Example sentences of "as [prep] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | As for whether it was hunt saboteurs or home-going Christmas drunks , the station will make all possible enquiries . |
| 3 | You see Madam Deputy Speaker , deregulation unless we 're very careful , could just become another layer of bureaucracy with a whole new sub culture of civil servants being consulted as to whether something should be deregulated or not . |
| 4 | In practice , though virtually every firm should have a written agreement or deed , a surprising number do not , and even where one is in existence it is frequently open to doubt as to whether its terms accurately or adequately reflect the actual practices of the partnership . |
| 5 | In Leigh v English Pty Corporation Ltd [ 1976 ] 2 Lloyd 's Rep 298 , a company 's articles of association were silent as to whether its auditors should value its shares as experts or as arbitrators . |
| 6 | Yes , of course , erm you know it 's very humiliating being under that regime now , but as to whether what he 's seen exactly he will not talk about it . |
| 7 | They have argued for decades as to whether we are a result of our environment or our genetic inheritance , and there are always supporters for each extreme as well as for every position in between . |
| 8 | Certainly whenever the researchers arrived to arrange their initial series of interviews , several potential interviewees met their request for an interview with queries as to whether we were going to look at ‘ how the incomers/Shetlanders are mixing with Shetlander/incomers ’ . |
| 9 | Furthermore , we are not left in any doubt as to whether we are fully accepted . |
| 10 | ‘ Was it your impression , ’ he asked Meh'Lindi , ‘ that Carnelian was performing a lightning calculation as to whether we might stand any chance of still saving Stalinvast if we jumped back into normal space ? ’ |
| 11 | Foucauldian concepts such as ‘ normalization ’ and ‘ discipline ’ have become standard tools of analysis ; for example , there is one major debate ( discussed in Chapter 7 ) as to whether we are witnessing a ‘ dispersal of discipline ’ emanating from the prison and spreading throughout society ( Cohen , 1979 ; Bottoms , 1993 ) . |
| 12 | But sir we do have some doubts as to whether we would be able to respond to any that should arrive at , let us say , five o'clock tomorrow afternoon , by , let us say , close of play on Wednesday . |
| 13 | It helped , but left me anxious as to whether we could still really know each other after so long apart . |
| 14 | We 're trying to gain a feel as to whether we are being cost-effective |
| 15 | Because then we could make a conscious decision as as a management team , as to whether we were gon na increase the price to five thousand five hundred or six thousand |
| 16 | ‘ During my last pregnancy my husband and I went through a really tough time — in fact it has not ended yet and we are undecided as to whether we are going to separate or not . |
| 17 | And if we put a little bit more effort into specifying requirements more tightly , then there 'd be less argument at the end of the day as to whether we 've done a good job or a bad job . |
| 18 | The other issue , Chair , that 's on , is the issue of the low paid unit , and the er , the view as to whether we can keep it , about the wish to join the new West Midlands Low Paid Unit , who presumably know about the issue of pay er , of certain people in Shropshire . |
| 19 | Erm , and each Chief Officer and each General Manager has to er , look very very closely as to whether we can afford additional staff and er recruit them . |
| 20 | This is quite useful for you to refer to , this booklet , but do please tell your clients you 're not a doctor , it 's very much up to the client 's doctor and our medical underwriters , as to whether we pay out or not . |
| 21 | There was , there was a debate as to whether we went in or er |
| 22 | We 're the ones that have said to Jehovah I am dedicating my life to you , I am going to do this , do that and the other and it 's up to us as to whether we do it , so it requires effort , first , five , six , also says let us stay awake , keep our senses first Peter , five , eight keep your senses , be watchful and then first Corinthians , ten , twelve which I think the song was based on let him think that he is standing , beware , beware , beware that he does not fall , if you think things are going along nicely and you 're in a comfortable little corner , a little niche in the truth , and it 's just how you like it , and it 's just the way you want it to be and there 's the time we need to be aware because there 's an opening for Satan to get into to make us fall . |
| 23 | But it was evident that an argument was taking place between the adults , possibly as to whether their need of a refrigerator was greater than their desire for a mammoth room heater . |
| 24 | At these times Jane was assailed by self-doubt ; by fears as to whether their relationship would decline — for nothing human remains static . |
| 25 | These works raise a serious question as to whether their subjects are suitable cases for treatment — that is , by librettists and composers . |
| 26 | It is surprising how many sightseers will try to take a souvenir of the crash without a thought as to whether their particular treasure might contain some vital piece of evidence for the investigator , possibly the origin of a fatigue crack or a switch position that is all important . |
| 27 | About one quarter of Oxfordshire teachers are unsure as to whether their review and report had led directly to any change at all and with regard to whether it had improved teaching methods , over a third were unsure . |
| 28 | Although two thirds of Oxfordshire teachers consider that the scheme has been useful in producing proposals for change in schools , the actual changes claimed are rather nebulous and a quarter of all teachers are unsure as to whether their review has led to any changes at all . |
| 29 | The database administrator has to think very carefully when setting up numerous lists as to whether their use will justify the overheads . |
| 30 | Very young children present a problem in that there may be a question as to whether their parents should have exercised supervision over them . |