Example sentences of "as [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | so rank as may dishonour him . |
| 2 | As Let's say you 've got a reaction which is producing erm oxygen . |
| 3 | Well I know one person as 'll eat it . |
| 4 | That 's the sort as 'll turn thee over to the Cap n as soon as look at thee … never mind his soft words . ’ |
| 5 | It does seem a pity that no one has bothered to look at the actual behaviour of the children in question in relation to such practices as might lead them to encounter greater dangers of lead pollution ; the almost entire absence of psychologists among the medical and other experts engaged in this research may account for their overlooking a very obvious alternative hypothesis . |
| 6 | It is perfectly possible to conceive of different types of ontological individuals , but there is no such " principle of individuation " as might enable us to pronounce any given type as basic in an absolute sense . |
| 7 | It is not intended to place her in such a state of independence as might seduce her to devote her time to the idleness of Poetry … |
| 8 | Though intimidation was not discussed in the case it can not be that B could have avoided the binding nature of the contract by the simple device of counterclaiming for damages for intimidation and it seems therefore that for the purposes of intimidation the plaintiff should be required to show unlawful coercion at least of such a degree as would enable him to avoid a contract . |
| 9 | 2.18 The purpose of the award is not to give the dependants such sums as would give them an annual income equal to the dependency . |
| 10 | And then he snared them — not too many : as many as he wanted and not as many as would frighten them all away or destroy the warren . |
| 11 | There is now such a variety of welfare systems as would amaze you and Shelley . |
| 12 | Naught 's happened as 'ud make him want to help any white folk . ’ |
| 13 | I suppose it will be you as will give them their titles ? ’ |
| 14 | A finder of a chattel has such a title as will enable him to keep it against everyone , with two exceptions : |
| 15 | What is required is a policy of allocating resources in such quantity and quality in favour of working class or ethnic minority groups as will enable them to have the same effective equality of opportunity in schools as middle-class children . |
| 16 | In preparing this report they must carry out such investigations as will enable them to form an opinion on ( a ) whether proper accounting records have been kept by the company and whether proper returns adequate for their audit have been received from branches which they have not visited and ( b ) whether the company 's individual accounts are in agreement with the accounting records and returns . |
| 17 | In preparing their report , the auditors are required ( by section 237 ) to carry out such investigations as will enable them to form an opinion as to whether proper accounting records have been kept by the company and whether the company 's balance sheet and ( if not consolidated ) its profit and loss account are in agreement with the accounting records and returns . |
| 18 | The reason why a release to one debtor releases all jointly liable is , because , unless it was held to do so , the co-debtor , after paying the debt , might sue him who was released for contribution , and so in effect he would not be released ; but that reason does not apply where the debtor released agrees to such a qualification of the release as will leave him liable to any rights of the co-debtor . |
| 19 | The professor will normally be allowed to retain his full stipend during any term of sabbatical leave provided that ( a ) he will spend a considerable part of his leave in advanced study or research ; ( b ) he will give up all teaching and administrative duties in Oxford other than examining and graduate supervision ; ( c ) if after taking account of any loss of normal sources of income and any gain of income from new sources ( less any additional expenses associated with new activities ) , he is in a better financial position than if he had not taken leave , he will forgo from his stipend such sum as will leave him in approximately the same financial state as if he had not taken leave . |
| 20 | Many physicians prescribe beta blockers to as many patients as will tolerate it before they leave the CCU or before they go home . |