Example sentences of "[pron] as [pron] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a shame that someone as obviously capable of expressing himself as you is given to such bursts of undisguised racism and ignorance . |
| 2 | This is as much to do with you as it is to do with me . |
| 3 | At first the language helper repeats each phrase for you as it is played back and you write it down , but your aim should be that when you have worked out a phonemic script for the language you teach the language helper to transcribe texts for you . |
| 4 | Most of them have chosen not to follow the unit structure common to TEC courses but have preferred a ‘ grouped ’ one as it is regarded as more appropriate in the art and design field . |
| 5 | One Saturday afternoon store security officers stop her as she is leaving , search her bags and find 11 lb of sliced ham and half-a-dozen eggs in them . |
| 6 | And although Jesus himself remains to a significant degree elusive , it is as possible to deduce plausible information about him as it is to deduce such information about Arthur , or Robin Hood . |
| 7 | Reid is at the end of his contract with City and could join Rochdale , though Scarborough are also likely to show interest in him as it is known that manager Ray McHale wants to sign experienced players in the goalkeeping , central midfield , centre back and striking positions . |
| 8 | Though at first , Pip could not bear to touch him , later on he takes great care of him and grows to love him which is shown by their holding hands at the trial of Magwitch and his visits to him as he is awaiting execution . |
| 9 | There is , however , only a fugitive , implicit ( and comic ) reference to the tale being an exemplum within the text , and no reference to it as it is presented in the manuscript ; the tale is identified in the manuscript by the name of the character peculiar to this basically East Midland version , Dame Sirith . |
| 10 | The devout and thankfully expressive countenance of the wife and mother is too admirably depicted to be overlooked or mistaken by anyone as she is occupied with those two most delightful of maternal duties , suckling her infant and teaching her child to pray to God . |
| 11 | Admittedly , one has to stoop down to smell a low shrub , but that is not such a problem for most of us as it is to struggle through to the middle of a bed . |