Example sentences of "be [verb] [adv] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flowers had dripped all down his trousers , his face was frighteningly lacking in colour , he was trembling , and his lips seemed to be sticking together as he tried to speak . |
| 2 | President Nyerere of Tanzania ( as we shall see in greater detail later ) has taken the view that , in a country faced with problems of poverty , ignorance , disease and underdevelopment on a gigantic scale , press freedom should be limited just as it has been in the liberal democracies in wartime . |
| 3 | On the other hand , taking the issue costs of equity shares to the statement of total recognised gains and losses may be considered right as it reflects the nature of these costs as a permanent loss of capital . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm naming the squad for the game against Norway on Thursday and , as I 've already indicated , he will be included just as he was in Spain early this month . |
| 5 | ‘ Another large foreign entry can be expected again as it will be one of the last competitions before the Barcelona Olympics , ’ explained Michael Tucker . |
| 6 | They must be made consequently as it is proper to make them . |
| 7 | The application does nothing to retain the existing trees on the site , it was a , it is , a mature garden with some mature trees , and all those trees are to be removed , it certainly does n't do anything to retain the rural character of the na of the village , and certainly does n't enhance the character of the adjoining small er rural cottages , i in fact it would be , it could be argued that it damages the rural environment , because the development is such that it is more suited for an urban development , almost a city centre , because the comment has been made that there is only about a metre between the dwellings and indeed there is only a metre between the dwellings and the adjoining boundaries , surely there is a need for screening , it is in a in a very very prominent position , it can be seen clearly as you enter the village from the Farnsfield area , the present proposal does n't provide sufficient room for screening , and and like the screen which is adjacent to this building , which are set well back from the road , and provide an opportunity for screening the single access to the site and the fact that the frontage to these two properties is completely taken up with garaging and with vehicle access does n't even provide an opportunity to screen . |
| 8 | Mr Ward said : ‘ Something has to be done here as we have taken a step backwards . |
| 9 | Things wo n't be done exactly as you would do them , not at first . |
| 10 | And I made sure it was where it could n't be missed soon as she brought her cup out to the kitchen . |
| 11 | Nevertheless , our results should be interpreted cautiously as they are based on only three monitored fathers and it is not possible to assess reliably how many of the three leukaemias , if any , were caused by paternal preconceptual exposure to some occupational factor . |
| 12 | Although these patterns can be used just as they are , they are also useful for experimenting with whilst you are learning to use the program . |
| 13 | These notes , however , should be used sparingly as they soon pall on the ear . |
| 14 | Most of these ideas can be used directly as you knit or can be sewn on afterwards as a pleasant ploy during the holiday season . |
| 15 | However , the C compiler now has to be bought separately as it is no longer to be bundled with Solaris : SunPro claims that it is no longer a necessary item for customers . |
| 16 | Controversy has now settled on the issue of whether the damaged parts should be reconstructed exactly as they were , or in a contemporary style . |
| 17 | Ripon 's fixture secretary Andy Proud could not be contacted yesterday as he was en route from Paris . |
| 18 | Ripon 's fixture secretary Andy Proud could not be contacted yesterday as he was en route from Paris . |
| 19 | ‘ Mum and dad will be coming just as they are with no red and white or blue and white scarves , ’ said David . |
| 20 | the two interpretations were combined in late antiquity by the Stoics , who believed that , when the heavenly bodies return at fixed intervals of time to the same relative positions as they had at the beginning of the world , everything would be restored just as it was before and the entire cycle would be renewed in every detail . |
| 21 | This remains a principle of good practice to be followed today as it is always open to the court to find the case proved on evidence adduced by the guardian despite the local authority 's desire to withdraw proceedings . |
| 22 | Was she praying for resurrection , asking the mysterious , invisible Maker of All Things to hasten the day when she and her dearly loved man would be united again as they had been in those golden days long past ? |
| 23 | These tax rates can be regarded as progressive , proportional or regressive , though such terms must be defined strictly as they are often used loosely . |
| 24 | Then allocate ‘ free periods ’ when meals can be eaten exactly as you wish , for example over Christmas you could have one ‘ free ’ meal each day for three or four days . |
| 25 | Would she and Stephen be sitting just as they were now and be suddenly unable to remember anything that had happened because nothing would have been real ? |
| 26 | Nothing was achieved and several men had to be left ashore as they were unable to swim to the boats , whose RNVR crews would not beach for fear of damage to the crafts ' hulls . |
| 27 | We dropped the others off , and now the big shops would be left behind as we waded through the gloomy streets of Fulham . |
| 28 | A word processor is a screen-based memory system which means that if you type a letter or a calculation on the visual display unit then press the print-out command , the letter or calculation will be typed exactly as it is on the screen . |
| 29 | Though this is not to say that abortion is a topic to be taken lightly as it is a human life a woman is dealing with and I think she should think carefully about all her options before she makes a decision but in the end it is her baby and up to her what happens . |
| 30 | Nor did the other women seem to be responding quite as she expected . |