Example sentences of "[noun] as [pron] be for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would , however , be just as unfortunate for our understanding of Simmel to be confined to this aspect of his work as it was for his philosophy to be reduced to the simple model of freedom enshrined in a earlier tradition of American sociology . |
| 2 | We thus tend to think of ourselves as machines , and when things go wrong treatment is organized along similar lines as it is for our machines — servicing , repairing and patching as dictated by the appearance of aches , pains and loss of function . |
| 3 | It 's as difficult for the stewards as it is for us , ’ he said . |
| 4 | In their original context both stories had a different significance , but it was as impossible for fourteenth century Christians to experience the Christian revelation in the same way as the first Christians as it is for us today . |
| 5 | The laws are the same on a bullet train or on a jet airplane as they are for someone standing in one place . |
| 6 | 9 ) " Planning ahead is as much a waste of time for my business as it is for me . |
| 7 | My body as it is for me does not appear to me in the midst of the world . ’ |
| 8 | My body as it is for me does not appear at all . |
| 9 | One way of expressing this point would be to say that my body as it is for me is sensitive , whereas my body in the midst of the world is sensible ( meaning , to be sensed or perceived ) . |
| 10 | The process is much more serious for primitive society , however , for getting older in this sort of world is not just a question of securing certain basic legal rights as it is for us , but is fundamentally concerned with acquiring prestige . |
| 11 | Consequently death is no longer in the midst of life as it was for our ancestors and still is in many Third World countries . |
| 12 | Right so , you know , there are those who would teach that Jesus he would die for our sins and he 's forgiven us sins , but only those who come to him , Jesus died for the sin of the whole world , for every man , woman , boy and girl that has ever lived or ever will live , he died for the sin of the whole world , not just for those even who lived after his death , that 's why it talks about in the Old Testament people like Abraham looking for that day , and so Jesus who in , when he died , because he 's eternal , so we 've got the problems with time , God has n't got problems with time , he 's eternal and so his sacrifice , the sacrifice of him on the cross was effective for Abraham as it is for you , it was as effective for David as it was for Paul otherwise Abraham would never of had his sins forgiven because what happened with all the sacrifice with all the little lambs that were killed and all the goats and all the rest they only acted as a covering for sin , did n't take them away , it covered them , what for , until the moment when Jesus would come and would take those sins away and so when you think of David 's sin , his adultery and his murder , how does he get forgiven for that because Jesus died from the cross and he takes upon himself David 's sin and he takes upon him Abraham 's sin and Noah 's sin and Adam 's sin , just as much as your sin and the person who will be born in ten years time their sin also , all our sins er as Gloria just read there from , from one John to two they were all of him he has died for every one , well that 's his humiliation , hurry along quickly now his exhortation , the period from Jesus 's resurrection onward is referred to as to the , as the state of exhortation , now what does that term mean , well as Jesus according to his divine nature has always been , he was always every where , now in his human nature , before , be , sorry it 's not , it 's not on that one , but before he , he came to earth , he was every where , he was God , he was , he was omnia present that means he was every where at the same time , but he takes upon himself he 's su , he 's , he 's human nature and he takes upon himself the limitations and when Jesus is walking down second avenue in , in Jerusalem he 's not in Nazareth that 's why there were times when people came to er , to , to , came rushing out because they heard that Jesus was passing by , see he was n't there resident with them , he passed by , now he 's gone back to heaven and where is he , he 's in heaven , he , er whereabouts , where do you think Jesus is now , that resurrected body that was glorified that has gone back to heaven , where do you think it is |
| 13 | If nothing else these provide the opportunity to share problems , to reassure , and to make the point that modern children 's books are as enjoyable and informative for adults as they are for their intended audience . |