Example sentences of "as [modal v] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Two March records , which were for 1972 , may have involved only one bird , as may two August records in 1973 . |
| 2 | Certain chronic or terminal ailments may fit into this category , as may negative aspects of membership of a minority group . |
| 3 | In general , regular exercise helps to lessen period pains as may vigorous exercise during the painful time especially if it mobilises the pelvic area . |
| 4 | Different considerations press forward , however , when we move on to the various situations in which known risks ought to be guarded against : bad driving of a motor vehicle may carry an obvious risk of causing death or serious injury , as may bad navigation of a ship or an aircraft , bad driving of a train , setting fire to a residential building , and the handling of firearms . |
| 5 | As must any government in similar circumstances , Moscow denies any such intention . |
| 6 | All bathroom light switches should be the ceiling-mounted , pullcord kind — as should double-pole switches fitted to control an electric shower or a shower pump . |
| 7 | In a period of very bad weather , for example , especially in a rural area the post office may run out of real cash , as might other shopkeepers , after a few days without contact from the outside world . |
| 8 | Educational theory and methodology could also become part of this academic enrichment — as could such things as sociology and applied psychology . |
| 9 | My father could read sol-fa and old notation as could most people in our chapel . |
| 10 | Thus Lapworth showed that the older Palaeozoic strata could be subdivided and correlated in as great detail as could younger rocks . |
| 11 | If there were only one , that person could claim a discount , as could poorer households . |
| 12 | In this context , although Mr Lawson supports the ERM , he too would be , no doubt , a narrow-minded nationalist when faced with the prospect of European Monetary Union , as would increasing numbers of German economists who argue on the basis of economic research that EMU is not necessarily an attractive option . |
| 13 | The firm that produces both models need not keep twice as many gearboxes in store to have the same availability as would two firms each producing one model because , unless the uncertainties are perfectly correlated , it is less likely that high production of both models will be required on any particular day than that high production of either one will . |
| 14 | Industrial production ( up by 2 per cent in 1989 ) , would fall as would agricultural production ( which had increased by 5 per cent in 1989 ) . |
| 15 | New restaurant tables and chairs — In this case Replacement cost is likely to equal historic cost so either of these would be acceptable as would economic value . |
| 16 | It is clear that while Althusser compares the ‘ science ’ of Marxism with the ‘ science ’ of the material sciences , he is not describing the same features as would traditional sociologists or philosophers . |
| 17 | A manager 's persistent failure to pay over money to the artist would constitute such a breach , as would constant failure to make him or herself available to the artist , or the wilful neglect of the artist 's career . |
| 18 | Any person whose father was born in the Western Sahara would be eligible for inclusion , as would any person who had been intermittently resident over the 12 years before the December 1974 census . |
| 19 | She had been asked to help behind the scenes as would any girl in her own home . |
| 20 | Statistical analysis techniques in taxonomy demand the use of powerful workstations , as would chemotaxonomic methods . |
| 21 | According to this grouping , genetic or innate differences in ability would go into the ‘ cognitive ’ basket , as would another hypothesis , namely , that the reason for girls ' lower achievement in mathematics is their poorer spatial visualisation ability . |
| 22 | Remember that , as will all Windows settings , changes made here will affect all the applications you run under Windows . |
| 23 | Other expressions , however , are to gain hyphens , as will all numbers over 100 ( lesser numbers already have them ) ; so 1,482 will now be written as mille-quatre-cents-quatre-vingts-deux . |
| 24 | The latter , as will all time clocks , are notorious for ‘ generous ’ settings — perhaps several hours longer than necessary . |
| 25 | As will all aspects of the Development Programme we are always glad to receive suggestions on appropriate staff development activities . |
| 26 | As will all reminders of the penalties of war , the true cost of this memorial was met in another time and place , but the financial charge was paid in Canada by ex-members of 431 ( Iroquois ) and 434 ( Bluenose ) Squadrons RCAF , who flew from the airfield from December 1943 until June 1945 . |
| 27 | The cistern must also be well insulated ( as will all pipes , including the open vent ) . |
| 28 | Variables such as the degree of ‘ distance ’ between state enterprises and central state agencies , the internal coherence of management and unions , the ability to inflict costs on government , and conversely of government to bear the political costs of disruption , will affect the way objectives are transmitted ; as will wider relationships between social classes and the state . |
| 29 | They soon became real multi-nationals , as will Japanese companies . |
| 30 | The Inria port will be used in the development work as will existing Integrity boxes . |