Example sentences of "as [pron] be the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can only suspect that the speed of my progress through the Division Lobby , as I was the second Member out that night , may have caused confusion . |
| 2 | I moved to clear it as I was the last defender in front of goal . |
| 3 | But , as she was the first to recognize , the products bore her name . |
| 4 | There was no looking back ; I wanted to remember Fiona as she was the last time we met , standing in the doorway of the croft , her black hair blowing in the breeze as she waved me goodbye . |
| 5 | This enterprising tour should be well worth following as it is the first time cricketers of this age from South Africa have toured in England . |
| 6 | Editor , — The prevalence study of Gilbert and colleagues , aimed at identifying the possible connection between toxoplasma seropositivity and ethnic group and place of birth of an antenatal population from west London , was of considerable value as it is the first study of its kind to be published . |
| 7 | ‘ And as it is the first case to come up in Scotland , it could help other people in the same circumstances . ’ |
| 8 | Inspection is very important , as it is the second string of raising the quality of education in our schools . |
| 9 | Coun Bolland said : ‘ It is always a great pleasure to welcome the HMS Jupiter to Middlesbrough , but this visit will of course be tinged with sadness , as it is the last . |
| 10 | Eastwards , Cliff Lane goes past the old school , the post office and a row of cottages to the cliff top , where it is demonstrated why Mappleton has recently achieved tremendous publicity as it is the next English village in danger of being swept into the North Sea . |
| 11 | And ices afterwards , I should think , as it 's the first time we 've ever had supper together , away from school . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ You had better take your time eating this lot , as it 's the last of the tinned food you helped to get out yesterday . ’ |
| 13 | It was a very old-fashioned store — which was hardly surprising as it was the first department store in London . |
| 14 | This couple certainly appeared to be full of faith , which was encouraging as it was the first home that I visited . |
| 15 | We decided to do it as it was the first ever marathon championships for women and because of the sentimental and historical feelings attached to the course . |
| 16 | This flight became another ‘ first ’ for Sugar , as it was the first Lancaster to land on an ‘ enemy ’ airfield ! |
| 17 | The effect of such correction can , in some instances , be dramatic , as in the case of a child who , after receiving his first pair of spectacles , spent several evenings looking at the stars as it was the first time he had ever been able to see them . |
| 18 | ‘ It was a very acrimonious meeting , mostly about why we were changing lengths : the merchandisers were saying the customers want this and the designers were fighting their case and , as it was the first collection prepared without Laura present the whole time , it was not surprising that difficulties should surface , ’ Moira explained . |
| 19 | An auspicious day in cutter history as it was the first instance of the reigning monarch travelling by revenue cutter . |
| 20 | Mr Clarke 's solicitor said as it was the first time the new offence had been tried under the 1991 Road Traffic Act they would be considering an appeal against sentence . |
| 21 | The case made Scottish legal history as it was the first prosecution under Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 . |
| 22 | The case made Scottish legal history as it was the first prosecution brought under the new Section 3A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 . |
| 23 | ‘ Liz automatically had a rest after New York as it was the last race of the season ’ |
| 24 | As it was the next two years proved very difficult . |
| 25 | He looks like hell and sounds awful , but then , as he 's the first to admit , he always did . |
| 26 | Alan Smith is now recognised by many as the man who overhauled the NME with , as he is the first to admit , the backing of an extremely gifted team comprising ex-musician Roy Carr , deputy editor Nick Logan and two of the leading lights from the demi-world of underground journalism , Charles Shaar Murray and Nick Kent . |