Example sentences of "[adj] as [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the girls had been looking forward to this as to the highlight of the trip , but Clara had been dreading it , and for a classic reason , which was that she had nothing nice to wear . |
| 2 | ( Care should be taken when doing this as under the thumb operation there is a small spring ) . |
| 3 | He also became friends with the eccentric Duke of Montagu of Boughton House in Northamptonshire , for ‘ In Stamford … there was not one person , clergy or lay , that had any taste of learning or ingenuity , so that I was actually as much dead in converse as in a coffin . ’ |
| 4 | Or if not then perhaps later as his mother — always self-conscious as to the difference between herself and her more Westernised sisters-in-law gave vent to the feelings of inadequacy they unconsciously inspired ? |
| 5 | The past 10 years has seen an explosion in our knowledge of the molecular biology of cancer , and nowhere has this been as exciting as in the field of large bowel cancer . |
| 6 | There seems to be some confusion in the minds of some as to the purpose of seeking consent from a patient ( whether adult or child ) or from someone with authority to give that consent on behalf of the patient . |
| 7 | If we are going to have Policy E two then it does need to be very clear as to the direction that the the strategic direction that the districts need to take with regard open land and that is the the subject of the the other questions that you 've put before us . |
| 8 | ‘ A member : I , too , have talked to many airline employees about this matter , and I am not completely clear as to the purport of my Hon. |
| 9 | Is the vendor committed to and clear as to the reason for a sale ? |
| 10 | Para 5.2.6 We are not clear as to the meaning of the final sentence in this paragraph . |
| 11 | One group may dominate large areas of cultural production , while another , through lack of access to cultural form , may be less clear as to the nature of its own interests . |
| 12 | He was however er reasonably clear as to the speed at which local authorities tend to deal with these matters , he said that it always takes a long time and getting any answer out of the local authority might well take somewhere between six months and up to two years , he thought that perhaps eighteen months was a reasonable guess before he would actually manage to get somebody if Paul were to move as er , it maybe well occur to here or a different local authority then of course the application would just go back to square one and that would lead to more delay . |
| 13 | David Stirling stipulated the ‘ discipline , cleanliness , turnout and behaviour ’ must be as high as in the Brigade of Guards . |
| 14 | and in the end mightier thin any of the destructive forces devised by man , yet there would appear to be circumstances when violence is inevitable and unavoidable as in the case of the choice between violence and cowardice . |
| 15 | It is suggested that if there is a breach , an employee is under a duty to mitigate the loss and this would probably involve joining the purchaser 's existing pension scheme even if the benefits are not as generous as under the vendor 's scheme . |
| 16 | Compressed as the battle arena had become , losses suffered among the senior commanders were every bit as grievous as among the rank-and-file ; in one French division , three out of four full colonels were killed during the mid-March fighting . |
| 17 | Composed largely of oil , not rubber as in the past , they are relatively richer in energy capacity than equivalent quantities of coal . |
| 18 | The atmosphere of the East End was not as unpleasant as in the night hours , but there was an air of threat and intimidation . |
| 19 | Not so big and showy as on a knitting machine , but there are two metal rods sticking up — enough for any self respecting machine to us as a radio aerial ! |
| 20 | Those of us in smaller accountancy practices have to be particularly careful as to the level of costs incurred whilst trying to ensure that we maintain a high quality service . |
| 21 | For example , a survey of just under 1,000 firms in the 1950s ( Industrial Welfare Society 1951 ) found that , even among the employers of skilled workers , a third were doubtful as to the worth of those over 45 , while 6 per cent considered such men ‘ too old ’ . |
| 22 | She liked the nights in the country better ; the mixed smells of the town contained more human corruption : the health of animal dung 's pungency was missing in the ammoniac whiffs from the town culvert , and the touch of the air was never quite as lively as in the yard . |
| 23 | The obligations to be dealt with are the same , but the approach is very different as between the buyer and the seller . |
| 24 | I have no evidence one way or another as to the extent of risk of an episode occurring within five weeks but realism and commonsense tell me that there is a reasonable possibility that it will not and that even if he does unfortunately suffer such a trauma , he will if his life has to be preserved by artificial means , recover sufficiently for a decision at the main hearing as to further mechanical ventilation for the future . |
| 25 | We should be explicit as to the basis of charging , eg time or contingency . |
| 26 | Day ( 1964 ) noted that people are fairly consistent as to the direction in which they shift their gaze to break off eye contact . |
| 27 | Before the irruption of reckless manslaughter Fenton Atkinson LJ in Stone & Dobinson , above , rejected the view that the accused had to be grossly negligent as to the likelihood of death or serious injury . |
| 28 | Ken commented earlier that er er prior to the Financial Services Act coming into force which I think was some time in nineteen eighty-eight , the er D T I was responsible and there come back to the D T I if these sort of things had applied and er compensation effectively by the D T I for mal-administration or whatever so that er say we do n't pretend to be pension experts , so any retrospection that I would suggest might well be appropriate as at the date of the Financial Services Act becoming into force . |
| 29 | Since both hands are needed for the descent , as much as for the climb , one can not keep hold of any eggs that one finds . |
| 30 | These territories were theoretically viewed as the third party beneficiaries of an international status designed with the objective of promoting international peace and security , as much as for the advancement of the territory and its inhabitants . |