Example sentences of "as [to-vb] [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh yes , and would you be so kind as to fetch me The Economist from the table over there ? ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Indeed , one correspondent went as far as to call it the ‘ sexiest ’ although that must be debatable . |
| 4 | 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 " . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |