Example sentences of "as there [modal v] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The authority of the verderers , like that of the coroners , had ended with the previous reign , so the king sent out orders to the sheriffs to make arrangements for the election of ‘ as many verderers as there ought to be and used to be ’ in nineteen forests south of Trent , and in Sherwood Forest north of it , ‘ as no verderer is as yet elected therein by command of the King , |
2 | Just as there ought to be a Radio 2 equivalent of John Maddox 's excellent Scientifically Speaking ( which seems , unaccountably , to have disappeared ) , so such widely relevant debates should find a place on BBC 1 . |
3 | If you are turned down for a grant or loan or you are unhappy with the amount given , there is no right of appeal to an independent tribunal as there used to be . |
4 | As she uncovered herself to him — ‘ for I love , and there is no loneliness , no misery , no doubt and ignorance , no hoping for that which seems vain as there used to be , but never will be again ’ — one glimpses the ideal that enabled her to accept without question the life that lay before them . |
5 | Oh dear , well I could say er work has got a lot easier for a start , a lot easier and they ai n't as , they ai n't as , there ai n't so much night work as there used to be . |
6 | In either case ( the Bank selling more or buying fewer bills ) , there will be a knock-on effect on interest rates throughout the economy , just as there used to be with MLR . |
7 | There 's not as many as there used to be . |
8 | still there , there is n't , there is n't as much as there used to be , but some are fair amount |