Example sentences of "[pron] as [adv] " in BNC.
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| 31 | He had groomed himself as best as he could for the interview . |
| 32 | It was probably whilst flying high over an approaching enemy that one Goblin got a bit carried away , and steering himself as best as he could with his crude wings , crashed right down onto the enemy army . |
| 33 | Well , Ace knocked that little idea flat but unfortunately himself as well as he hit his head on the door-frame trying to seek sanctuary in the pits . ’ |
| 34 | Had the man not have defended himself as well as he did he could well have received very serious injuries . |
| 35 | There was nothing to be gained by worrying further , so he settled himself as comfortably as possible against the trunk of the tree . |
| 36 | This requires him to immerse himself as thoroughly as he can in the life of the community he is trying to understand . |
| 37 | He had n't purged himself as completely as he had thought . |
| 38 | This possibility is outlined by Foucault himself as early as The Order of Things . |
| 39 | Whilst I would commend you to study the German Staff Paper in its entirety , I would also draw your attention to its personal citation of AVM Bennett , and note the dateline March — 1944 : " This 35-year-old Australian — known as one of the most resourceful officers in the RAF — had distinguished himself as long ago as 1938 by a record long-range flight to South Africa … an example of his personal operational capabilities … may be cited in the attack which he made of the German Fleet base at Trondheim . " |
| 40 | Lewis says he hopes that public pressure will force Bowe to fight him but after the euphoria of his win over Ruddock and the anticipation of becoming champion , he finds himself as far from the title as ever . |
| 41 | Yet even though Daniel had spread himself as far as he could , including making himself a primitive chapel out of an east-facing bedroom , there was still a good deal of vicarage left over . |
| 42 | Lorton raised himself as far as he could . |
| 43 | He dived away at the double and took himself as far as his long legs would carry him . |
| 44 | The judge told Hugh Carlisle , QC , for the MoD : ‘ I will need a lot of persuading that a bungalow is not the ideal position for somebody as severely injured as this young man . ’ |
| 45 | I ca n't remember now , but I still love it and continue to be amazed every time I see it in a catalogue for it seeds itself as freely as any common plantain . |
| 46 | I enjoyed Richard who was a casual , almost brutal lover , his desire rising and spending itself as impatiently as mine , so that I did not have to suffer all that tedious , preliminary business of fondling and stroking , and I enjoyed my baby , which surprised me as I had not expected to . |
| 47 | When Newton had progressed that far in the programme , following a path that had presented itself as more or less necessary from the outset , he began to be concerned about the match between his theory and observation . |
| 48 | Information is increasingly a very marketable product and the advance of information technology gives the library , as a major source of information as well as an important user of information technology , the opportunity to take advantage of the strong current interest , and promote itself as aggressively as the purveyors of the hardware and software . |
| 49 | Fortunately you have a chancre which has appeared soon , and this means that the system has an opportunity to right itself as far as it can , having got rid of some of the trouble . |
| 50 | The land folded in on itself as far as you could see — green and brown hillsides sinking down in repetition , marked by the dark masses of trees and hedges . |
| 51 | To what er they show some of the old films like they had in them days some of these circus pictures and travel pictures Now I 'll tell you something that 's rather remarkable I 'll I 'll b tell you as briefly as I can . |
| 52 | All these measures are designed to give you as trouble-free an operation as possible . |
| 53 | Damages for breach of contract should put you as nearly as possible in the position that you would have occupied had your contract been performed properly — but no better . |
| 54 | Then , in your own words answer the question at the top of the sheet in front of you as honestly as you can . |
| 55 | It may strike you as rather remarkable that this is possible , but the mathematicians assure us that it can be done . |
| 56 | I 've always tended to think of you as rather lacking in conscience . ’ |
| 57 | However , where we are aware of any building works which may reasonably be considered to adversely affect your enjoyment , we will notify you as soon as possible . |
| 58 | ‘ Mr. Kegan phoned over at nine to say he wanted to talk to you as soon as possible , and you wo n't have time to do it yourself before he comes . ’ |
| 59 | I will arrange for all our research information on various locations to be sent on to you as soon as possible . |
| 60 | As you will appreciate , we will be collecting feedback on any research you carry out within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with the tape , we ought to try to supply it to you as soon as possible . |