Example sentences of "as [subord] we [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following afternoon — i.e. the day the Germans made their most menacing gains — he telephoned that the attack had ‘ slowed down and it looked as though we would be able to hold out and even make a counter-attack ’ . |
| 2 | It does n't look as though we shall have anything more sensational for them . ’ |
| 3 | Now it seems as though we ca n't build anything anywhere . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've waited for years to have a Formula One world champion like Mansell — and now it looks as though we wo n't be able to use him . |
| 5 | One dealer said : ‘ It looks as though we 'll enter the New Year on the crest of a wave . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ For the next couple of weeks it looks as though we 'll be living together . |
| 7 | We do n't have the full details yet , but it looks as though we 'll have the status quo for the next 3 years . |
| 8 | So it looks as though we 'll be able to go shopping tomorrow by the weather forecast . |
| 9 | The wind got up even more for the back nine , but we looked as though we might go in at least sharing the lead . |
| 10 | It looked as though we might have been cooking the books . |
| 11 | Mr Ivan Norman , 30 , Business Operations Director for Nevada Bob 's , said : ‘ The Easter weekend , April and May periods , are the busiest of the year for us It now looks as though we will spend them temporarily out of business . ’ |
| 12 | it sounds to me as though we should let the , the application stand with the exception of continuous surveys . |
| 13 | Now , I have put down reports about the finance committee er as it were but I think the responses from the churches and districts sort of calculator will be there , we think that it would seem as though we should only offer the same amount as last year . |
| 14 | It is as though we can not reach an expression that is midway between total holding in and violent , destructive rage . |
| 15 | First , it seems as though we can identify a locally based form of politics , arising from local social relations and social processes . |
| 16 | As we dropped down towards Gunnerside , rabbits exploded in all directions and Bill had so many to choose from he lay down confused , unable to make his mind up , looking at us pitifully as though we could make up his mind for him . |
| 17 | Well , we 've met the guy who lives up above us , because he jumped out of bed , they 've got french windows like we have , up above there , and he jumped out , and we were just sitting watching the telly or something , we heard these footsteps like going across the ceiling , it 's as though we could see 'em , cos we could sort of hear it and feel it . |