Example sentences of "as it [vb -s] [verb] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , splits in the Cabinet are rumoured as it meets to discuss next year 's Government spending programme . |
| 2 | However , insofar as it purports to strengthen that belief , the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act is to be welcomed . |
| 3 | Will he bear it in mind that the law as it stands does great injustice and that many women are suffering life sentences that they should not be suffering ? |
| 4 | Doors of the hatch can be hinged or sliding , or even a lift-down flap , as long as it 's got adequate support . |
| 5 | The committee considers that the draft is acceptable from the subsidiarity standpoint , as it aims to establish cross-border freedom of services and investment . |
| 6 | The employee top 10 features those companies which are expanding fastest , and it says something for the performance of WPP that it has managed to perform well in eps and return on capital terms at the same time as it has achieved that expansion . |
| 7 | cf. the Burial Service in The Book of Common Prayer : ‘ Forasmuch as it has pleased Almighty God … to take unto himself the soul of our dear brother here departed … |
| 8 | As it has to pump more blood round the body to service the muscles you 're using , it will get bigger and stronger in order to do so more efficiently . |
| 9 | Counterpoint of the fugato or canonic type was used as accompaniment in Baroque times , but has now largely fallen out of use , as it fails to express individual mood or atmosphere . |
| 10 | " Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his goodness to give you safe deliverance , and to preserve you in the great danger of childbirth ; you shall therefore give hearty thanks unto God … " |
| 11 | ‘ Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his great mercy … ’ |
| 12 | Right , the examiners at A Level expect , an A Level student to be able to use the apostrophe reliably and correctly , so let's just erm , go back to basics , with the apostrophe , as it seems to cause more confusion than , practically anything else . |