Example sentences of "as [prep] [Wh adv] the [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the horse tramways , the company had lengthy arguments with the local authorities as to where the road surface should be paved with stone setts and where wood blocks . |
| 2 | Accounts differ as to when the unit insignia was first worn , but several of the ‘ Originals ’ maintain that it was at the end of the training period and before the first operation . |
| 3 | We have argued that such institutions should be public ( though not ruling out the possibility of a role , even an important role , for private actions , as an additional deterrent to abuses of market power ) ; that there should be a single investigating institution with powers to identify and to investigate cases , and to propose remedies , within a clearly stated framework of rules and guidelines ; that firms should be given an opportunity to make representations as to why the competition policy presumptions should not apply in a particular case ; and that there should be a competition tribunal with the task of reviewing and monitoring the recommendations of the competition policy institution . |
| 4 | Tonight , though , we 're given some clues as to why the bachelor detective leads such a very private life . |
| 5 | ‘ And also to offer some suggestions as to how the UK handicap could be reduced and its disadvantages turned to its advantage . ’ |