Example sentences of "as [noun prp] [verb] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so far as Whitehall had considered these matters it had been vaguely assumed that a status quo ante would be established and the Dutch in the Netherlands East Indies , the French in Indochina , and the Colonial Office in Burma and Malaya would resume their rightful sway . |
| 2 | Had he succeeded , Sartre would have established dialectical reason as successfully for the human sciences as Kant had established analytical reason for natural science . |
| 3 | But by then it was too late to withdraw , as David had gulped several mouthfuls of his lager and had set his glass back on the table . |
| 4 | As Suez had occurred twenty-four years earlier and as both Eden and Mountbatten were dead , it seemed to me that Sir Robert 's arguments were nonsensical . |
| 5 | This interesting and varied collection reflects the numbers of aircraft being made available as Russia strives to get hard currency . |
| 6 | Cranleigh manager Roy Kelsey made a double substitution as Cranleigh battled to force extra time and they were almost rewarded in the final minutes , with Cann charging the ball down before the ever-dangerous Carpenter could place his shot . |
| 7 | Erm as Eddie 's sent this thing here , this minus seventy pound nett , that is the nett difference that is the cost erm of what it cost us to actually hire the nets less the one pound fifty er per person , er per session that was paid , so that is the nett difference because we come there . |
| 8 | He made signs with his hands and fingers and Corbett watched fascinated as Benstede replied using identical gestures . |
| 9 | Although DATEC has provided external moderators , who play a key role in maintaining standards , the colleges are also encouraged to provide their own assessors to assist staff where necessary and , as DATEC regards meeting industrial needs as a prime requirement , it has encouraged the colleges to appoint industrial assessors . |
| 10 | As Christ had brought spiritual redemption to humanity , so humanity in turn must redeem the whole of nature , which , as a consequence of Adam 's sin , was also fallen . |
| 11 | The GCC producers in OPEC were also progressively isolated as Iran tried to convince non-Gulf members that the endorsement of Saudi low price policies was no longer in their interest . |
| 12 | As Guy sat contemplating this conclusion , a fair-haired child came racing around the corner of the north tower . |
| 13 | As Brailsford had noted some years earlier : ‘ The decline of our trade with Germany , Russia and Austria would alone account for the whole volume of our present unemployment . ’ |
| 14 | And Magellan — just as Balboa had done seven years before — proudly unfurled the flag of Castile . |
| 15 | Though in fatigue uniform , they were almost as smart and well turned out as Charles had seen such soldiers in peace time behind the railings of Wellington Barracks . |
| 16 | Events there were taking much the same course as they had in Portugal , and as Mark had resolved that problem in double quick time , he was considered the best man to deal with this new problem situation . |
| 17 | As John struggles to find another plectrum , I mention that I 'd always thought of him as a fingerstyle player … |