Example sentences of "as [pron] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just tell me one last thing : as everyone is so busy wiping out the memory of the last 40 odd years , do you still want to keep your military headstone with its red star ? |
| 2 | The scene is n't as great as everyone is making out . |
| 3 | With the whole fleet converging on the first mark it can often get rather chaotic , as everyone is eager to blast off on to the reach . |
| 4 | There is nothing wrong with subjects provided they are treated as means not ends and as long as everyone is clear about what is to be achieved through them . |
| 5 | As everyone is close to the ground anyway they will not hurt themselves , except possibly the last one who could fall on the floor . |
| 6 | As everyone is aware , world standards are very high . |
| 7 | As everyone is to pay an equal amount , the burden of tax will fall far more heavily on the poor than the rich . |
| 8 | ‘ As everyone is so fond of reminding me , ’ Nogai met Burun 's eyes , ‘ my death would not cause a ripple in the affairs of the Khanate . |
| 9 | I feel as futile as salmon arriving a day late for spawning , just as everyone is leaving satiated . |
| 10 | The real Summit , as everyone is now well aware , was to be held in Edinburgh . |
| 11 | So as far as everyone is concerned at home , that 's as you were . |
| 12 | She 's not as sexy as me is she ? |
| 13 | They are commemorated by a plaque on the alms-houses at nearby Burraton Combe , given in 1726 by James Buller ‘ … whose glorious memory as well as illustrious favours ought not to be forgotten but kept , as t is hoped they will be , in everlasting remembrance . ’ |
| 14 | The earliest the centre is likely to be completed is Christmas 1996 — and it could be later , especially as nothing is likely to happen until there has been an archaeological dig . |
| 15 | It is ill mannered to stand around gossiping , as nothing is more irritating to a person waiting for attention . |
| 16 | When dealing with a telephone enquiry it is essential that all the necessary information is at the fingertips of the receptionist as nothing is more irritating on the telephone than hesitancy through lack of knowledge or being asked to hang on whilst information is being looked up — and always have alternatives to offer if the first choice is not available . |
| 17 | The only equipment required is a detector and a set of headphones , as nothing is buried . |
| 18 | Then there 's another ten cold minutes waiting since the East End service is only twice as good as ours , and twice as good as nothing is not much . |
| 19 | So long as you know how far it is to the line , and so long as someone is calling out the time to the start , you just need to judge your speed correctly . |
| 20 | The necessary inference from such a principle as his is that the interpreters of law should be the.ones to define the rights of individuals and to trace the bounds of legitimate government over them . |
| 21 | Her religious sensibility is much nearer to that of the affective Franciscan devotion just as his is to the Dominican tradition of speculative thought . |
| 22 | As yours is low mileage , the cam followers will be OK to use again . |
| 23 | ‘ My back 's as straight as yours is ! ’ he shouted . |
| 24 | BELVILLE : And I to show I can defy your resentment will show you a countenance as intrepid as yours is lovely . |
| 25 | I 'd give 'im the back o' me 'and big as 'e is , an' 'e knows it . |
| 26 | I did the Maastricht one well as which is a bit more to do . |
| 27 | So long as yu is living an yu want eat food |
| 28 | We discuss the merits of lighting the Trangia , decide that as nobody is watching , a coffee in the camp café will be OK . |
| 29 | They may get away with a trick or two , but only for as long as nobody is watching too closely . |
| 30 | When we were outside the house , where no one could hear us , she said : ‘ As nobody is out at this time I thought it would be nice to go to that field which is full of melons . |