Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] as [pron] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His insecurity will persist so long as he bottles up change , no matter how well his ruling party behaves . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 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 | He can continue to shoot so long as he keeps hitting , up to a maximum of 6 shots per turn . |
| 5 | She is expected to be seen only briefly as she steps from her wedding car — a four wheel drive Range Rover — into the church . |
| 6 | The evolution of oxygen in this process occurs as rapidly as it does in photosynthesis . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ No man practises so well as he writes . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | We wo n't get the coach parties if the show ends as late as it does now . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It takes as long as it does for a dog to douse a tree trunk . |
| 15 | 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 ? |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Without the work of these dedicated men and women the Church could not progress as rapidly as it does . |
| 18 | It 's the same reason why bullfighters go into the bullring and Nigel Mansell drives as fast as he does . |
| 19 | If Richard Herrnstein ( ’ IQ encounters with the press ’ , 28 April , p 230 ) has been treated as shabbily as he says by American newspapers , that is unforgivable . |
| 20 | He gets it checked as frequently as he checks the bottom line . |
| 21 | He might feel that any heir , even one who disinherits him , is worth having so long as it keeps the name going . ’ |
| 22 | Whether it should happen as often as it does is open to doubt . |
| 23 | So do n't write off the ‘ old country ’ yet Amanda it is n't doing as badly as it thinks . |
| 24 | And Beuno said nothing , but he looked at him as mildly as he looks at the trout that he catches in the stream , and the doctor said , ‘ Until tomorrow ’ , and he left , and Beuno watched him go as mildly as he watches the sheep when he frees them from where they are caught in the hedge . |
| 25 | I really think that 's what has made the business stay , and go as far as it has . |
| 26 | She has such a thirst after knowledge that the more she knows , I verily think the humbler she is , and I can not help letting go as fast as she pulls as my son used to do to his kite . |
| 27 | At the moment Ian is playing as well as he has ever played in my time at Carrow Road . ’ |
| 28 | He still leans forward slightly as he walks , as if he is just about to shake hands with an old friend , and he still has a slight benevolent smile about his lips . |
| 29 | After it is painted onto the wood it sets very quickly as it cools and the joint is soon firm . |
| 30 | He leafs through the file of correspondence in his In-tray , the two vertical lines in his brow above the nose drawing closer together as he concentrates on names , figures , dates . |