Example sentences of "as [pers pn] be for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since I , without the benefit of tax relief , am paying as much as I am for the Monarchy , I would like them to do what they have to do in silence . |
| 2 | Avid as I am for details of Claudia 's personal life , I have lost interest in the details of my own . |
| 3 | ( Or groundsperson , as you quickly modified it to , though let me assure you grateful as I am for your awareness of the issues involved that I have no simplistic sensibilities to be offended in this area . ) |
| 4 | Full of admiration as I was for these brave , sturdy survivors , it was kidneys I was now interested in . |
| 5 | Why , you were as hot for me as I was for you ! ’ |
| 6 | Nell stayed as she was for a long time , then had an inspiration . |
| 7 | The attack was stepped up by Raghib Ahsan , of Birmingham Ladywood , who told the conference : ‘ We are offered scraps from the masters ’ table , and hungry as we are for black representation , our response must be to spit them out . ’ |
| 8 | WE 'RE SORRY we ca n't return any of your Gallery pictures , but not half as sorry as we are for inflicting this smirking , high-voiced , tubby toff with less personality than a plasticine man on you . |
| 9 | It will obviously take some time , you know Alex is , must be going through a terrible strain himself and he must be concerned about us er as we are for him . |
| 10 | His principle is to maintain the gardens and grounds as they are for all the residents , so that from outside it is not apparent that the building has been divided up . |
| 11 | It is doubtful whether either of these distinctions would bear scrutiny on the broader canvas of moral and social philosophy : the moral thrust of Caldwell is that people are often just as much to blame for failing to think as they are for thinking about their actions and its consequences , and this very argument was applied to rape in the paragraphs above . |
| 12 | Environmental intangibles have been built into the cost-benefit analysis in the same way as they are for road schemes . |
| 13 | Informative labels and simple counter identification through symbols about the location of goods are of considerable help to older people , as they are for shoppers of all ages . |
| 14 | As they are for the most part Gaelic-speaking folk , it is difficult to learn from themselves much of their true circumstances ; but there are friends in Portree who would gladly assist any soul who would like to be helpful to the dwellers on Stormy Hill . |
| 15 | There are many other activities and sports that are just as suitable for older women as they are for younger ones : golf , badminton , skiing ( cross country or downhill ) , croquet , table tennis , bowling , rambling , sailing , archery — anything that is , and continues to be , enjoyable . |
| 16 | If nothing else these provide the opportunity to share problems , to reassure , and to make the point that modern children 's books are as enjoyable and informative for adults as they are for their intended audience . |
| 17 | I know they say a picture 's worth a thousand words ( and James would no doubt agree with you ) , but I think we 'll keep things as they are for the moment . |
| 18 | No cam buttons are pressed when weaving , as they are for Fair Isle , tuck , and so on . |
| 19 | They are particularly good where regular weekly , monthly , or yearly payments are due , as they are for cleaning , garaging , insurance and so on . |
| 20 | ‘ Our kits are marketed as much for leisurewear as they are for wearing on the terraces . |
| 21 | Wars are almost as disastrous for wildlife as they are for humans . |
| 22 | Similarly , young emerging leaves and shoots that have not yet developed a tough skin are easier for fungus spores to penetrate as they are for sucking and biting insects , and this is why the first signs of mildew especially are always to be found on such tissue . |
| 23 | Cole adds that what actually happened when the Pioneers engaged in production was not what they had intended when they started their co-operative ; and goes on to offer a more detailed explanation : The Rochdale Manufacturing Society was set up in 1854 , Supposing that , as an expression of democracy , Co-operative principles are as valid for the producer working in the factory producing goods for sale in the Co-operative store as they are for the consumer buying them there , a newcomer to the story might find it surprising that the Pioneers ' belief is presented , if not itself as a matter for surprise , then certainly one for explanation . |
| 24 | er everybody stays as they are for three or six months . |
| 25 | The laws are the same on a bullet train or on a jet airplane as they are for someone standing in one place . |
| 26 | The various features of denial are — exactly the same for the eating disorders , compulsive gambling or risk taking , addictive relationships and all other addictive diseases as they are for alcoholism or drug addiction . |
| 27 | Whatever I designed would have to take account of circumstances as they are for the hard-pressed teaching population . |
| 28 | In this test the sample is subjected to a periodic load ( or displacement ) , and a complex modulus is found which , for linear viscoelasticity , relates the stress — to the strain , these no longer being in phase with each other as they are for elastic materials . |
| 29 | The exact numbers or names that we use to label a given address are arbitrary , just as they are for computer memory . |
| 30 | Contemporary memoirs are as full of praise for the building 's beauty as they are for the work which took place within its walls : ‘ Its magnificence , proportions and pleasant air makes it unique among the buildings of the world , ’ wrote the chronicler Barni . |