Example sentences of "[art] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | One or two of Murrells ' water conservation projects were spectacularly successful , but most were failures and in the end proved an embarrassment to the administration-particularly as the method of financing he selected was an unlucky one . |
| 2 | And at this church we got there early and the soon as we walked in there the , the church warden says toilets are there . |
| 3 | Naturally , I hoped for the best as regards the efficacy of my heart-felt prayer , but I had to be practical . |
| 4 | I remember D saying they think they 're all equal to the best as soon as they have a telly and a car . |
| 5 | Fest of the best as well as the rest |
| 6 | She smiled the more as he preened and kissed her hand gallantly . |
| 7 | WILLIAMS : I am sorry I have incurred your displeasure and the more as I have been told by Lady Jones that you had a more honourable view than at first was apprehended . |
| 8 | He ran back into the house , shouted up to Mrs Clamp , then put me on the table in the kitchen and used some towels to stop the bleeding as best he could . |
| 9 | In essence , effective teams spend as much time on the how as on the what . ) |
| 10 | With articulated limbs and facial expressions which even allow the effigy to weep tears and gnash its teeth , it springs fully to life before the hypnotized community , dragging the priest behind it , speaking recognizably in the voices of the recently as well as more distantly departed . |
| 11 | He was worshipped then for his talent and untimely death — perhaps a little as Eliot was to be worshipped , in the 1940s and '50s , for his saintly abstention from the world . |
| 12 | The Adjutant 's hands shook a little as he riffled through his papers . |
| 13 | And realised , her heart churning a little as she did so , that this was no joke , that it was not an angry expression of Isabel 's pride . |
| 14 | He jumped a little as Alexia slipped the boutonnière into the lapel of his tailcoat . |
| 15 | Her nipples tingled a little as she looked at him . |
| 16 | The first was a little purse of soft leather , which clinked a little as he put it down . |
| 17 | He relaxed a little as he began his explanation . |
| 18 | Soon they become aware that the train is engaged on a steady climb , this section being popularly known as the Long Drag ; beyond Horton in Ribblesdale Station interest tends to flag a little as the outlook from the windows becomes more austere on the pull up to Ribblehead . |
| 19 | And her voice broke a little as she said , ‘ It 's beautiful , so beautiful , but … but I could never wear it , could I ? |
| 20 | Suddenly I found myself moving forward and I crouched a little as I had seen the experts do in films . |
| 21 | ‘ Indeed and I think ye may be right , Malachi , ’ he said , coughing a little as the whiskey burned his throat . |
| 22 | His hand shook a little as he inserted the key in the lock . |
| 23 | It was to get in those lectures , of course , ’ she added , flushing a little as she recalled some of the pointed remarks the headmistress had made to her , about lack of initiative and weakness of will . |
| 24 | The rope swayed a little as he went down hand over hand , then he was on the ground and the rope went still again as he held it fast and turned his face up to her . |
| 25 | Many of them wear slippers around the house , and if they tend to shuffle a little as their joints stiffen , rugs become dangerous obstacles to their safe movement from room to room . |
| 26 | And Rufus knew why , grinning a little as their eyes met . |
| 27 | Harriet , resolute behind the wheel , increased speed a little as they neared the town . |
| 28 | I wept a little as I climbed the creaky stairs , and when I got into the attic I knelt down beside the bed , put my hands together and prayed . |
| 29 | Is it enough to assume you are comparatively fit because you walk up a few stairs or stretch and bend a little as you go about your household chores ? |
| 30 | Would they be willing to lose a little as well as win a little as the days added up to years ? |