Example sentences of "as the [noun sg] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | In reality , just as the user could n't care less what language a piece of software was written in , it does n't matter which one is used by the desktop publishing program . |
| 2 | But as the child could not in the very nature of things acquire rights correlative to a duty until it became by birth a living person , and as it was not until then that it could sustain injuries as a living person , it was , we think , at that stage that the duty arising out of the relationship was attached to the defendant , and it was at that stage that the defendant was , on the assumption that his act or omission in the driving of the car constituted a failure to take reasonable care , in breach of the duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to the child . |
| 3 | But as the child could not in the very nature of things acquire rights correlative to a duty until it became by birth a living person , and as it was not until then that it could sustain injuries as a living person , it was , we think , at that stage that the duty arising out of the relationship was attached to the defendant , and it was at that stage that the defendant was , on the assumption that his act or omission in the driving of the car constituted a failure to take reasonable care , in breach of the duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to the child . |
| 4 | Under the Local Government Act 1929 it was the positive duty of the local authority to recover the whole of the expenses ( or as much as the person could afford ) . |
| 5 | By Edward 's reign it was usual for the monarch to extract from a newly elected bishop or abbot a pension of about 3 or 5 marks for a royal servant until such time as the prelate could promote him to a suitable living . |
| 6 | As fast as the Prince could comply , however , the press were trying to marry him off . |
| 7 | The application failed , as the decision could only be challenged if the decision was thoroughly unreasonable . |
| 8 | As long as the machine could be there too . |
| 9 | The other powers did n't like it — they wanted Britain to get out of Egypt — but so long as the fiction could be maintained that the British were there at the express request of the Egyptian sovereign , there was not much they could do about it . |
| 10 | The whole package appears to be aimed at the accomplished user as the beginner could have some difficulty . |
| 11 | As the sun could never shine into the houses at any time of the day they must have been cold and damp . |
| 12 | Assemblies were the pivot : so long as the king could secure attendance , he could refill his coffers , exercise patronage , and maintain consensus at the same time . |
| 13 | The use of the relay at this point may seem a bit odd as the switching could be electronically activated , but the use of a mechanical relay introduces a small but desirable time variation ( as well as possible bounce ! ) in the duration of the relays closure and so helps in enhancing the random operation of IC6 during the short time that the VCO is producing its high frequency output . |
| 14 | Care should be taken with frost claims as the damage could result from lack of maintenance or the policyholder 's failure to take reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of their property . |
| 15 | Where it was strong , it kept men and women on the land , in so far as the land could give them a living , or sent its excess population along the well-beaten traditional tracks of seasonal migration , like those which took the smallholders of central France to and from the building sites of Paris . |
| 16 | And the day before his weakness waxed great , he ordered the gates of the town to be shut , and went to the Church of St. Peter ; and there the Bishop Don Hieronymo being present , and all the clergy who were in Valencia , and the knights and honourable men and honourable dames , as many as the Church could hold , the Cid Ruydiez stood up , and made a full noble preaching , showing that no man whatsoever , however honourable or fortunate they may be in this world , can escape death ; to which , said he , I am now full near ; and since ye know that this body of mine hath never yet been conquered , nor put to shame , I beseech ye let not this befall it at the end , for the good fortune of man is only accomplished at his end . |
| 17 | It was always thought that if an investor ( or purchaser ) completed an agreement knowing that some of the warranties were untrue and that fact had not been disclosed , then he would not be prevented from bringing an action for breach of warranty , though the equitable remedy of rescission for misrepresentation would not be available as the investor could not satisfy the requirement to come to equity with clean hands . |
| 18 | The lawyer was a technician , a man who manipulated the judicial system , and he took any case as long as the client could pay the appropriate fee . |
| 19 | However , any contract action against Dynamight would be pointless as the judgment could probably not be enforced . |
| 20 | Most routine sale and purchase orders will not give rise to such firm commitments , as the entity could cancel them at will without incurring a severe penalty . |
| 21 | Until recently , the sea crossing — in a flat-bottomed former Rhine riverboat , called the Pirata Azul — could cause concern to those who were not good sailors as the channel could be very rough indeed . |
| 22 | I found it best to suspend the tube containing the eggs as soon as the embryo could be seen inside . |
| 23 | But as the Club could not offer even a remote date for vacant possession its sale for such a purpose was impossible to negotiate . |
| 24 | The dervish whose thoughts were sweet as the sugarcane could not remain perpetually in a state of ecstasy but he obtained from the stillness of the soul a sweetness which is the heirloom of the mystic . |
| 25 | Some have suggested that his appointment at Berlin was the result of a compromise by the orchestra , an attempt to secure someone as far removed from Karajan in character , musical and personal , as the world could offer . |
| 26 | This should be resisted as the tenant could find itself paying for the costs of an appeal it did not want to pursue . |
| 27 | In addition , any covenant requiring the tenant to appeal against a refusal of planning permission ( particularly at the cost of the tenant ) should be resisted as the tenant could find itself paying for the cost of the landlord appealing against a refusal of planning permission for the redevelopment of the premises at the end of term , where the tenant may wish to take a renewal of the lease . |
| 28 | There was nothing odd in the stuff , as far as the Inspector could see . |
| 29 | She had been on the verge of hysteria then ; add to that a day of travelling , with him pushing Chalon as fast as the horse could go carrying a double weight , plus the previous day 's tensions , and it was a wonder she had n't given in to it . |
| 30 | The Free City of Danzig was advised that it was incompetent to join the International Labour Organisation as the commitment could conflict with Poland 's rights under the Treaty of Versailles . |