Example sentences of "as [modal v] [be] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | otherwise than with the left or nearside of the vehicle as close as may be to the edge of the carriageway . |
| 2 | ‘ otherwise than with the left or nearside of the vehicle as close as may be to the edge of the carriageway ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ otherwise than with the left or nearside of the vehicle as close as may be to the edge of the carriageway ’ . |
| 4 | This point was proved by showing in evidence that the vehicle was the wrong way round , i.e. the offside or right of the vehicle was next to the kerb or that the nearside was not as close as may be to the kerb . |
| 5 | 9. ( 1 ) After the initial allotment any shares proposed to be issued shall first be offered to the members in proportion as nearly as may be to the number of the existing shares held by them respectively . |
| 6 | 9. ( 1 ) After the initial allotment any shares proposed to be issued shall first be offered to the members in proportion as nearly as may be to the number of the existing shares held by them respectively . |
| 7 | The Georgian case was as close as could be to straight annexation , without the pretext of disorder ( although the Turkish army remained an important threat ) . |
| 8 | Had it been a boy , he would have been Arthur , after that toast of all good Cornishmen , the once and future king ; but as she was a girl , she was Jennifer , which was as close as need be to Guinevere . |