Example sentences of "as [det] [vb mod] [be] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only way Masefield can make this credible is to present her as a kind of child-bride , a happy innocent ; necessary as this may be to both the theme and the plot of the book , it does not allow her to develop beyond the limits of a type-character . |
| 2 | These priorities imply , on the domestic front , the attempt to maintain a continuing powerful role for the state , the economic dominance of a fairly small elite and an indifference to the welfare of rural peasant farmers , complicated as this may be by political loyalties to certain tribal groups . |
| 3 | Future developments could include scanning and storing Herbarium sheet images on optical disk , but this is a much larger project , and would have to be carried out in co-operation with other institutions , perhaps with European Community funding , as this would be at the forefront of information technology . |
| 4 | Within two or three years , the majority of a grafted vine 's network would be dependent not upon the grafted roots , but upon the regenerated root system of the producing vine and as such would be at the mercy of phylloxera . |
| 5 | ELITE OF THE FLEET by Peter Morgan is a book composed entirely of photos of embroidered ‘ patches ’ as worn by American Naval aviators from 1927 to the present day and as such will be of limited interest to the general reader of aircraft literature . |
| 6 | Certainly Sir Robert Morant , the powerful Permanent Secretary at the Board of Education , argued strongly that organizing a juvenile employment service was part of the education process and as such should be in the hands of his department . |
| 7 | Swags and tails are an elaborate form of valance and as such should be in proportion to their accompanying curtains . |
| 8 | It is only necessary to compare the living conditions of laborers in nonindustrial areas with those of industrial workers , miserable as these may be in some cases , to be aware of the material benefits of the conversion to machine technology . |
| 9 | Such facilities as these will be of great help where vehicles and walkers conflict . |
| 10 | He added : ‘ The firm will continue to operate in its traditional successful style and our employees can consider their jobs to be as secure as any can be in the building industry at the present time . |
| 11 | It was as suitable a match as any could be for Ireland 's heiress . ’ |