Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb base] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is a lie for a start , I think , as I submit to the customary kiss on both cheeks . |
| 2 | Here you will need to reduce the airbrake to continue the float and then , as you get to the better ground , to re-open them to make the landing . |
| 3 | ‘ There 's steelworks on one side of Wollongong and as you get to the other side , where we 're closer to , it 's all tropical rain forest and beach . |
| 4 | But — as long as you stick to the traditional DOS spreadsheet programs , such as SuperCalc 5 or 1-2-3 — you will manage very well with an XT . |
| 5 | Although we have prepared suggested menus for each day , it is important to stress that these meals are flexible as long as you stick to the suggested foods for each week and the calorie allowance per day . |
| 6 | It makes good sense to switch over to a lighter routine , just as you adapt to the warm weather by wearing lighter fabrics . |
| 7 | When you eat and how often you eat is entirely up to you as long as you keep to the correct calorie total and aim for the right fibre total . |
| 8 | Be prepared to give your undivided attention , and listen carefully as you talk to the other person . |
| 9 | If you pass over a tab stop as you move to the left or right , that tab stop will be deleted |
| 10 | As we come to the great season of Christmas , throughout the country schools and churches have been celebrating with their festivals , especially those of nine lessons and carols . |
| 11 | Perhaps the first thing that strikes us as we come to the Old Testament is the tremendous emphasis on the Spirit of God as a violent , invading force . |
| 12 | Presentation is a growing profession and business , as we come to the nineties . |
| 13 | I 'm a creature of habit — in the way I have my hair cut , the suits I wear , the eternal brown boots that I get ribbed about and which are fleetingly seen by the viewers at the end of the programme as we come to the closing headlines . |
| 14 | As we indicate to the general assembly in the printed report , the Board could have insisted on its rights under contract made with those bodies and the Board was confident that it would have won any action in the courts . |
| 15 | ‘ No other archaeological museum relates as we do to the ancient lands of the Bible ’ . |
| 16 | As we move to the brave new world of client server we 're talking about a technology which is indeed fairly immature , is more difficult to control , and is essentially quite complex . |
| 17 | As they come to the final fence Second Schedule being pressed by Ebony Jane and Bishops Hall on the nearside and over the last Second Schedule and Bishops Hall on the nearside , Ebony Jane in third , in fourth place is Joe White and racing into the closing stages it 's Second Schedule with Bishops Hall on the nearside Graham Bradley again as they go to the line , Bishops Hall wins it for Harry , Second Schedule is second , Joe White is third , Ebony Jane four . |
| 18 | A NIGHTMARE looms for councils next year as they switch to the new council tax while still struggling to recover millions in unpaid poll tax . |
| 19 | The material facts of that case , in so far as they relate to the present appeal , were that on the application of the Crown Prosecution Service , McCullough J. made a restraint order pursuant to section 77 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 in respect of the assets held by the applicants , a husband and wife . |
| 20 | Despite the changing circumstances within which the press now operates and much evidence with which to discredit its own claims to legitimacy as ‘ the fourth estate ’ , there has been no serious attempt to reconsider the theories of the press and the media generally as they relate to the remaining decade of this century . |
| 21 | Audit committees are only as good as their members : they will help to enhance standards of corporate governance only if they are made up of truly independent non-executive directors with the experience , the skill and the commitment to : challenge knowledgeably , incisively and fearlessly the actions and judgments of management as they relate to the financial reporting process ; monitor actively management 's commitment to the maintenance of an effective system of internal control ; support the auditors by encouraging them to discuss their findings and views freely ; and act independently and objectively in helping to resolve differences of view between auditors and management . |
| 22 | The book falls into two parts : the first is a reconstruction of the artist 's life and work as they relate to the cultural trends of their time , through about 500 contemporary writings , mostly unpublished , from people who were close to Piero : friends , intellectuals , historians and artists world-wide . |
| 23 | The Secretary of State may from time to time revise the whole or any part of a code of practice to which this section applies and issue that revised code ; and the foregoing provisions of this section shall apply ( with appropriate modifications ) to such a revised code as they apply to the first issue of a code . |
| 24 | Presumably the washed-up film hoofer and the prima ballerina are thinking about each other as a preliminary to working together , falling in love and starting a bright new phase of their respective careers together ; and no doubt their movements ‘ unconsciously ’ fall into a complementary rhythm as they dance to the same music . |
| 25 | As a result of raids on the taverns and cheaper brothels ( the high class brothels are not touched as they belong to the military ) , the small women 's cell becomes absolutely packed . |
| 26 | So , many leading-edge manufacturers are searching for ways to enhance their workers ' capabilities and improve labour relations , even as they look to the new technology to cut labour costs as well . ’ |
| 27 | With their bizarre appearance and seemingly mysterious but treacherous way of life , the dodders have certainly latched on to human imagination as successfully as they do to the innumerable species of plants they parasitise , spawning fables , myths and fascinating names such as love vine , immortal vine , vine in the sky , beggar vine , strangleweed , devil 's gut , scald and so on . |
| 28 | I guess that is a form of training as well , in that we are being made more aware of teaching issues and problems as they appear to the everyday teacher . |