Example sentences of "as [pers pn] could [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When this practice was questioned , the auxiliary protested that all the patients had their own bowls so she knew what they had eaten but that using one spoon was quicker , as she could feed more people at once . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She added : ‘ Extra care should be taken with reference books such as these as they could mislead future generations about the history of the area . |
| 4 | They took such action as they could to prevent further distribution . |
| 5 | FOOTBALL fans who went to an Airdrieonians versus Ayr United league match 36 years ago have been asked to come forward as they could have vital information on a schoolgirl who disappeared in 1957 . |
| 6 | Mr Benton said : ‘ Read 's did seem to have a bright future as long as they could overcome short term cash difficulties . |
| 7 | Children should not be allowed in sewage-contaminated water or mud as it could cause minor eye and ear infections . |
| 8 | Mr Stewart said events like Europartenariat — a European Community initiative aimed at bringing together over 1,000 companies to form trading links — were important as it could help Scottish companies implement their European strategies by meeting potential business partners . |
| 9 | Doubtless a rich merchant escaping with as much treasure as he could lay frantic hands on . |
| 10 | They had known each other for some considerable time and Frick trusted Schiller as much as he could trust any man . |