Example sentences of "as [det] would [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Probably nothing a quick tweak on the truss rod and bridge adjusters would n't sort out , but seeing as that would have involved taking the neck off , I did n't pursue it … |
| 2 | I 'd decided to pay cash rather than use the PKB Amex card as that would have given the game away as to why we were there . |
| 3 | Most important of all was to have a good aim using a short string as this would produce telling hits , quickly demolishing the opponent 's conker . |
| 4 | Others thought the CDP ‘ should not back down from accreditation as this would seem to suggest that CDP were not a body to be taken seriously ’ . |
| 5 | Basal secretion was measured before the induction of the submaximal plateau — formal maximal studies were not performed as this would have made the test unacceptably long . |
| 6 | They were not aware that they were taking part in a randomised comparison of two different information sheets as this would have invalidated the study , which received ethical approval from the Royal Hallamshire Hospital ethical committee . |
| 7 | The latter is certainly played with great energy although even such a generally obvious piece such as this would have benefitted from heightened sensitivity : Gershwin was , after all , influenced not just by the vibrant colours of the tropics but by their warmth as well . |
| 8 | Implied in this idea was the notion that war was not , as some would have argued , the main cause of social disharmony , but rather the chief means of attaining the restoration of an order which had been broken by other causes . |
| 9 | Stock buffo characters Marcellina and Bartolo ( Ann Howard and David Gwynne ) added lightness and comedy to what could be described as a serious interpretation of The Marriage of Figaro , not as effervescent as some would have liked but thoroughly convincing just the same — and one in which the complex ensemble were particularly memorable . |
| 10 | Demands for capital are still high until our infrastructure is up to standard ; that is why we are not all as rich as some would like to make out . |
| 11 | If feelings of altruism and concern are not as widespread as some would like to think , then the push towards more equality is likely to be a weak one . |
| 12 | The accounting policy note on turnover adds : ‘ It is the opinion of the directors that excluding such sales from turnover would understate the group 's activities and as such would fail to give a true and fair view . ’ |
| 13 | Although these proportions are not as high as many would like to see , the survey certainly did not reveal marked antagonism within society to the current developments on behalf of our mentally handicapped community . |