Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb -s] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Drink up : Euro Disney has begun to serve alcohol for the first time at four of its restaurants as it seeks to stem heavy losses from weak attendance .
2 Will he bear it in mind that the law as it stands does great injustice and that many women are suffering life sentences that they should not be suffering ?
3 Doors of the hatch can be hinged or sliding , or even a lift-down flap , as long as it 's got adequate support .
4 The committee considers that the draft is acceptable from the subsidiarity standpoint , as it aims to establish cross-border freedom of services and investment .
5 cf. the Burial Service in The Book of Common Prayer : ‘ Forasmuch as it has pleased Almighty God … to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed …
6 Counterpoint of the fugato or canonic type was used as accompaniment in Baroque times , but has now largely fallen out of use , as it fails to express individual mood or atmosphere .
7 " Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his goodness to give you safe deliverance , and to preserve you in the great danger of childbirth ; you shall therefore give hearty thanks unto God … "
8 ‘ Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy … ’
9 He does n't know what they will build to , but as long as he keeps finding new pieces the picture will slowly become clear .
10 I am in no doubt about the hon. Gentleman 's views as he has tabled parliamentary questions on the matter , he took part in the debate on the regulations on 1 May , he spoke in the Scottish Grand Committee on 9 July and he submitted his views in the consultation process .
11 ( 4 ) An applicant shall not be treated as having failed to comply with subsection ( 2 ) ( b ) above if the notice is , without any fault or intention of his , removed , obscured or defaced before the first day of the meeting of the board at which the application is to be considered , so long as he has taken reasonable steps for its protection and , if need be , replacement .
12 How these are to be assessed poses delicate problems for the social anthropologist as he attempts to evaluate local ideology and its relationship to economic and political commitments .
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