Example sentences of "as [det] of [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first , communication was something of a problem for the couple , as neither of them could speak the others native tongue , but this was soon overcome by a friendly interpreter . |
| 2 | They were advised in 1743 : You can not expect to marry in such a manner as neither of you shall have occasion to work , and none but a fool will take a wife whose bread must be earned solely by his labour and who will contribute nothing towards it herself . |
| 3 | Mum has rheumatoid arthritis and , as neither of us could manage the stairs , we shared the same room downstairs . |
| 4 | We considered various possibilities , but as neither of us could drive far and neither of us could face airport hassle , we decided to go for a week to Wales . |
| 5 | They looked after each other , that was all , as each of them might have cared for a pet and been solicitous for its well-being . |
| 6 | A It is unfortunate that you have used only ‘ common ’ names , as some of them could apply to a number of species . |
| 7 | As some of you may have heard me observe , it has indeed been a sombre year . |
| 8 | And although Proust and his younger brother were in fact brought up as Catholics , Marcel remained particularly conscious of the Jewish elements in his background , and this indeed is quite an important element , as some of you will know , in the novel . |
| 9 | As some of you will know by this time , the Centre provides custom-build courses , day schools , residential schools and other projects , for thousands of adult students in this region — mainly at locations scattered throughout the area , towns and villages of Sussex , but some here on the campus — and by so doing it tries to provide a strong functional link that helps to keep the university in touch with the community . |
| 10 | Concrete for paths can be laid directly on to the hardcore , as some of it will fill the open surface , binding the hardcore together . |
| 11 | Computerised databases are just the job for any record storage as many of you may know . |
| 12 | Luckily for Athletico , business is my business and something at which I excel , as many of you will know from the success of my 8-Day Superette in the High Street . |
| 13 | And of course as many of you will know , the railway line er used to run just in front , here . |
| 14 | Twenty years later as many of you will remember Save The Children launched its stop polio campaign which in turn led to polio prevention becoming an integral part of world wide immunisation programmes . |
| 15 | The association has stated clearly that it is up to British Rail — and , perhaps , the Government — to take such dangers into account if they wish to increase railway speeds , as many of us would like , and to ensure that people can cross the line safely , even if that means the Government providing the money either for an underpass of for a bridge over the line . |
| 16 | He describes a ‘ good-enough mother ’ ( i.e. , a mother as good at being a mother as any of us can expect either to have or to be ) as someone who ‘ starts off with an almost complete adaptation to her infant 's needs , and as time proceeds she adapts less and less completely , gradually according to the infant 's growing ability to deal with her failure . ’ |
| 17 | I think and that really is about as much as any of us can say . |
| 18 | If they are not athletically fit they may not be able to hunt for a while and this could be critical , as most of them must kill regularly to survive . |
| 19 | Perhaps , as most of us would assume , it can all be explained by inadequate statistics , faulty experimental design , overenthusiastic interpretation of ambiguous results , or , as I have argued in the case of Ungar 's experiment , misinterpreting the biochemical and pharmacological consequences of stress or other , rather non-specific aspects of behaviour . |
| 20 | The troubled waters of South Africa 's over state have impinged — quite correctly — upon its sporting consciousness for as long as most of us can remember . |
| 21 | As most of you will know , Queens Park has had a long standing partnership with the Baptist Church in Doolay Falls near Wichita , Kansas . |
| 22 | One of the largest amongst the ‘ others ’ cut their staff in half and , as most of you will know , West Care went out of business . |
| 23 | We have no objection to the principle of a motion on involvement across Europe , especially following our recent friend 's city 's re-emergence into democracy as both of us can benefit from future E C funds . |