Example sentences of "as [pers pn] will [vb infin] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is safe to move about by treading on the joists , but do not on any account tread on the plasterboard as it will give way . |
| 2 | Collaborating with IBM 's Hampshire-based Hursley Park Laboratories will also be useful from a strategic viewpoint as it will enable Compuware to keep up with any other IBM CICS developments , particularly moves to implement the system for new environments , for instance the AS/400 . |
| 3 | Armed with this perspective , library staff may perhaps be more likely to respond to the specious logic of their political masters , eager to turn an honest penny as long as it will cause controversy and save money from the Westminster rate-cappers . |
| 4 | This type of sack can be useful if you need a pack for backpacking , weekend use and day walking , as it will have compression straps which make it easy to reduce the size . |
| 5 | With its strong colour it is an ideal cheese for cooking in a microwave as it will add colour to dishes that would not otherwise brown . |
| 6 | He 's just as likely to be found talking to a six-strong student society in Bangor as addressing 500 top Earth scientists in Washington ; he will have a drink with ( and on ) me just as readily ( or so he makes it appear ) as he will have lunch with ( and no doubt on ) the director of the US National Science Foundation ; if he 's not corresponding with some editor over some esoteric point of science , he 's trying to persuade the high-ups at the European Space Agency to do something adventurous in planetology for a change . |