Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [be] [adv] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Bernard suggested taking part himself , an idea which was vetoed however , as his was not the name associated with the company . |
| 2 | Colin said : ‘ I am renewing old acquaintances as I was previously the site services manager at the end of the South Morecambe project . |
| 3 | at the end of the day it does n't really make no odds , as long as I 'm not the bloke you 're doing it to ! |
| 4 | As I 'm not the person to answer you very little to get , I 'm get into something quite a lot , you know ? |
| 5 | I felt quite dirty having to tell all these intimate details to total strangers and most of all my mother , who I had to live with and would always know everything , as they are not the sort of things you discuss with your parents . |
| 6 | Clearly , there are also people ready to take these jobs at the going rate , and not too discontented as long as they are not the breadwinner in their family , and are thus able to regard their wage as additional to the basic family income . |
| 7 | Where things have gone wrong the two typical queries are : ‘ My fish are ill/dying/dead/refusing to eat ’ and ‘ My fish are killing each other ’ , and many of these I find very distressing , as they are usually the result of the hobbyist having failed to do his or her ‘ homework ’ before setting up their tank or buying a particular species . |
| 8 | However , the reasons for its conception are as valid today as they were whenever the saying was first coined . |
| 9 | As soon as they were back the room filled up with people : Kānchho 's wife and family , Kalchu 's other brother , Māilo , and his son and daughter , the ā gri from the house next door . |
| 10 | Similarly the companion should have no tax liability as it is presumably the disposal of an interest in his/her main residence that gives rise to the receipt of £34,000 . |
| 11 | This ‘ moment ’ is itself a point in our own time and history , but insofar as it is also the encounter with eternity , it is the ‘ eternal moment ’ , and shares something of the quality of the intersection of time and eternity in Jesus himself . |
| 12 | Clearly the purchaser will resist this , however a compromise solution can be to release the report without the executive summary as it is often the practice of the purchaser 's accountants to request confirmation of factual accuracy . |
| 13 | No longer recruits , but trained servicewomen ; amongst the smiles there is the occasional tear , as it is almost the end of recruit training . |
| 14 | X , as it is now the default operating environment on all Sun Sparc 10 systems and is the only operating environment available on Sun 's Sparcstation LC and LX and SuperSparc multiprocessor systems , the company notes . |
| 15 | As it is now the middle of October , I do not think it unreasonable to request that some action be taken in this matter as soon as possible . |
| 16 | Imigran works by neutralising inflammation in the walls of the carotid artery in the head , as it 's here the symptoms of migraine seem to start . |
| 17 | Contrary to Labour 's claims , the report said the proportion of national income spent on education is almost the same now ( 5.1 per cent ) as it was when the Conservatives came to power in 1979 ( 5.2 per cent ) . |
| 18 | Guinness has maintained this tradition , believing that making a contribution to the society in which it prospers is as important today as it was when the company was founded . |
| 19 | He told delegates he believed the case for strong trade unions was as compelling now as it was when the TUC first met 125 years ago , ‘ or ever has been in the history of our country . ’ |
| 20 | The galaxy shows several extraordinary features that may be connected with its extreme youth ( we are seeing it as it was when the universe was a third of the age that it is today ) . |
| 21 | It now houses the National Centre of Manzonian studies , with a precious and extensive library , consulting and reading rooms and the Manzoni Museum which includes one wing of the house left exactly as it was when the writer was alive . |
| 22 | It is hoped that the tours will enable people to experience the sights , sounds and smells of old Edinburgh , as it was when the horse was the only means of transport . |
| 23 | LOOKING back on Northern Ireland as it was when the troubles started is uncannily like looking back on a silent movie . |
| 24 | The desirability of this is obvious , though it must be said without wishing to offend anyone that it seems as imminent now as it was when the claim was first being made 30 years ago . |
| 25 | But at times that was rather difficult to enforce — especially as it was often the authorities who were responsible ! ’ |
| 26 | There is much history connected with the area , as it was originally the site of a fortified camp where fierce battles were fought between the Saxons and the Danes . |