Example sentences of "as [pron] [was/were] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When we were looking around for a royal to open the centre , we were promised as soon as someone was available for a royal visit , we would get one , ’ said Peter Carberry , chairman of Darlington Mind . |
| 2 | He advised his student that a comprehensive microlight conversion course was necessary as it was possible for conventional control ( three-axis ) pilots with insufficient weight-shift experience to make incorrect control inputs when under a heavy workload or in turbulent conditions . |
| 3 | The verdict was that Horsley had about as clean a bill of health as it was possible for a real , live capitalist to have . |
| 4 | She walked away down Milvain Street as fast as it was possible for her feet to hit the ground . |
| 5 | Only a short time ago she had been as physically intimate with him as it was possible for a man and woman to be . |
| 6 | Rachel stared at her sister in silence , shocked by what she had just heard , not so much by the fact that Paul Mason had been married but because he was as different from David Markham as it was possible for a man to be , and none of them had even suspected what had been happening . |
| 7 | Money was allocated for coaches and teacher supervision ( now that there are so many educational cutbacks on outings ) , special allowances for printing and photographic paper were made , as it was impossible for some schools to provide such basics . |
| 8 | Again , as it was impossible for wheeled implements to cross the frequent deep water-cuts of a field ploughed in this way , all cultivation had to be done along the stetch itself ; and this meant that implements — drills , hoes , harrows , etc. — had to be adapted to fit the width of stetch used . |
| 9 | You could n't deny that the house was as sense-assaultingly beautiful as it was conceivable for an Umbrian villa to be . |
| 10 | Later Old Town Square became important as it was convenient for the customs house at Ungelt near the Judith Bridge — the forerunner of the Charles Bridge — and Vyšehrad . |
| 11 | It was Philippa , who had brought flowers because she did n't drink as it was bad for the soul , anemones in one hand and carnations in the other . |
| 12 | The former came from ‘ blues ’ ( amphetamines ) as it was common for dances to go on from Saturday into Sunday . |
| 13 | One of the reasons why the elected wakeman might be tempted to shirk his duties was that , as he was responsible for the safety of the town during the night , if any burglaries then took place he had the costly business of compensating the victims . |
| 14 | This is all the more remarkable as he was responsible for giving away all five penalties . |
| 15 | In a five set thriller , the Handicap trophy was won by Stuart Dixon of Resource Management , Technology , leaving the beaten finalist , Jim McCabe of Operations Support , with mixed feelings as he was responsible for the competition handicapping . |
| 16 | He was successful with his dance troupes for many years despite the fact that young girls did not like working for him as he was notorious for his wandering hands and slimy advances . |