Example sentences of "as [pron] have a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | We were to fly across , which suited me , as I had a morbid fear of being torpedoed at sea . |
2 | As long as I had a sympathetic host , of course . |
3 | I know , as I had a strict upbringing . |
4 | As I had a twelfth-hand Hillman Imp at the time I drove him down to his place in South London . |
5 | I 'm afraid I ca n't subscribe to the theory that man should always be ‘ bloody , bold and resolute ’ ; but rather , I confess , that it 's very comforting to lean on you sometimes … more especially as I 've a funny instinct that if I follow your ways I ca n't go wrong , whereas my own existence is apt to be hardening , as you can see that it must be . |
6 | ‘ My father was a great reader , ’ I explained , as I have a million times . |
7 | He was quite capable of building a locomotive as I have a working steam model threshing engine , on about the same scale , that also came from the old office . ’ |
8 | I found your motherboard upgrade article most interesting as I have been thinking of upgrading my XT , but I had not bargained for changing the keyboard as I have a 102 key board ( no XT/AT switch ) . |
9 | ‘ You ca n't , perhaps , take a 10-year view , but you can — as long as you have a decent strategy , and explain it — take a two or three-year view . |
10 | Active code page not available from CON device as long as you have a standard UK keyboard , with the pounds sign over the 3 key , then ‘ Current Keyboard code : UK ’ is what you are looking for . |
11 | A steep slab at right angles to the viewing balcony gives several routes at about VS and is a poseur 's paradise as you have a continuous battery of video cameras pointing at you . |
12 | My mother was a delicate creature and a cripple who had to wear a large , specially made boot as she had a shortened leg . |
13 | When William had gone , she thought of all the things she had planned to do as soon as she had a little time to herself . |
14 | She was probably raped first as she had a horrible wound in the abdomen , undoubtedly caused by a grenade , as if to make an examination impossible . |
15 | Well , not entirely , as she had a little girl of eighteen months old and her husband was missing reported killed in a bombing raid over Germany . |
16 | She found this very difficult to keep to , as she had a sweet tooth and loved cakes . |
17 | And whilst we had no opportunities last year for canvassing or erm for getting members we we could have I I felt er put on more fund-raising events as we had a quiet year and we could have probably at the same time persuaded one or two people to actually join us . |
18 | ‘ It is unlikely that the business could be self-supporting as we have a higher level of direct and indirect supervision for our employees . |
19 | ‘ We often have famous people in here as we have a good location , ’ says the store manager of the recently opened Kings Road branch . |
20 | LDP were not unhappy with this arrangement as we have a good track record with dividend payments and they believe , as we all do , that the Stoddard group is well placed to prosper in the years ahead , which should me that the share price will rise . |
21 | The children themselves were not present at the Hearing , as they had a legal obligation to be . |
22 | Also chlorine liberating agents should be avoided as they have a similar effect . |
23 | If you find a trapped badger do n't attempt to handle it as they have a vicious bite . |
24 | ‘ The seating on older buses is replaced to make it comfortable and the buses are easier for people to get on and off as they have a lower floor . ’ |
25 | The consequences of an inflexible retirement age fell particularly hard on women as they have a lower pension age . |
26 | This is illegal as they have a lower speed rating than the vehicle requires . |
27 | On Series 11 this is easily done as they have a separate filler and level plug . |
28 | Anyone can enter as long as they have a proper act to perform and the ability to pull a crowd … whatever the weather . |
29 | In this respect , the ancient farming systems of some areas of China are of especial interest as they have a high degree of self-sustainability and yet are able to support high densities of human population . |
30 | The Bike Sub-Committee was still being urged to proceed , yet a month later the subject was adjourned , only to be urged on again the month following — ‘ so long as it had a corrugated iron roof ’ , presumably a financial stringency to keep the cost down to £15 . |