Example sentences of "as [be] [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The characters in the drama , the social roles , are more or less fixed , as are their mutual relationships which constitute the dramatic plot . |
| 2 | Although preliminary , our study suggests that elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia are almost as likely to obtain a lasting benefit from treatment as are their younger counterparts . |
| 3 | In short , the structure of the city , as we find it , is clearly just as much the product of the struggle and efforts of its people to live and work together collectively as are its local customs , traditions , social ritual , laws , public opinion , and the prevailing moral order . |
| 4 | ‘ Because of course the chef is well paid — as are his immediate underlings . |
| 5 | When we come to Waterloo the Great Duke 's extraordinary ability to be exactly where he was needed at the crucial moment is well described , as are his outward calm and inspiring courage . |
| 6 | It is purely graphic , as are his subsequent posters , for Eureka Stockade ( 1949 ) , a turbulent scene entirely suitable for a ‘ spectacular drama of Australia 's Gold Rush ’ with its clash between miners and the colonial government , and for Where No Vultures Fly ( 1951 ) which was one of Ealing 's big box-office successes . |
| 7 | Top chef , Anton Mosimann , knows just how good bread is — his bread and butter pudding is delicious , as are our innovative snacks , using varied cosmopolitan breads . |
| 8 | ‘ London is just as I left it , ’ railed Audubon resentfully to his friend , the Reverend Bachman , ‘ a Vast Artificial area , as well covered with humbug , as are our Fine Lands and old fields with Broom grass . |
| 9 | What has yet to become an accepted methodology in the study of public administration is a perception of organizations , including those in the public sector , as being themselves political systems.l Organization theory , drawing primarily as ever on evidence from private firms and corporations , offers political interpretations of the internal structures and decisionmaking of large-scale organizations which the study of public administration has yet to take up in any systematic manner ( Walsh et al. |
| 10 | He sees his college 's strength as being its pastoral system . |
| 11 | These bodies have various functions ; none is exclusively concerned with what is commonly regarded as being their primary function , i.e. the making of laws . |
| 12 | ‘ Most people are possessive of the things they see as being their competitive advantage , but Philip would share it with anybody . ’ |
| 13 | I do understand that many people think wild animals roam over very large spaces and therefore feel cramped if they are kept in restricted areas but most have territories , areas which they mark out for themselves in various ways , and spend all their time inside these territories anyway and consequently they can consider their enclosure as being their own territory . |
| 14 | To me , as well as being my old mate , he 's a fine , outstanding example of a White Poplar . |
| 15 | According to one account , Moorcroft caught a fever and died near Ladakh ( now in north-western Afghanistan ) in 1825 , while Smith says he was murdered on 27 August 1825 , ‘ doubtless by the ‘ cup of medicated tea ’ that he had so frequently described as being his destined end' . |
| 16 | Her black stockings were finer than her morning ones , as were her buckled shoes . |
| 17 | These insults were published widely , as were his other assaults on hippies , love , the Queen , Mick Jagger , political activism and punk itself . |
| 18 | My reference in the next ensuing paragraph to the general principles of responsibility of the principal for the acts of the agent was to set the context of the consideration that in that particular case the solicitors for the creditors were equally deceived by the dishonest conduct of the son as were his own parents . |
| 19 | His touch was warm and soft , as were his incredible eyes , hooded now with something she recognised but could do nothing to deny . |
| 20 | Clean shaven , his hair was black , as were his thick brows . |
| 21 | Her relationship with her father , a pushy parent intent on moulding his daughter into a prodigious pianist , is perceptively drawn , as is her self-destructive decision to cut herself off from music after her marriage , where the only outlets for her frustration are manic housework and an unsatisfying affair . |
| 22 | His criticism of Oesterley 's work makes it clear that for Eliot a ritual 's origins may be as meaningless as is its present form . |
| 23 | So also the size of the property may be relevant to the interpretation of the use covenant ( Basildon Development Corpn v Mactro Ltd [ 1986 ] 1 EGLR 137 per O " Connor LJ ) , as is its physical layout ( Levermore v Jobey [ 1956 ] 2 All ER 362 ) . |
| 24 | Christo told The Art Newspaper that he estimated an operating budget of $5–6 million , to be raised , as is his usual practice , from the sale of his original works of art . |
| 25 | The frontispiece of his book , Wren 's City Churches ( 1883 ) , with its swirling pattern , is one of the precursors of English Art Nouveau , as is his famous chair of similar date with its fretted back with a design of sub-aqueous plants . |
| 26 | I am grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention , because his expertise on this subject is well known , as is his general understanding of the problems involved . |
| 27 | Our professional surveyors reports are accepted by Building Societies and Banks as is our remedial work , and this work is covered by a 30 year PASS & CO . |
| 28 | Whatever option you choose , the interest is credited to a bank account designated by you , as is your original investment at the end of the agreed term of the Bond . |
| 29 | As is my usual practice , I pruned the first year 's growth back hard to produce several stems instead of just one , and I have been well rewarded for my efforts . |
| 30 | Ellie had barely started her own meal , but now she and Patsy had to get up , as was their required duty , to collect all the dirty crockery and bring in the pudding . |