 guerrillas as they staged an abortive attack on a police garrison to free prisoners held in the El Sepa prison colony situated in Loreto department in the north-east Amazonian region . |
| 14 | Two minutes later Zurich area control centre asked Base whether they had an aircraft flying outbound towards the Hochwald beacon ( ten miles south of the airfield ) as they had an unidentified trace . |
| 15 | When they disappeared he turned his attention to a couple of girls who were laughing and giggling as they flung an orange frisbee at each other . |
| 16 | As they departed an Annamese servant appeared soundlessly at Joseph Sherman 's elbow , offering him another glass of champagne . |
| 17 | As they controlled an absolute majority of shares , the club was effectively closed . |
| 18 | Herbs mentioned in the Bible make another interesting collection , so do those which Shakespeare brings into his plays , particularly as they give an authentic picture of plants used by the Elizabethans — poor , mad Ophelia 's flowers included rue , fennel , rosemary , violets , a daisy and some pansies , all good herbs , even the daisy , which was once called " bruisewort " . |
| 19 | In this area we have your successors at of Woodbridge as they continue an honourable tradition . |
| 20 | The events of that year , combining as they did an enormous outflow of dollars ( the overall deficit for 1971 of $30 billion exceeded by 70 per cent the cumulative total for the previous ten years ) with considerable ‘ cashing in ’ of dollars for gold in the weeks preceding the suspension of convertibility , reduced massively the extent of potential gold backing for the dollar . |
| 21 | When we deal with social phenomena , however , things are more complicated as they have an additional dimension not found among inanimate objects , namely the meaning of behaviour . |
| 22 | Certain industries because of data problems or their particular role , for example construction and distribution , are worth studying in detail , in as much as they have an important impact on the properties of the overall model . |
| 23 | Year round it is popular for walks as it exudes an elegant serenity inspired of the water and the graceful trees . |
| 24 | The costs for the US would be enormous , indeed the requirement of the French was that the US would pay the entire cost , but money and munitions could be regarded as the essential calipers which might allow the rickety infant to walk ; and as long as it had an American account it would grow up and would be able to buy everything that was needed for a new nation state . |
| 25 | Yet the ‘ S ’ is more than capable of flying , kicking out as it does an impressive 145bhp . |
| 26 | There is as it happens an Anglo-Saxon proverb analogous to Lord Acton 's , but still significantly different . |
| 27 | Now I say , that that is an intellectual exercise , as soon as it becomes an emotional exercise |
| 28 | Secretaries and Research Assistants , and asks specifically that something be done about the business of the House — that is , that a motion should be put on the Order Paper to ensure that the register is published , as it contains an astounding cross-section of commercial lobbying organisations . |
| 29 | The sub-committee reported back to the Council in July 1969 that within its Charter , or minor modifications of it , changes should be possible with a result that a college , ‘ as it reaches an appropriate state of excellence , should be subject only to that minimum of control by Council consistent with the duties imposed by its Charter ’ . |
| 30 | The team do n't complain as it means an extra journey and a possible late night being avoided . |