Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The optional words in brackets in subclause 8.1.2 should be included for obvious reasons , and it is suggested that if those words were included then so should the words at the end of subclause 8.1.4 so as to avoid a conflict . |
| 2 | Since the enactment of s 459 1985 , it has been regarded as a better remedy for a minority affected by prejudice in a company to ask for a share purchase order under s 461 rather than to seek a return of share capital through a winding-up petition which results in the liquidation of a solvent company ( a member can not petition under s 122(1) ( g ) if the company is insolvent because he has no interest ) . |
| 3 | ‘ Maybe we should breed men an inch high so as to live a million years . ’ |
| 4 | It is difficult to see any reason why in civil proceedings the privilege against self-incrimination should be exercisable so as to enable a litigant to refuse relevant and even vital documents which are in his possession or power and which speak for themselves . |
| 5 | We hope that you will build upon these so as to form a continuing association with your University . |
| 6 | There are cases , including the authorities to which Cooke P. referred , in which an order apparently final has been treated as interlocutory so as to deprive a litigant of a right of appeal or so as to restrict such right . |
| 7 | But in other west European countries a different conclusion is being drawn , namely that European political union , perhaps excluding Britain , is all the more important so as to provide a check on American behaviour , to avoid a unipolar world . |
| 8 | ( Domiciliary ) services appear to be provided where no family is available rather than to assist a family in their support . |
| 9 | At first they seemed so close together as to form an impassable barrier , but as they drew nearer it became clear that they were several yards apart . |