Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] as it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Jordan v. Burgoyne Lord Parker C.J. made the point that the expressions ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ are all ‘ very strong words , ’ and Lord Reid in Brutus v. Cozens repeated the warning against too expansive a reading of the section , observing that ‘ vigorous and it may be distasteful or unmannerly speech or behaviour is permitted so long as it does not go beyond any of these limits . ’ |
| 2 | His was a hectic life , becoming more so as it went on . |
| 3 | However , as Ketamine lacks the euphoric and social properties that led o the widespread use of MDMA , the drug is likely to disappear as suddenly as it seems to have emerged . |
| 4 | It had been forgotten as quickly as it had begun . |
| 5 | The expression of good-humoured contempt had vanished as quickly as it had appeared , and suddenly Rostov realised that he had missed an opportunity to relax the tension which existed between them . |
| 6 | Robbie 's colour fled as rapidly as it had appeared , leaving her face ashen with anger . |
| 7 | His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun . |
| 8 | I was buried alive , the pummelling stopped as suddenly as it had started , I heaved myself up and the earth and muck fell off me . |
| 9 | This makes the hollow stem go rubbery for a few seconds , but then it just stiffens up straight as it cools . |
| 10 | The evolution of oxygen in this process occurs as rapidly as it does in photosynthesis . |
| 11 | And then in the air it stiffens very slightly as it cools down , but I think on a nice warm day like this is might be . |
| 12 | It is likely that a structure which was appropriate to an organisation at a particular stage in its development will become less so as it matures . |
| 13 | First the spiral opens out as it does in a shell , but then closes up again as it approaches the other pole of the cell . |
| 14 | We wo n't get the coach parties if the show ends as late as it does now . ’ |
| 15 | It does not necessarily work as quickly as it did in Sylvia 's case — but it always succeeds , provided the patient does his or her homework regularly and conscientiously . |
| 16 | Although I am sure that the Publishers Association is sincere in wishing to manage the book club rules as tightly as it manages the Net Book Agreement , we are all aware of the increasing confidence of the book clubs , who are bound to accelerate their invasion into the territory that booksellers have regarded as theirs . |
| 17 | He hung on desperately as it staggered two-legged across the road and then , screaming , turned and galloped into the woods . |
| 18 | British law in this area is roughly based on the liberal precept that immorality may only be tolerated so long as it remains a wholly private matter . |
| 19 | Yet this very claim for monarchy implies a limitation : the irrational and reverential institution is to be tolerated so long as it serves its function . |
| 20 | I usually follow fashion very slowly and creep in just as it starts to look dated , but then I think that 's the way I should do it . |
| 21 | It takes as long as it does for a dog to douse a tree trunk . |
| 22 | He said that was last Friday , oh I said I was filling my timesheet in and my expense sheet , not that long , I said well it takes as long as it takes do n't it ? |
| 23 | We did n't expect it to last as long as it has , and were hoping for some relief by the end of the year . |
| 24 | Shamlou 's smile vanished as fast as it had come . |
| 25 | Hari 's wash of hurt pride and anger vanished as suddenly as it had come , though she realized that Craig 's words were no more than flattery . |
| 26 | Without the work of these dedicated men and women the Church could not progress as rapidly as it does . |
| 27 | But to be told that he could not make it was to be told that this gift could disappear as unpredictably as it had arrived . |
| 28 | Otherwise , what we 've built here could disappear as quickly as it came . ’ |
| 29 | The father was on for the whole of the second act of The Hooded Owl , and never had that part of the play passed as slowly as it did that evening . |
| 30 | He might feel that any heir , even one who disinherits him , is worth having so long as it keeps the name going . ’ |