Example sentences of "[coord] as [pron] [adv] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In it Harry has collected 240 of the ‘ Country Diary ’ pieces from 1976 to 1990 — or as he laconically points out , between the ages of 65 and 80 . |
| 2 | Ground 2(a) ( I need not trouble with 2(b) ) was this — and as it succinctly sets out Mr. Wildblood 's argument , I read it in full : |
| 3 | At one point he faints , and as he slowly regains consciousness he imagines that he is being ordered to ‘ merge ’ through ‘ osmosis ’ ( 109/111 ) . |
| 4 | The client is not voluntarily engaging in these proceedings but as he strongly denies the charges he has no option but to defend himself . |
| 5 | Henry Vizetelly remarks ( A History of Champagne , 1887 ) that the soil of Aÿ ‘ lends a flavour of peaches ’ , but as he also records that an anonymous document , entitled ‘ Mémoire sur la Manière de cultiver la Vigne et de fair le Vin en Champagne ’ , dated 1718 , reveals that the secret of Dom Pérignon was to add four or five stoned peaches to a piece of wine , the source of such an exotic flavour must be questioned . |
| 6 | I 've got a client who races stock cars , but as he only does it three or four times a year , they do n't actually charge him any extra at all . |
| 7 | Also in the field is a Mira variable , S Canis Minoris , but as it never rises above the seventh magnitude it is of no real interest to anyone without a telescope . |