Example sentences of "as [pron] be [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Just as they are taught other subjects , they should increasingly be taught about such topics as mental handicap so that they do not grow up with the prejudices that their parents may possess . |
| 32 | Wetland plants will be in their element , so long as they are given generous mulches to keep the moisture in . |
| 33 | There are of course many aspects of language usage that depend on these relations ( see e.g. Brown & Levinson , 1978 , 1979 ) , but these usages are only relevant to the topic of social deixis in so far as they are grammaticalized Obvious examples of such grammaticalizations are " polite " pronouns and titles of address , but there are many other manifestations of social deixis ( see Brown & Levinson , 1978 : 183-92 , 281-5 ; Levinson , 1977 , 1979b ) . |
| 34 | So when the Japanese cut production in a slumping market , as they are doing this year , these high overhead costs are spread over fewer chips . |
| 35 | They want to destroy a sensible cost-free control system at the same time as they are introducing elaborate supply controls in all other important sectors of agriculture . |
| 36 | Same as all farm work , see , farm work They do n't know as they 're born these days , these youngsters do n't , when they come to talking about farming . |
| 37 | It was a bad thing for me , strictly speaking , because the men became as they was earning more money than me and this is complete fact . |
| 38 | As they were denied Christian burial the hands proceeded to assume a life of their own . |
| 39 | They had refused to pay the toll as they were delivering humanitarian aid . |
| 40 | The Palestinians were fighting their way forward — as they were to do many times in the future — in the wrong direction . |
| 41 | So they got him settled in the bottom of the boat and just as they were putting this tarpaulin over him , and getting ready to set off , the one man He heard the one man saying to the other , he says , Right , forty miles a wee stroke of the oars . |
| 42 | To attribute this to the ageing process per se is as foolish as it is to describe physical disease as ‘ your age , my dear ’ . |
| 43 | ‘ Anthem for Doomed Youth ’ has a completely different angle of viewing as it is comparing two types of death , slaughtering and a ceremonial death . |
| 44 | And although Jesus himself remains to a significant degree elusive , it is as possible to deduce plausible information about him as it is to deduce such information about Arthur , or Robin Hood . |
| 45 | It 's all good-humoured teasing and winding up , and for my part I 've long since ceased to care whether or not anyone regards me as the worst climber in the world or some sort of antediluvian relic with no rights to any opinion on ‘ rock climbing as it is done these days . ’ |
| 46 | Some homoeopathic practitioners advise that patients should not drink coffee , or even tea , while under homoeopathic treatment , as it is considered that coffee in particular tends to inactivate the remedies . |
| 47 | The new President , the Premier , the two Deputy Premiers and the Defence Minister all held seats in the People 's Great Hural which they were required to give up , as it was stipulated that Cabinet post-holders could not concurrently serve as deputies to the assembly . |
| 48 | In the 1970s high domestic inflation rates encouraged governments to change the emphasis of economic policies towards money supply control , as it was believed excessive money creation had caused inflation . |
| 49 | Their reaction was predictable : ‘ One expects them to groan , though I do n't know quite why we should be seeing a piece as it was performed 50 years ago . |
| 50 | Delightful as it was to meet pleasant company in such an unlikely place , I very badly wanted to exchange our fell citations on the other side of this rock . |
| 51 | ‘ It is very plush in all areas ’ , he said , ‘ as it was refurbished three years ago . |
| 52 | But the first thing that 's the first thing to bear in mind , the first thing to bear in mind of course is had our previous proposals in other years been accepted Mr Mayor we would need it as it were to make these cuts from this year . |
| 53 | I want a divorce , that 's what I want , but he 'll not budge as long as he 's drawing two salaries and has me cooking for him — but I 'll not eat with him , I stick myself in that tiny kitchen in there — can you imagine the life I lead ? |
| 54 | ‘ For your daughter 's sake , Mrs Abberley , make sure your husband does as he is told this time . |
| 55 | ‘ For your daughter 's sake , Mrs Abberley , make sure your husband does as he is told this time . |
| 56 | Sarella followed Peter outside into the courtyard as he was leaving next morning . |
| 57 | ‘ His was a very difficult job as he was helping large numbers of people in a number of different locations . ’ |
| 58 | Fernandez , as he was to do some years later , provided a link to Dave 's caddying days with one Severiano Ballesteros . |
| 59 | Joe saw Tony only briefly as he was working long hours . |
| 60 | The drama happened as he was giving First Aid to rider Kevin Mitchell who had been involved in a crash but was not seriously injured . |