Example sentences of "as it [verb] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Year round it is popular for walks as it exudes an elegant serenity inspired of the water and the graceful trees . |
| 2 | ( I never bought earlier mags , so who is he/she , as it caused an uproar in the last issue ! ? ) |
| 3 | The costs for the US would be enormous , indeed the requirement of the French was that the US would pay the entire cost , but money and munitions could be regarded as the essential calipers which might allow the rickety infant to walk ; and as long as it had an American account it would grow up and would be able to buy everything that was needed for a new nation state . |
| 4 | It is clear then that the DUP will receive the votes of the working-class loyalists so long as it retains an image of being more unionist than the Officials , unless there should be an alternative to the right of the DUP . |
| 5 | Yet the ‘ S ’ is more than capable of flying , kicking out as it does an impressive 145bhp . |
| 6 | The final price will confirm whether you 're getting a bargain or not ; as Syd Sewell , chief executive of the KSA points out , ‘ … it costs as much — if not more — to fit a cheap kitchen as it does an expensive one . ’ |
| 7 | The latter site could be something of a watershed , possessing as it does an example of a type B arrangement , one of the earliest examples of star-like squares enclosed by a circle , a saltire design , and a simple geometric meander ( pI . |
| 8 | There is as it happens an Anglo-Saxon proverb analogous to Lord Acton 's , but still significantly different . |
| 9 | Use of trade exhibitions is on the increase and firms increasingly need to establish a more scientific method of managing this function as it requires an understanding of how an exhibition stand communicates itself to the public . |
| 10 | Hickson , the Secretary of the Cambridge Board , proposed a shared responsibility for the scheme with the LEA as it offered an opportunity for the Board to extend its role and influence within its region — a new policy stance linked to the Board 's gradual withdrawal from its traditional national university extension role . |
| 11 | With the court finely balanced between liberals and conservatives ( the latter possessing a slight but unreliable majority ) the appointment was considered to be of crucial importance as it offered an opportunity to shift the balance decisively to the right . |
| 12 | Many thus went into executive search as it seemed an attractive , lucrative and not unpleasant way to earn a living . |
| 13 | Now I say , that that is an intellectual exercise , as soon as it becomes an emotional exercise |
| 14 | It is a valuable acquisition for the museum as it describes an experience which quite a number of Middlesbrough people must have gone through . ’ |
| 15 | Appointment of GALs in secure accommodation applications is not only a major challenge of the Act , but is a significant change from previous practice , as it provides an opportunity for an independent investigation . |
| 16 | Secretaries and Research Assistants , and asks specifically that something be done about the business of the House — that is , that a motion should be put on the Order Paper to ensure that the register is published , as it contains an astounding cross-section of commercial lobbying organisations . |
| 17 | The sub-committee reported back to the Council in July 1969 that within its Charter , or minor modifications of it , changes should be possible with a result that a college , ‘ as it reaches an appropriate state of excellence , should be subject only to that minimum of control by Council consistent with the duties imposed by its Charter ’ . |
| 18 | The team do n't complain as it means an extra journey and a possible late night being avoided . |
| 19 | GCR class 9P 4–6–0 No. 6164 ‘ Earl Beatty ’ , one of the most powerful of all GC locomotives , is seen just south of Pilsley station as it heads an up express from Manchester in 1939 . |
| 20 | It was against this background of ‘ stagflation ’ that monetarism increasingly became more influential , providing as it did an alternative explanation of the economic problems of the time as well as a potential remedy . |
| 21 | Forfeiture This is a drastic power as it gives an enforcement authority power , under s16 of CPA 1987 , to obtain possession of unsafe goods and , if necessary , destroy them . |
| 22 | This thoughtless response is so much easier than confronting the real reasons , as it has an inevitability about it . |
| 23 | To do this , cut out the outline of the vase or urn from a large leaf ( an enormous autumn leaf is very useful as it has an interesting texture ) using a craft knife , and use the shape to form the container at the base of the picture . |
| 24 | Although the glass-rubber transition itself does not depend on polymer structure , the temperature at which T g is observed depends largely on the chemical nature of the polymer chain and for most common synthetic polymers lies between 170 and 500 K. It is quite obvious that T g is an important characteristic property of any polymer as it has an important bearing on the potential application of a polymer . |
| 25 | NEXT loops execute at integer speed whether or not the control variable is an " integer variable " ( % type ) , so long as it has an integer value . |
| 26 | The removal of the box at Pinmore made his photograph possible as it gave an unimpeded view of the subject . |
| 27 | Although use of the IUD and condom has increased , especially among educated women , the rise of sterilization is much more important as it marks an almost certain end to childbearing ( table 4.3 ) . |
| 28 | We can continue to represent the normal case , which corresponds to Bolinger 's referent-qualification , by either of the types of formulae : ( 6 ) Although it is relatively easy to describe verbally the second version where the adjective qualifies the property of the noun but does not in itself qualify the entity of the noun phrase , it is not so easy to suggest a simple but appropriate diagrammatic representation for it ; we may perhaps adopt a formulation as in ( 7 ) where the arrowhead representing qualification passes through the bracket into the property which is the descriptive identification resource of the noun : ( 7 ) [ ( DISTANT ) ( COUSIN ) ] We should still speak of the adjective as attributive , since it remains part of the same entity-identification as the noun ; and it is still perfectly proper to describe it as qualifying the noun syntactically , inasmuch as it marks an extension of what would be achieved by using the noun alone . |