Example sentences of "[adj] as [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of these were enshrined in local guidelines , such as whether a person was deemed ‘ vulnerable ’ , or if they lived alone or had repeated admissions to hospital . |
| 2 | More useful criteria would be the type of decision made such as policy or routine ; or type of situation such as whether a crisis is likely to affect a large number of employees or a few ; or whether the problem is a short or long term one . |
| 3 | Even if it were not , there would be other problems , such as whether a book read by millions would count equally , in the corpus , with a private letter ; whether some publications ( eg literary magazines ) would be weightier , in determining the norm for the language , than others . |
| 4 | ‘ If a dolphin can out-manoeuvre or outswim a shark it will do so … . if the dolphins can not take evasive action for some good reason , such as that a birth is about to take place , they will attack a shark . |
| 5 | The floor was bare as if a carpet had been removed , no doubt for forensic examination . |
| 6 | If th'guts 'd been griping and grinding like as if a corkscrew were twisting there , thee 'ud have done the same . |