Example sentences of "as might be [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marking out and matching the fabric is critical , so too is the internal bracing , as might be required for a whale or shark shape . |
| 2 | The making of a " no " decision is a positive rejection based — hopefully — on as much information as might be required for a " yes " decision . |
| 3 | And standing on the resting birds are massive caryatids — each one as grim and unsmiling as might be expected of a lady who is balancing an arch on her head . |
| 4 | Walter Henry , as might be expected of a man of his background , calling and intellect , was much concerned with the well-being of his people and campaigned actively on their behalf . |
| 5 | Richard Duke of York meanwhile was an excellent dancer — as might be expected of a youthful extrovert with several fun-loving sisters . |
| 6 | They appeared to have suffered only one or two shots to the head , not to the rest of the body , as might be expected in a gun battle . |
| 7 | As might be expected in a close election , the personal impact of the party leaders has been very important . |
| 8 | Not Guillermo , as might be expected in a Spanish-speaking community , but William , pur et simple . |
| 9 | She had already gathered that her new employer was extremely well connected and , as might be expected from a woman of her standing , required absolute discretion of her staff and the encouragement of her children in a properly modest attitude to the family 's privileged position . |
| 10 | Like the army officers , the writer attempted to justify the recruitment practices of the Guards , and , as might be expected from a serious organ of right-wing opinion , more ingenuity was shown in the search for justificatory reasons than was by the lower-ranking quoted officers . |
| 11 | Marulić also wrote in Latin , as might be expected from a man who had studied in Padua . |
| 12 | The critic may be willing to share an experience with the reader , sometimes only of the circumstances in which a work was seen , as might be included in a personality article ; but on other occasions the critic may give a fuller account of a personal response to a work of art . |