Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [adv] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Thatcher should do either as the Mail demands and replace Mr Lawson with a Chancellor of whose policies she can wholeheartedly approve or , as Mr Heseltine urges , lift her veto against the only course which could give credibility to an exchange rate policy . |
| 2 | An aria should sound exactly as the word describes , as light and inevitable as the air itself ; but to achieve that ! |
| 3 | The important points to emphasise from stronger wind stance are that the hands and feet should move back as the wind increases to centre around the balance point . |
| 4 | Well I must stop now as the V.C.s are due to arrive any minute . |
| 5 | Cut flowers should last longer as the stems are cut under water , so that no air or bacteria can enter the stalk to create a blockage . |
| 6 | The motion-picture industry moved instinctively against a man whose message aroused dissent and , as we have seen , there were critics who could see even as the films were released that they offered humbug and prejudice masquerading as philosophy . |
| 7 | Muscles stretching from the brain-case controlled a sideways-moving hinge , which meant that each side of the upper jaw could rotate outwards as the jaws closed . |
| 8 | All existing records would be broken , and profits would flood in as the rich skiing culture flocked to resorts with the new hypersnow . |
| 9 | She remembers the way the sun would sink down as the combine sliced out the last ranks of the wheat . |
| 10 | The Aycliffe factory makes nightwear , for men and women , and the union believed this sector would be safe during the economic slump as other luxury items would suffer more as the pockets of the consumer got tighter . |
| 11 | Borrowings will fall immediately as the company releases advanced corporation tax reserves , and two-thirds should be paid by 1992 . |
| 12 | Our clients will be largely unaware of the significant changes ; they already have a care manager to co-ordinate their care , but they will benefit more as the system develops ’ . |
| 13 | This number will grow dramatically as the baby boom generation reaches retirement in the twenty-first century ( see table opposite ) . |
| 14 | We will watch carefully as the situation develops . |
| 15 | The day 's preparations will begin early as the first newsmen get into position . |
| 16 | The island is 700 miles from the North Pole and the team of explorers will arrive just as the ice seas start to melt . |
| 17 | Democratization will come gradually as the new urban interest groups flex their muscles as alternative centres of power . |
| 18 | The last house in the valley — West Wortha — will be demolished within the next four weeks , but archaeological work will continue even as the water level starts to rise . |
| 19 | MASS picketing at the Timex plant in Dundee will continue today as the bitter dispute enters its ninth week . |
| 20 | Cut a little off the wide base of the large cake so that it will sit firmly as the domed body of the clown . |
| 21 | There are about 2,600 housing associations in England and Wales with a total stock of over 600,000 dwellings , and although this represents only about 3 per cent of all dwellings , the associations ' share of the total stock will increase substantially as the full impact of the 1988 Act begins to be felt . |
| 22 | Often the polyps withdraw , and the polypary may shrink slightly as the animal expels water from inside the body to replace it with fresh water . |
| 23 | Alternatively , the Carrion can attack just as the adventurers reach the final approaches to the Castle , as detailed below . |
| 24 | Landfill gas at first contains a multitude of volatile trace organic components , but individual components can separate out as the methane migrates . |
| 25 | Mr Lawrence believes that the market price for auditing can fluctuate just as the price for bananas can go up and down . |
| 26 | One unexpected bonus ( for those with contemporary level perfect pitch ) , is the fact that this is the original E flat version of the Magnificat , which means that those used to hearing the D major revision can rest comfortably as the ‘ authentic ’ pitch adjustment brings the whole thing down roughly a semi-tone anyway ! |
| 27 | If your experiments are blessed , the ovary will soon show signs of swelling and the unventilated plastic bag can come away as the stigma is no longer receptive . |