Example sentences of "as [pron] be [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As long as I am President we will continue to lead in support of freedom everywhere , not out of arrogance , and not out of altruism , but for the safety and security of our children . " |
| 2 | As we are time-travellers we can peer into the future and notice that it is the professional class that will have the last laugh ; for the ‘ bourgeoisie ’ ( as Marx called them ) took over from the gentry . |
| 3 | It is easy to understand Bilbo 's pity but it is still true that Gollum deserved death for all the wrong he did , but Frodo must remember that it would be unfair to Gollum as there are others who also deserve death . |
| 4 | It is important that it is not a whitewash in this school as there are things which need uncovering . |
| 5 | Here again , there are many-one mappings in both directions : just as there are expressions which are different in sense , but equivalent in reference , so there are expressions which are equivalent in sense , but can differ in reference . |
| 6 | Of course , just as there are people who turn to the cake-tin when they are anxious , there are others who find themselves unable to eat at all . |
| 7 | Christ is the only way to God , but there are as many ways to Christ as there are people who come to him . |
| 8 | In London an increasing amount of space is being mothballed but as soon as there is demand it will be opened up again . |
| 9 | ‘ As long as there 's ti me , that 's all we need . ’ |
| 10 | It is said that they should have done so , especially as there were circumstances which might have put and should , it is said , have put experienced medical staff on inquiry . |
| 11 | ‘ Boots : ‘ We had a complaint from the Kilbride family and as a result of that we withdrew both album and single , as there were words which tended to be offensive to the family . ’ |
| 12 | It was agreed to hold a vote on the bus this Sunday , as there were people who would normally be attending and also . |
| 13 | It is difficult to research as it is behaviour which takes place in a domestic setting involving powerless people . |
| 14 | As it is professionals who generally define what they regard as ‘ normality ’ , this allows limited scope to negotiate flexible boundaries to accommodate a range of perspectives . |
| 15 | Kate had told him that at present there were only women in the house and it seemed sensible that he should have a woman with him , particularly as it was Kate who had first broken the news . |
| 16 | It fell ill , unknown to the family , and as it was mid-winter it crawled under a neighbour 's balcony to escape from the cold , where it expired . |
| 17 | I hate these as it were things you know ? |