Example sentences of "as [vb past] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He will be called by his surname at his public school , ’ said Lewis , who though poor had grand ideas , as befitted the future owner of Wyvis Hall and its acres . |
| 2 | For though it stands so isolated today from human kind , St Mary 's church was a mother-church for a wide area round about , as befitted the spiritual centre of a royal estate ; and we do not know how far back a building stood on this site . |
| 3 | The tables would be clothed with white cloths and fine cutlery , as befitted the prime dishes which would be prepared in the central kitchen . |
| 4 | The Markt was bathed in spring sunshine , and everywhere looked so clean and pristine as befitted the fine morning . |
| 5 | Belgium , Germany and Spain supported the text , as did the European Commission . |
| 6 | We believe , as did the Ancient Greeks who originated the word ‘ aristocracy ’ , that every man with the right attitude and talents , regardless of birth or riches , has a capacity of reaching … that status in its true sense . ’ |
| 7 | I deserted the play , as did the other actors on stage , and leapt into the audience . |
| 8 | They also liked it — as did the other villages — for the spiteful inter-village competitiveness that lay under the seemingly innocent accounts of the Snead Women 's Institute going on an Easter outing to Weston-super-Mare , while the Quindale branch could only muster a local dried-flower expert whose crisp and solid arrangements , adorned with bows of florist 's ribbon , they could all have recognized in their sleep . |
| 9 | The settlement connects with other forms of extension in that it did have an educational aim , but , like Oxford House ( another settlement or " mission " set up in the East End in 1884 ) , it usefully illustrates new initiatives for the renewal of forms of leadership and patterns for social administration upon which the elevation of English largely depended , Barnett saw Toynbee Hall as the potential centre for an east London university ; in fact it became , as did the other settlements and extension classes , a centre for members of the middle class . |
| 10 | Geisler advised Mitchum against accepting the invitation , as did the other defendants ' lawyers . |
| 11 | The propulsive string motif of Jacksons , Monk and Rowe solicited warm applause as did the political recriminations of This Sad Burlesque . |
| 12 | There might even be a piano in the working-class parlour hinting at ‘ affluence ’ , and the bicycle boom of the 1890s enlarged the mobility of many people — as did the new transport system of the tram . |
| 13 | While they were being asked to trim investment , the Government 's own policies were creating additional needs for investment in electricity distribution : airfields and other new defence installations for the Korean mobilisation , for example , required new electricity mains , as did the new housing estates which were a vital part of Labour 's drive for electoral popularity . |
| 14 | It had experienced air pollution as a problem solved , not a new one as did the rural foresters in West Germany and Sweden . |
| 15 | Papal encyclicals came to be consulted by this route , as did the current treatises of Ius Publicun on church — state relations . |
| 16 | But then just looking at Luke actually hurt her , as did the mere sound of his voice , over and above the contemptuous content of what he said . |
| 17 | I rose , as did the Second Son . |
| 18 | Jazz rhythms emerged as easily as did the eastern element and music of genuine integrity was the result . |
| 19 | The iced wall on Labyrinth Direct was unusually thick and had several ascents , as did the Hanging Garden routes . |
| 20 | The written test versions tended to produce the higher success rates because the questions were simply phrased and did not involve memorizing information as did the mental tests . |
| 21 | My predecessor supported me in the Lobby last week , as did the vast majority of the House . |
| 22 | The most popular form of reading among the literate poor was , as Dr Vincent has pointed out , one which told much the same tales as did the oral tradition . |
| 23 | In the capital , Bogotá , the ruling Liberal Party ( PL ) suffered a notable set-back ( as did the former guerrilla April 19 Movement ( M-19 ) ) , losing a council seat with their support falling by 30,000 votes . |
| 24 | During the visit the European Communities ( EC ) granted US$160,000,000 in development loans , as did the Spanish government . |
| 25 | And there was pain as well as pride in working right to the end , as did the 99-year-old Suffolk widow who ‘ worked on the land all her life ’ or the Derbyshire midwife in her eighties who still ‘ would get up in the night and walk miles to attend a confinement . ’ |
| 26 | His dark blue blazer looked as if it was brand new , as did the white shirt with a very faint grey stripe and the steel blue tie . |
| 27 | The huge proportions of the main rooms made it unsuitable for conversion into houses , as did the flat-roofed additions — albeit designed with some care . |
| 28 | The question did not appear to surprise her but it did surprise him , as did the very fact that they were walking so companionably together . |
| 29 | Those respondents who started out on free standing DipHE courses achieved very good academic results comparing very favourably with the linked DipHE/BA and DipHE/BSc students as did the mature students ( over 25 years old ) , and the under qualified students . |
| 30 | The hyena remains that William Buckland took as evidence of the deluge belonged to the same recent period , as did the giant deer sometimes called the ‘ Irish elk ’ . |