Example sentences of "as [vb past] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | She had the feeling he would swallow her whole if she so much as rippled the surface . |
| 2 | He said he knew what you were up to and I would lock the door against you if I so much as guessed the half of it . |
| 3 | Hitler 's birthday was celebrated with most of the usual trappings and in ‘ dignified and serious fashion ’ as befitted the war situation . |
| 4 | The roof was thatched with wano palm ; white walls , varnished wood — simple , as befitted the reputation of the President . |
| 5 | However , as befitted the son of a coachsmith , I had one made from quarter inch round steel and guided by a steel crook fitted into a wooden handle . |
| 6 | ‘ He will be called by his surname at his public school , ’ said Lewis , who though poor had grand ideas , as befitted the future owner of Wyvis Hall and its acres . |
| 7 | For though it stands so isolated today from human kind , St Mary 's church was a mother-church for a wide area round about , as befitted the spiritual centre of a royal estate ; and we do not know how far back a building stood on this site . |
| 8 | Helmut Kragan sat on his right , his seat away from the table , as befitted the recorder of minutes who was n't a council member . |
| 9 | Hilary Frome 's bedroom — ample , handsomely decorated , as befitted the solidly middle-class status of the family residence — was as studiously bland as the face Hilary kept for public occasions . |
| 10 | At least it was well cut , as befitted the Harvey Nichols label inside it , and the muted fuchsia shade flattered her pale skin ; she would wear her softly quilted black waterproof jacket over it as a concession to the cooler northern nights . |
| 11 | The Markt was bathed in spring sunshine , and everywhere looked so clean and pristine as befitted the fine morning . |
| 12 | The town hall at Bruges , built 1377 , is one of high quality , as befitted the town 's importance as centre for the Hanseatic League . |
| 13 | The tables would be clothed with white cloths and fine cutlery , as befitted the prime dishes which would be prepared in the central kitchen . |
| 14 | Skvorecky left his country to teach in North America — as did the Dubcekite Klima — and has improved the shining hours of a Canadian exile . |
| 15 | As did the author of the book , who is a painter and who was then at the Slade , she discovered , he tells us , that ‘ the people with the beautiful faces were also , mysteriously , the ones it was most fun to be with ’ . |
| 16 | Papal encyclicals came to be consulted by this route , as did the current treatises of Ius Publicun on church — state relations . |
| 17 | As did the House Manager who roamed throughout performances in the foyer or the staircases , the bars of Stalls , Dress Circle and Upper Circle , keeping an eye on programme girls ( most of them certainly mature ) who , in their black dresses and little aprons , ushered , sold programmes and in the intervals brought trays of tea and biscuits ( coffee in the evenings ) , while in the orchestra pit the band ( tuxedoed , although who knew whether their trousers matched ) played pleasing music . |
| 18 | It went well , as did the second and the third lessons . |
| 19 | The first lines gripped him ; as did the next verse ; and then the whole poem . |
| 20 | In the meantime we may note that , right or wrong , balanced or not , Leonard spoke from the heart — as did the prophets of old ; the sell-out qualities of the book demonstrated the need , as well as his astuteness in compiling his selection . |
| 21 | Instead , Fokine based his design ( as did the composer Stravinsky and the artist Korovin ( later Goncharova ) ) on the folk tales , customs , traditional dances and music of Russia without in any way conforming to the generally accepted rules of classical technique . |
| 22 | The pockets became smaller and further apart , as did the protection . |
| 23 | The East and West African cables for example had to cross Portuguese territory , as did the South America cable which used the island of Madeira as a way-station . |
| 24 | While on the whole we feel knowledge of the field-worker 's religion was not detrimental to the research , we believe it also had positive effects , in that it immediately forced respondents to confront their attitudes towards Catholics , as did the field-worker 's gender in relation to sex roles in the force , placing both issues high on the research agenda . |
| 25 | In the following year the Poles of 300 and 301 Squadrons bombed Berlin , as did the Russians , but it was not until 1942 that the first of the four-engined ‘ heavies ’ made the long flight to this target . |
| 26 | Clearly the whereabouts of those bottles , and the number of them , had been one of the P'daytabird 's little secrets , for Warnie writes , ‘ Nothing brought home to me the finality of the old life as did the carrying out of those bottles and putting them into [ the ] car — to see the mysteries of that jealously guarded secret room emerge as plain matter of fact bottles , and the cellar stand revealed as an ordinary empty cupboard was an unpleasant feeling . ’ |
| 27 | Trees like Greenhill Oak and Charnham Oak became landmarks , as did the triangle of grass in front of the Manor . |
| 28 | Her face was still something of the colour of a ripe apple , and her silvery hair shone with cleanliness as did the pink scalp beneath it . |
| 29 | Apart from Ghofar cutting his side , all the horses returned safely , as did the jockeys in an election year which will be remembered by all parties concerned . |
| 30 | But the Dillons newsagents , benefiting from improved distribution , achieved strong profits growth , as did the ‘ C ’ stores convenience chain , where T&S is directing the bulk of its investment funds . |