Example sentences of "as [pron] [modal v] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I do n't think he 's thinking of marrying , but even if he asked me , I 'd refuse him , as I 'd refuse any man . ’ |
2 | Although I have mentioned the analogous process with optical film , as far as I can discover magnetic tape was first spliced to make a BBC radio programme . |
3 | ‘ I 've waited sixteen years to hear from my father and they can wait for as long as I can drag this thing out . |
4 | I do n't often buy paper from the School Lodge , but as far as I can remember Recycled paper costs more than Ordinary Paper . |
5 | As far as I can ascertain this notation still applies to some brands of wool , but when we come to synthetics , things are a bit different . |
6 | Now all retinal ganglion cells have , somewhere within the visual field , a region called the receptive field where light causes a change in the number of impulses , and as you would expect this region is situated within the field of view of the eye at the position where a light spot illuminates the retina underlying the ganglion cell . |
7 | Even against the estate , the ride/handling/steering/braking package is by far the most convincing , as you would expect given SVE 's involvement . |
8 | Try saying big glass as you would say big game and then as you would say big deal . |
9 | Try saying big glass as you would say big game and then as you would say big deal . |
10 | She lived in a one-bedroom flat in St George 's Place as you may know those council flats . |
11 | If you have a large lawn , a barrow that can be fitted with an extension is handy as you can remove more grass each time . |
12 | Make a note of the width of your chosen fabric as you will need this information when you come to estimate the amount of fabric needed . |
13 | As you will see some money may be required as a deposit and for your fees . |
14 | Sizes are imprecise , as one might suppose any material would be if drawn through a hole with a cutting edge ! |
15 | Helen postponed telephoning , as one might hoard some delicacy , to savour it the longer in anticipation . |
16 | As one might imagine this method was maddeningly inconvenient and very inaccurate . |
17 | This may be manipulated by subtracting the risk-free rate from both sides and dividing by the portfolio beta to obtain , and as we may rewrite this equation as , . |
18 | At that time the Reverend Morris Mackenzie , a New Zealander , and minister of the local parish , had invited Mrs W — as we shall call this mother of fifteen children — to use his manse as a sort of sanctuary . |
19 | As we shall see inter-group behaviour in modern times is explicable primarily in terms of the social identities people adopt in relation to cultural and economic stresses , and the place for a biological factor in the discussion is here a very small one ( p. 390 ) . |
20 | We focused on this in the previous chapter , and indeed as we shall see organisational analysis has increasingly taken serious notice of factors which lie outside the structure of formal authority . |
21 | As we shall see this method reveals a serious problem , one that a component-by-component analysis tends to conceal . |
22 | Just as we might have black hair and brown eyes , we bear the characteristics of our job . |
23 | ‘ We now have a couturier cosmetic service , as we will mix any colour of any product for a customer if they ca n't find what they want in our standard range . ’ |
24 | Experience in the pharmaceutical industry or relevant therapeutic areas , although advantageous , is not essential as we will provide full training . |
25 | If a recording artist comes to me without a publishing deal , I always insist IRS is considered for publishing as we can pay better percentage splits , do just as good a job , and help invest in an act 's career at a vital time . |
26 | Well I had learnt shorthand and typing at school but erm the money was necessary at home you see , and er with my sister working there , at H and T Hornes , er she spoke for me and er I had an interview and and they put me up in the nursery , we used to call it the nursery see because we were all fourteens up there and er then they called it the cylinder shop and er my foreman was a fella name Archie and erm everything was very very strict indeed , we could not move away from our board you could n't speak to the next one that was working by you , and er there was a fella named Mr and he was he , I did n't work for him I worked for Mr , but some you cou you were afraid to move because of this man and he he he 'd stare at you and he 'd look at you and anyway erm they put me assembling and it was very interesting indeed , there was a tall stand on , we called it the bench , a tall stand with a screw on the top and then to as begin to assemble the locks you had to take what we would call the body , screw it into the er little on the stand and then we had tweezers , there were , in the body there were five springs and then you had to have five breast pins and when you got the springs in you .. we have to have a plug at the back so as we could put each pin and push the plug over that a dummy plug we called it and so that was five pins were in and then there was a ball er when that , when we came to put it in our vice , we had to put the V I C E not V O voice . |
27 | Students living away from home are required to register with a doctor as they may require medical treatment at night or weekends outside the times of normal surgeries . |
28 | At the head of the state was the Emperor , the patriarchal head of the national family and all Japanese were to follow his authority as they would follow patriarchal authority in their own families . |
29 | Division B's managers would probably reject this offer as they would see each unit costing that division £90 ( £50 + £40 ) but yielding only £80 ; Division B would make a loss of £10 a unit by selling at £80 . |
30 | Lewes would lead his group to Agheila two days later as they would have less distance to cover . |