Example sentences of "[prep] [be] as it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Basically every day is an effort , that 's the reality , and there 's a great tendency to want life to be as it was . |
| 2 | Basically every day is an effort , that 's the reality , and there 's a great tendency to want life to be as it was . |
| 3 | That 's the reality ; you want life to be as it was . |
| 4 | I in particular , bearing in mind the point that er Mr i is making , that er newts seem to be as it were very choosy in where they er go , bearing in mind the existence of at least three other ponds in Skelton , I would like to know whe how er why it is or whether it is that newts are only found in this pond , and whether or not er the the survey has shown anything in either of er in any of the other ponds . |
| 5 | She wanted to be happy with him and for everything to be as it had been before but it did n't seem possible . |
| 6 | ‘ But I wanted it all to be as it used to be so I said I 'd rather do it myself . ’ |
| 7 | Bel-Shamharoth was especially attracted to dabblers in magic who , by being as it were beachcombers on the shores of the unnatural , were already half-enmeshed in his nets . |