Example sentences of "[noun sg] as [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took a sandwich as casually as he could , covering the embarrassment of his capitulation by asking : ‘ What were those foreign words you said a moment ago ? ’ |
| 2 | At a Christmas assembly at Aachen in 837 , having carefully built up aristocratic and episcopal support , and secured the agreement of Pippin ( whose own ambitions in Francia now looked blighted ) and Louis the German , Louis solemnly conferred on Charles " a part of the regnum " , with the following boundaries : the greater part of the Belgic provinces , in other words , the whole of Frisia from the North Sea and Saxon frontier as far as the frontier of the Ripuarian Franks , and along the latter , the counties of Mulekewe , Ettra , Hamarlant and Maasgau ; then all the territory between the Meuse and Seine as far south as Burgundy , including Verdun ; and going from Burgundy , the counties of Toul , Ornois , Blois , Blaisois , Perthois , the two Bars [ i.e. Bar-le-Duc and Bar-sur-Aube ] , Brienne , Troyes , Auxerre , Sens , the Gâtinais , Melun , Etampes , the Pays de Châtres , and Paris ; then along the Seine to the Channel and up the coast as far as Frisia again : within these , all the bishoprics , abbacies , counties , fisclands , and all pertaining thereto . |
| 3 | I will ensure that the hon. Gentleman receives a reply as soon as possible . |
| 4 | ‘ All right , send me your letter , and I promise to reconsider and let you have my reply as soon as possible . ’ |
| 5 | It is clear , furthermore , that Categories 1 and 2 do not impose an evidential burden on the defendant as far as the consent issue is concerned , for generally speaking , where the defence seeks to do no more than deny the prosecution 's assertion , it is entitled to have its claims placed before the jury . |
| 6 | A member of staff was to be disciplined by the management and you had to defend the employee as best as you could . |
| 7 | With pots you can change the effect as often as you like . |
| 8 | But there are some bright spots on the horizon–what occurs as June gets underway should have an amazing effect as far as your worldly ambitions , happiness and general well-being are concerned . |
| 9 | Thus his argument is that although both effects exist , the important effect as far as eyewitness testimony is concerned is that high levels of arousal in actual crimes are likely to lead to impaired memory performance . |
| 10 | And that meant quite a effect as far as the aborigines were concerned they had lost their territory ! |
| 11 | We will ensure that the recommendations of the Government-Industry Joint Working Party are put into effect as rapidly as possible . |
| 12 | The hammer carved through his eyebrow and opened up a cut as deep as the frontal bone it cracked . |
| 13 | We plan to install one of the ‘ Amstrad ’ draft printers so as to provide some draft printing capability as soon as possible , and to consider further the possibility of replacing the heavily-used Epson printer next financial year . |
| 14 | He cursed her , and blessed her , and fumed away on her errand as far as the door ; and turned there to say with genuine fury : ‘ Am I mad , that I turn you loose to take your chance among wolves ? |
| 15 | ( 5 ) In order to keep his underwriting costs to a minimum , the bidder will normally wish to shut-off the cash underwritten alternative as soon as practicable . |
| 16 | ‘ And because the transfer rules have still to be approved people who trade quota now are operating completely in the dark as far as ring fences around transfer areas , the siphon or other regulations are concerned . ’ |
| 17 | But the disappointment as far as Mark is concerned is the British Superteen championship in which he was hoping to ride a 400cc Yamaha . |
| 18 | The only disappointment as far as Chalmers is concerned was that the Scots scored only one try . |
| 19 | In a report on accident and emergency provision , published yesterday , the Commons public accounts committee called on the Scottish Office to maintain close checks on the employment of first year , pre-registration junior doctors in four rural and island hospitals , and to end the practice as soon as possible . |
| 20 | He also says that the committee had raised their concerns to the council about recruitment practice as far back as the late 1970s . |
| 21 | We both got out of the jeep as fast as we could and sprinted in the direction of the slit trenches . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , it is still advisable to train your dog to defecate on command as far as possible . |
| 23 | He went all out at a new piece , rushing into it with lots of enthusiasm and wrong notes , trying to make it sound like the finished piece as soon as possible . |
| 24 | All you need do is have a lift-up lid instead of a solid base or shelves added under the actual seat part and you have immediately doubled the usefulness of the piece as well as gained some footage . |
| 25 | Josiah Wedgwood built his fortune on tea as surely as did investors in the East India Company . |
| 26 | When making alignment adjustments , Warwick users occasionally tend to over-tighten the rod in order to make the neck as straight as possible . |
| 27 | Long-term debts of around £150,000 continue to finger the back of the club 's neck as unpleasantly as a north-eastern sea fret . |
| 28 | Straining his neck as far forward as he could , he managed to push the window open several inches and , with another surge , wedged himself in the embrasure ; the spike on which the latch usually rested now sticking into his stomach . |
| 29 | ‘ But the trouble is that we do n't know the pattern of the stars here , ’ said Snodgrass , who had sent himself quite dizzy by standing perfectly still and craning his neck as far back as he could in order to see the night sky . |
| 30 | She straightened , stretching her neck as far as it would go , meeting his eyes , if not levelly , at least unwaveringly , as he answered , ‘ A romantic go-between is someone who helps set up romantic meetings . |