Example sentences of "[adj] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er now it claims , of course that this is a more efficient purchasing mechanism on behalf of the patients and the community of this area the problem is , of course , it depends what you mean by efficiency and the truth is , that we may get increased our purchasing in terms of frugal as they put it delicately our patients ! |
| 2 | The lifeboat was scarcely controllable as she took heave head seas overall but once clear of the dangerous rocks James Douglas headed for St Abbs where one group of divers had been caught in the storm . |
| 3 | Her steps were surprisingly lighter as she made her way back to medical reception . |
| 4 | Anala ( 1974 ) thought that mussels should be the preferred prey for H. lapillus as they offered a richer source of food than barnacles ; 4.844 k cal g — 1 dry weight compared with 3.827 . |
| 5 | We shall assume that the syntactic positions for adjectives in English are as below ; we give first the intensional pattern of which each is the surface exponent , as well as an example for each , and also an instance which is ungrammatical and where we shall later be able to suggest reasons for the ungrammaticality ; in each case we shall underline in the intensional pattern the property which is instantiated by the adjective , merely for clarification and not as an integral part of the notation : [ P E ] prenominal attributive position surface syntactic sequence : adjective + noun as in hungry passengers ; but note that *asleep kittens is ungrammatical { [ E ] ( P ) } ordinary predicative position surface syntactic sequence : noun phrase + be + adjective as in the critics were upset ; but note that her husband was mere is ungrammatical [ E P ] postnominal attributive position surface syntactic sequence : noun phrase + adjective as in the crimes alleged ; but note that the road wide is ungrammatical ( ( P E ) P ) predicate qualifying position surface syntactic sequence : verb phrase + noun phrase + adjective as in he brought his gun loaded ; but note that she uses her mixer lightweight is ungrammatical [ E ( P P ) ] postverbal position surface syntactic sequence : verb phrase + adjective as in the crowd remained angry ; but note that his brother resisted obstinate is ungrammatical ( ( P P ) E ) adverbal position surface syntactic sequence ( usually ) : verb + noun phrase + adjective as in Ali rubbed the lamp clean ; but note that Mark resembles the officer sinister is ungrammatical ( P { E P } ) clausal position = surface syntactic sequence : verb + noun phrase ( + be ) + adjective as in he considers the prosecution case hopeless but note that Sue reported the prizes aplenty is ungrammatical { E P } P extraclausal position surface syntactic sequence ( usually ) : adjective + clause as in furious , the king ordered many arrests but note that furious , the king had three wives is ungrammatical As we have said , these are the adjectival positions of English ( and possibly of any natural human language ) . |
| 6 | It has been suggested that , if a researcher is not sometimes surprised at what they observe , then they are failing to be as open-minded as they should . |
| 7 | You 're obviously not as self-assured as you lead people to believe . |
| 8 | K has literally just rung over the moon that I had fixed this as her mother is very fond of David and has known him for years — and it is fitting that widow of first Prof of CEGS ( as above ) be included — her dad built up the department enormously and I knew him through European seminars etc via Law Society with and others including who is a Heriot Row neighbour . |
| 9 | Fuji Xerox Co Ltd plans to increase imports of parts to take advantage of the high yen in order to cut domestic production costs , Reuter reports from Tokyo : in the long term , it plans to raise the ratio to 30% from just a few per cent but the company is not rushing to achieve this as its export ratio of total products is low at around 20% and the high value of the yen is not severely damaging business . |
| 10 | With this as its inspirational text , monasticism spread through the Middle East and into Europe . |
| 11 | There may be some justification for the ( insular ) suspicion that when the Emperor is restocking his wardrobe he usually shops in Paris ; but the rashionability or ideas does not or itself constitute an honest argument against them ; indeed , to offer this as one 's main response is to betray intellectual bankruptcy . |
| 12 | The hazards of becoming embroiled in domestic squabbles — and he still saw this as one — were their repercussions . |
| 13 | It was hard to think of a place like this as somebody 's home . |
| 14 | Now what I 'd like to do today is to erm take you round the house in a moment or two , see what you think of it and really to treat this as something whereby you see if you want to come and help us . |
| 15 | ‘ Obviously we regard this as something we would not have wished to do . |
| 16 | More than four out of ten men gave this as their reason for taking temporary work and only 16 per cent claimed they did not want a permanent job . |
| 17 | There were substantial differences between men and women , with four in ten of the former giving this as their principal reason and only 16 per cent claiming they did not want a permanent job . |
| 18 | The Labour Party saw its strongholds in Scotland and Wales endangered and some of the — younger members elected in 1964 and 1966 , who had been interested in devolution and governmental reform long before the nationalist challenge arose , saw this as their chance to press for a degree of devolution to an elected all-Welsh or all-Scottish council . |
| 19 | Judges themselves claim this as their great virtue and only occasionally is it seen to be departed from . |
| 20 | Four University , four College , and three Polytechnic courses in this category were described , involving 26 staff , only three of whom were not doing this as their main concern , and all of whom had appropriate degree qualifications . |
| 21 | One church 's house groups were doing this as they made a study , chapter by chapter , of Richard Foster 's Celebration of Discipline . |
| 22 | He would smile to himself every time he heard this as they came to sign their contracts . |
| 23 | They trod on this as they climbed ; looking back from the top , Carrie saw the marks of their rubber-soled shoes and felt guilty , though it was n't her fault . |
| 24 | hand I thought hallelujah and in the other hand will we make as mak , bigger mess of this as they did in multi=sensory teaching methods in a coordinative approach to learning ? |
| 25 | There was an added pleasure to this as they used the cable that connected the spy camera on the wall , so , for a few hours at least , we had some privacy . |
| 26 | Embroidery scissors are excellent for this as they have pointed blades . |
| 27 | She wondered if the boys were discussing this as they whizzed along the nearer road in Andrew 's fast car . |
| 28 | We wish we had n't done this as they are valuable now and we ca n't get them out ! " |
| 29 | Your users will all execute this as they log in to the VAX , prior to executing their own login command files as specified in SYSUAF.DAT . |
| 30 | Tracy said : ‘ I am very angry about this as they are saying the damp is due to the way I live . |