Example sentences of "[adv] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked up eagerly as Bernice walked over to him . |
| 2 | We are not just talking power-dressing for women ; Armani makes men look even better than the fairer sex in a way that 's so thoroughly macho it 's no wonder the world 's aggro merchants have taken him to their hearts as eagerly as Hollywood 's glitterati . |
| 3 | Other Coalition Liberals were disliked as warmly as Lloyd George , more for their present policies than for their past . |
| 4 | In Uruguay a junta that fought subversion almost as brutally as Argentina 's collapsed under its own disagreements in 1984 . |
| 5 | Sean watched admiringly as Paddy went to the side to read the Gospel from the Mass Missal , making the sign of the cross on the book , his forehead , lips and heart , saying , ‘ Gloria tibi , Domine . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , all night , ’ she confirmed tauntingly as realisation tightened his features . |
| 7 | ‘ Have you gone speechless on me again ? ’ he murmured tauntingly as Cavell Fielding came forward from the restaurant 's extravagantly decorative entrance opposite them , a slight widening of her sapphire eyes the only surprise she evinced at seeing them together . |
| 8 | They watched enviously as Nigel and Juliet settled themselves inside . |
| 9 | Just one wide awake sedge warbler sang solo as stars began to twinkle in the darkening night sky . |
| 10 | Furthermore as authority for his departure from Diplock LJ 's judgment , Lord Denning relied on dicta of their Lordships in Esso Petroleum Co Ltd v Harper 's Garage ( Stourport ) Ltd [ 1968 ] AC 269 which are of doubtful support . |
| 11 | The budget deficit is rising alarmingly as recession cuts revenues and drives up unemployment . |
| 12 | Rory reflected gloomily as Candy sat down again , her momentary anger placated . |
| 13 | Her studies were remarkable ; as a young woman Madame had filled eighteen notebooks with summaries of these women 's careers , reading them very literally as sources of practical advice , in much the same way as she had taught herself to understand stock management and how to do her own accounts . |
| 14 | And the word ‘ property ’ must be taken literally as ownership or , as we say today , private property . |
| 15 | Audetto , who was present in the later stages , once denied to me that it transpired entirely as Niki says . |
| 16 | Liquids on the other hand flow if subjected to a stress ; they do not store the energy but dissipate it almost entirely as heat and thus possess high damping characteristics . |
| 17 | Then , as suddenly as lightning streaks through the sky , they 'd disbanded , scrabbled for their ropes and karasos and disappeared , shrieking , into the forest . |
| 18 | Raising her coffee-cup to her lips , she stiffened suddenly as Rourke came and stood by the entrance to the tent . |
| 19 | If you do n't , the boat could stop suddenly as fuel dries up , owing to the vacuum created in the tank . |
| 20 | The grains will be chewy , much as pasta should be al dente ; it will be without lumps ; and it will be fragrant . |
| 21 | In this way he would , much as Darwin had during the voyage of the Beagle , remain in the public eye all the time he was away . |
| 22 | Although she was a somewhat morbid woman she also had a vivid imagination and was able to combine an exciting story with a good dose of sentimentality , much as Ian Maclaren would do later . |
| 23 | But Reagan did not appear at North 's trial , much as North and his lawyers tried ; he did not appear until Poindexter 's , in the spring of 1990 . |
| 24 | The man was as sleek as a seal , much as Cleo had expected . |
| 25 | Much as poetry was becoming a part of him , his most natural form of self-expression , and the one that reached him first , was music ; side-by-side they were to advance with him throughout his developing days and early professional life . |
| 26 | Why do some antelopes mate in lekking grounds much as ruffs do while others attempt to round up small harems in a moving herd ? |
| 27 | Italians think of the state system much as Britons used to regard ‘ Auntie ’ and not for nothing is it known as ‘ Mamma RAI ’ . |
| 28 | In other words , was there not a feeling that , first through illness and then through his premature demise , he had been supplanted in his rights ( through ‘ natural ’ causation , we emphasise ) , much as Jacob supplanted Esau 's rights so many centuries ago ( through devious schemes ) . |
| 29 | If these are the premises and prejudices of Soviet leaders , much as faults in the system will be criticised , the system itself will not be held at fault . |
| 30 | Four years later , much as Edouard had predicted , Charles de Gaulle ended the strife in Algeria , the majority of the French left , and Algeria became a free state . |