Example sentences of "as [pers pn] can [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've waited sixteen years to hear from my father and they can wait for as long as I can drag this thing out . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ As you can see Ace Barton gets his priorities in the proper order . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Studying the semantic features of texts is inevitably rather an intuitive business , and in so far as we can quantify such features at all , it often seems best to attach them to grammatical labels ( eg " colour adjectives " , " adverbials of place " ) , and to use some arbitrary standard of measurement , such as number of words . |
| 9 | So it should come as no surprise that we can teach children to manipulate this theatrical language by the same variety of means as we can teach other aspects of drama ; using the whole gamut of strategies ( working in role or out of role , with small or large groups , using forum theatre , still images , games and exercises ) . |
| 10 | Our basic goal is to modify both methods as far as we can to reduce these limitations , and then combine both approaches to converge on the linguistic system we hope to describe . |
| 11 | Keep an eye on self-seeded plants as they can show interesting colour variations . |
| 12 | Cynics are betting that the romance is a huge publicity stunt to help sell the firm : ‘ The relationship will last as long as they can use each other , ’ says one . |
| 13 | The ponderous patent application process seems to be unsuited to a fast- moving technology as it can take several years from initial application before a patent is finally granted . |
| 14 | As it can take considerable time to effect the transfer of overseas funds to the University account , you are strongly advised to make arrangements well in advance . |
| 15 | A86 is an extremely high performance assembler as it can compile 1000 lines per second of assembly language code . |
| 16 | the Crown is not bound to take the advice of a particular Ministry to put its subjects to the tumult and turmoil of a series of general elections so long as it can find other Ministers who are prepared to give it a trial . |