Example sentences of "it [modal v] [be] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | You think to yourself now what am I giving , what am I giving in the contribution box now as compared to one , two , three , four , five , years ago , it may be the same and it may be as much as you can afford , well if that 's so , then that 's grand is n't it ? |
| 2 | Everything possible must be done , he wrote , and yet it must be as though nothing had been done . |
| 3 | I think it must be as I said : either she 'd done something or her man had done something . |
| 4 | That 's exactly what I was going to say , Mr Chairman , it 's , it might be as Mr says , or it may , it may well make matters worse , I do n't think we should get into the debate on how the national government are doing , |
| 5 | Well it might be as it is , might be as it was , you know , who , who knows ? |
| 6 | This time next week it 'll be as though you 'd been there all your life . |
| 7 | He did n't know where it could be as he felt no pain except a slight stitch when he did aerobics . |
| 8 | For the /t/ — /0/ contrast it could be as follows : firstly try and find a frame you can use with at least some of the words from the lists , and listen , mimic , produce . |
| 9 | ‘ It shall be as you say , Chieh Hsia . ’ |
| 10 | " Very well , Colonel , it shall be as you wish . |
| 11 | The problem for the draftsman of a partnership agreement who specifies the initial ratio and provides that in future years it shall be as agreed between the partners at the beginning or end of each year is that the equal sharing required under the Partnership Act in default of agreement will always benefit at least one of the partners . |
| 12 | I had also agreed to load up out of sight , though within easy walking distance , of villages — it would be as as if I had gone into the villages for supplies , but this way meant that I would n't attract anyone 's attention . |
| 13 | In the changing conceptual frame inside which a science progresses , it would be as out of place to look for progress as in the styles of an art . |
| 14 | For a time it will be as though the locusts had invaded parts of the heart of the garden of England . |
| 15 | Due to circumstances beyond our control the Programme for April 3rd has had to be replanned — it will be as follows : — |
| 16 | It will be as though twenty years have slipped away , and Gerda is sitting by my side at the Volksoper , and Georg is at home , a nice normal , cheerful little boy , and our farm is beginning to make money at last , and the future looks wonderful . ’ |