Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] as [pers pn] [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He has enough sauce for a king 's fool , but impudence I can stomach so long as I do n't have to ride something that big on my own . ’
2 Journalists do not mind being reminded so long as they do not think you are pressing them to write something they can not be sure will be published .
3 You should know as well as I do the public can be a very difficult master ! ’
4 ‘ But somebody who cares as much as you do , you 'd want to know . ’
5 It does not really matter so long as we accept both points of view .
6 But they also dislike those who were born into the same station in life , or further down , and who have n't risen as far as they have .
7 It would be hard to justify living as well as you do while paying only a pittance for the privilege . ’
8 " I am not sure I could do as well as you say in politics .
9 Our hospitals are so short of cash thanks to the shortsightedness of the Government that it 's a wonder hospitals function as well as they do .
10 ‘ If you want to leave , go right ahead , walk as far as you like .
11 TWO-TIMING men with neatly trimmed pencil moustaches who like to drink as hard as they work are unwittingly modelling themselves upon a style that is at least 4,500 years old , archaeologists have discovered .
12 They , you , are our inspiration , the reason we 've come as far and done as well as we have , the energy that drives us forward into the future .
13 But nothing was done as far as we know .
14 We played as well as we 've played all season last weekend and a match like this is the best way to end our league season , ’ said coach Tommy Dowens .
15 Macca played as well as I 've seen in the first twenty minutes .
16 Still in their independent reveries they walk closely together as they near the end of the park .
17 Now when the film 's over I 've got one or two more questions to ask you so I want you to watch very carefully and listen very carefully as we go through the film .
18 This seems quite difficult at first , but you should soon be able to weave more quickly as you find out when you move your hand to release the yarn ready to lay it over for the next row .
19 You can usually carry on with a sport you enjoy so long as you feel comfortable .
20 We shall not only survive but continue to grow so long as we give value for money , retain our record of innovation and flexibility , keep the confidence and goodwill of our clients and ensure that we have the best possible range of materials , methods and people in the industry .
21 Even in the very early days of the company , we were aware of the importance of recruitment selection and training and we would not have been able to grow as successfully as we have without it ’ , says
22 Wigner has to take his friend 's claim to experience as seriously as we take Wigner 's .
23 If Lindsay had notes — well tough — it 's because he does n't believe as readily as I do what people say to me .
24 Okay well we 're waiting as far as I know for the money to come
25 If my readers still doubt this let them consider the situation as we find it among societies which have not advanced as far as we have , for instance , among the aborigines of Central Australia .
26 With Mark Hughes stepping into the centre-back role , Tranmere defended as well as they have all season , restricting Leicester to a smattering of half chances .
27 They tend to subside as quickly as they arise .
28 When I yell , take the first available right again , drop me off quick and then keep right on going as fast as you like .
29 but , er , I do n't think they 've got as far as yours have
30 That is why so many ‘ start up ’ schemes finish as early as they do .
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