Example sentences of "as it be [adj] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He sat down on a log and tried to perform what he thought of as the vanishing act , whereby you became insofar as it was possible a part of the surroundings : breathing , seeing , hearing only — merely an aspect of the place , a dimension , like the robin or the moss-covered log or the leafmould on which his feet rested . |
| 2 | They called on Mr Walter Campbell and in their " A Highland Tour " published in 1845 reported that " at the time of our visit , as we learned afterwards , he was close to the painful discovery which , it was said , was to him as unexpected as it was unwelcome a discovery of his utter insolvency ! |
| 3 | They called on Mr Walter Campbell and in their " A Highland Tour " published in 1845 reported that " at the time of our visit , as we learned afterwards , he was close to the painful discovery which , it was said , was to him as unexpected as it was unwelcome a discovery of his utter insolvency ! |
| 4 | As soon as it was light the dahabeeyah had sailed down river with everyone on deck keeping an eye out . |
| 5 | As soon as it was light the farmer sent the child out into the fields ; and there the child remained while it was still light . |