Example sentences of "[verb] as [vb base] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there are statements by the Minister or other promoter of the Bill , these may throw as much light on the ‘ mischief ’ which the Bill seeks to remedy as do the white papers , reports of official committees and Law Commission reports to which the courts already have regard for that purpose . |
| 2 | Now , however , with only a passenger service remaining , the railway has as much relevance to the life of the land through which it passes as do the aeroplanes overhead . |
| 3 | The hospital 's heating system has been extensively damaged as have the telephones , lifts and X-ray equipment . |
| 4 | Its main function is to attract a female : male cuckoos do not appear to be territorial since the areas over which males sing often overlap as do the egg-laying ranges of females . |
| 5 | The stigmas fall , the stamens moving into their place , dehiscing and powdering the beetles , which may be copulating ; then the stamens fall as do the petals , one at a time , releasing the insects . |