Example sentences of "as [modal v] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a wonder that the ‘ roaches did n't eat it up , but did n't as may jacket is still intact ’ . |
| 2 | Given the non-availability of subpoenas , a mere refusal by a potential witness to attend in England may be sufficient , as may evidence that his employer would not grant the necessary leave of absence . |
| 3 | It is common ground between the parties , and , on the basis of earlier cases , rightly so , that the visitor to a university may be given an exclusive jurisdiction , e.g. , to decide disputes arising under the statutes of the university , as may visitors to such eleemosynary foundations as schools , colleges and dioceses . |
| 4 | More and more , simple ways of saving money will be found : lights will be turned off , as may water supplies during the holidays : cheaper estimates for repairs/maintenance will be sought and outside bodies charged more realistically when letting school premises . |
| 5 | Van Zyl should step down , as may Snell . |
| 6 | Fig. 59 , an Ionian reveller , or perhaps rather serving-boy , with cup and jug , may stand for them ; as may fig. 60 with its charming nymphs and their wine-jar , for the related craft of die-sinking . |
| 7 | A social worker specialising in the field of dementia will often become involved with the patient and carers , as may community psychiatric nurses , while nursing staff at the day hospital will have regular liaison with carers , social services and voluntary agencies involved in care of the patient in the community . |
| 8 | If allies were able to provide the necessities of life , primitive valuables could have acted as a medium of exchange ; primitive valuables may also have been used as a means of contracting alliances as may marriages between members of different political groups . |
| 9 | In addition , other road users may benefit from the measures as may children on ‘ non-school ’ days . |
| 10 | But they should only be eaten in small quantities , as should potatoes . |
| 11 | The proposals for the Council of Ministers , the Commission and the Parliament should be part of the negotiating brief for United Kingdom Ministers at Maastricht , as should proposals on economic and monetary union , to which my right hon. and learned Friend the Member for Monklands , East ( Mr. Smith ) hopes to refer later in the debate . |
| 12 | Recommendations for training visually handicapped pupils to use any sight that they have as effectively as possible should be given , as should training in the use of low vision aids ( magnifiers , etc. ) and special equipment ( closed circuit television ) and in techniques for personal independence and mobility if these are necessary . |
| 13 | The current status of tax computations should also be explained , as should details of PAYE and VAT audits . |
| 14 | As should courage in a President , Trent thought . |
| 15 | Where cast-iron columns support timber beams , the exposed surfaces of the beams may char , but they do not expand and generate lateral movements on columns as might steel beams or iron beams . |
| 16 | This approach to managing anxiety was devised by Meichenbaum ( 1975 ) and is based upon the idea that self-speech , the way we talk to ourselves , exerts control over our behaviour in much the same way as might speech coming from another person . |
| 17 | Arranging for the employees to eat in the staff restaurant ( if any ) at the client 's premises might work , as might arrangements to supply lunches to staff all , however , somewhat cumbersome and complicated . |
| 18 | Whilst BAe will not be drawn on likely candidates , rival Dassault ( which made an unsuccessful bid for Cessna ) is expected to show interest , as might Bombardier , which already owns business jet manufacturers Canadair and Learjet . |
| 19 | Moltke could be the military opportunist and strategist as could Bismarck ) I would be unlikely to use this for Essay C-an example of the military caste ? |
| 20 | Italy could also perform better than the EC average of 3% as could Spain — with the admitted advantage of starting from a smaller base . |
| 21 | For , as Giles Playfair rightly pointed out , when children under 16 are thought to be the victim of indecent assault , they would not , as could homosexuals under these proposals , be also treated as the culprits . |
| 22 | Robinson , who is primarily a one-day opener but who scored two fifties when going in first in the final game of last year at Old Trafford , may press Alikhan , as could Paul Atkins and Ally Brown , a gifted striker of the ball who has tightened up his game . |
| 23 | A special pathos is achieved when the poetry acts out the predicament of people whose all too expert command of language debars them ( paradoxically ) from expressing a common human sorrow — mortality , the fear of it , and its conclusiveness — as limpidly as could Williams 's ‘ widow ’ . |
| 24 | He would have a mandate for five years , renewable once , as would members of the National Assembly . |
| 25 | It is separate from the agreement but forms the same purpose as would disclosure schedules contained in the agreement . |
| 26 | Tanya , the Comtesse , would know what to do ; as would Madeleine , who had been a prostitute . |
| 27 | If the privatisation programme were to cease , it would have a damaging effect on the inflow of funds , as would proposals to renationalise parts of industry which is what the Labour party proposes . |
| 28 | Thus if Davies and Dennis had been studying other cities with different political and administrative structures , they would have found different results — as would Saunders and Newton ! |
| 29 | Exploitation of the press , radio and television would be more than ever indispensable , as would awareness that image matters not in a figurative sense only : votes can be won and lost by hair-styles , complexions , teeth and apparel . |
| 30 | In the case of a two-tier board structure , the Proposal allows for the supervisory directors to be appointed by the supervisory board itself rather than shareholders or employees ; in this case , employees would have a right of veto , as would shareholders . |