Example sentences of "as [prep] [Wh det] [pers pn] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's amazing how much we pick up just from listening to someone on the telephone , and of course when you ca n't see them , so you have n't got any visual clues as to what they might be like , what you hear becomes all important . |
| 2 | We think now , as Christmas approaches , and that elusive fishkeeping present becomes top priority , is the perfect time to get the unbiased recommendations of our experts as to what they would buy , given the chance . |
| 3 | I hesitate to use adjectives as to what they would be like if they did n't spend at that level , but we believe it is possible for them to do so and there is something wrong with their spending levels if they do n't do it . |
| 4 | P. A friendly person , someone who is good to session with , someone who can appreciate someone else 's skating and not to judge them as to what they can do but also who they are and how they are . |
| 5 | a lot of myths surrounding Down 's Syndrome children as to what they can and ca n't do you see and er |
| 6 | There is a difference , I think , between making children feel responsible for righting the wrongs of the world that we as adults have created , but at the same time to be able to enable them to think constructively as to what they can do . |
| 7 | In theory it is possible to obtain insurance against warranty liability ( e.g. Directors and officers ) but in practice the insurers are normally so demanding in the kind of confirmations they require and so restrictive as to what they will insure ( eg not taxation ) that this is rarely practicable or worthwhile . |
| 8 | When the time came there was not much doubt as to what they should do . |
| 9 | They were walking round the house speculating as to what they should sell and had paused here in this far from gloomy room , this warm , sunny , charming room , and laughed at that gloomy picture , at its sentimental naivety . |
| 10 | My legacy to my children would be not to try to influence them in any way as to what they should study . |
| 11 | Even when you have reached a rational decision as to what they should learn , watching them do it can be agony as well as ecstasy . |
| 12 | They will not be pressurised as to what they should put on or should not put on . |
| 13 | As Moore sees it , questions as to what we ought to do are questions as to which actions are good , indeed best , as means . |
| 14 | Would anybody like to hazard a guess as to what we could possibly mean as the difference between these two words ? |
| 15 | I only wish I was clear as to what we will do myself , you may be sure . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It gave everyone a good introduction as to what we can expect — the weather was hot and the pitch typically flat . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Violette has even advised me as to what you might like . |
| 18 | It is important to leave yourself enough time before the wedding in order to give much consideration as to what you would like to say , to do any research necessary , as well as to write your speech and to perform any last minute pruning . |
| 19 | Are you open to suggestions from the educational field as a whole as to what you should do and what 's important and so on ? |
| 20 | The five locations are well varied and carefully drawn , with each having its own character and ‘ flavour ’ — their names give some clue as to what you can expect : - ‘ Dungeon Delirium ’ , ‘ Submarine Insanity ’ , ‘ Manhattan Madness ’ , ‘ Alaskan Ice Cream ’ , and ‘ Spaceship Frenzy ’ . |
| 21 | Post-production editing is a boon if you are uncertain as to what you will want to include in the final version of the video . |
| 22 | You are responsible for that job and you are identified on the project quality plan check list as to what you will be doing and what other members of the team will be doing . |
| 23 | I palpated the abdomen with a grim certainty as to what I would find and there was no surprise , only a dull sadness as my fingers closed around a hard lobulated mass deep among the viscera . |
| 24 | Have you any suggestions as to what I might try to overcome the problem ? |
| 25 | Erm , I never had any idea as to what I might do when I left school , in fact erm , apart from basket making and er one or two manual skills of that sort erm , there was n't much available . |
| 26 | Any suggestion as to what I can be doing wrong — if anything ? |
| 27 | The meeting had been arranged with intense , frantic planning as to detail , with letters despatched by lawyers through couriers , paragraphs changed bo mutual request , assurances as to what I could say or not and , indeed , whether I could admit that I had even appeared on this day at the august offices of Olympia & York . |
| 28 | Stephen had no clear idea , no idea at all really , as to what he would do when he and the man encountered each other . |
| 29 | But he goes on , he goes on and the body of his evidence my Lord is to speculate as to what he would have done and what Mr should have done in the circumstances of this er case and reference is made to the professional conduct guide in paragraph three two . |
| 30 | A constable need not be in uniform when he effects the arrest ( and calls for the defendant to desist as a preliminary ) , although if an off-duty policeman does attempt to implement the Act , strict conditions should be observed as to what he must do and say to make it plain that he is a constable . |