Example sentences of "as [to-vb] [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am sorry to disturb you , but Detective Chief Superintendent Milton has asked me to tell you , Mr Fishbane , that he would be grateful if you would be so kind as to spare him a little of your time . |
| 2 | Perhaps you would now be so kind as to fetch me a copy of the Financial Times ? |
| 3 | ‘ Oh yes , and would you be so kind as to fetch me The Economist from the table over there ? ’ |
| 4 | I 've always made a point of borrowing money from women early in the relationship so as to give them a hold over me . |
| 5 | On the other hand , many fringe bodies are located on the fringe exactly in order to distance them from the core of government so as to give them a degree of independence from public control . |
| 6 | And I wonder , ’ she went on as Melissa murmured a polite and hypocritical response , ‘ if you 'd be so kind as to give me a lift to the school this morning ? |
| 7 | ‘ I suborned Aubrey Rivington into so far forgetting his professional integrity as to give me an illicit copy of that photograph . |
| 8 | ‘ THE shareholders must be hoping the bank has n't gone as far as to give him a company credit card ’ — Labour leader John Smith , on ex-Chancellor Norman Lamont 's new employer , Rothschilds Bank . |
| 9 | His left hand , bent with arthritis , curved over a stick on which he leant so heavily as to give him the appearance of physical deformity . |
| 10 | If the sender is traceable , probably the most sensible thing to do is to notify him that the goods are at his risk and to request him to fetch them ; and if ( as is likely with perishables ) the goods become a nuisance , the recipient would surely be justified in abating the nuisance by destroying them , even without notice to the sender , if the emergency were so pressing as to leave him no time to give it . |
| 11 | Indeed , one correspondent went as far as to call it the ‘ sexiest ’ although that must be debatable . |
| 12 | If you would be so good as to allow me a bucket of water , provide shirt and breeches , to be paid for when the meeting is over . ’ |
| 13 | He mentioned also that " The inhabitants of the town have been so good as to rebuild me the Court wall and make some improvements in the yard , and they are very desirous for the Company to lend their aid " . |
| 14 | So I was n't bitter when I put myself into the hands of the surgeon and that splendid bank nurse was so thoughtful as to ask me the question . |
| 15 | I will pawn my life for her , she will never be so pert to your honour if you will be so good as to molest her no more . |
| 16 | On 17 July 1559 , the answer was a scolding letter from her husband the king of France to lord James , marvelling that he , who ‘ has the honour to be so near the Queen 's Grace , my wife … should be so forgetful as to make yourself the head … of the tumults and seditions ’ ; only six days later did the queen get round to sending a similarly plaintive message herself . |
| 17 | Wishful thinking : the statement ‘ If I could do anything I would implant the standards in his brain ’ may spark off more realistic ideas such as running a course to explain the standards ( perhaps in a country hotel so as to make it a pleasant experience ) . |
| 18 | But that meaning is not determinate enough to be able to adjudicate between rival translations , so as to make it the case that at most one is right ( though we may never be able to tell which ) . |
| 19 | ‘ It appears to me that the whole question is governed by the broad , general , universal principle that English legislation , unless the contrary is expressly enacted or so plainly implied as to make it the duty of an English court to give effect to an English statute , is applicable only to English subjects or to foreigners who by coming into this country , whether for a long or a short time , have made themselves during that time subject to English jurisdiction . |