Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [adv] [adj] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wedging itself against DEC 's DECpresents and Island Graphics Inc 's IslandPresents , which go for $795 and $1,000 respectively — Perspecta says its looking to steal as much as 20% of the market away from its competitors . |
| 2 | We could have had to pay as much as £10,000 . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , of course , ’ Gwen agreed , beginning to look as confused as Hilary felt . |
| 4 | At that time there was speculation that the UK group might have to pay as much as £1.5 billion and launch a £900 million rights issue to pay for Darty . |
| 5 | The famous American film star , W C Fields , has been known to earn as much as £1,000 a day and yet he has said that his greatest thrill in life is the luxury of stretching out at night between freshly laundered sheets . |
| 6 | This informal method was found to become increasingly important as individuals moved into second and subsequent jobs . |
| 7 | Media Computer reckons that combining audio , video and graphics onto a single board will avoid incompatibilities common in personal computers stuffed full of multimedia boards , but in addition one of its customers is building the chip-set into a personal computer motherboard and the company says that it expects to see more this as multimedia standards firm up . |
| 8 | It was estimated to do as much as 270mph on the 535hp Wasp , but on the Shell Qualifying Course managed 286 mph . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't want to say too much as people will think I am only concerned because if the new rules come into force it will mean Shelford ca n't play for us next season . |
| 10 | If you do n't want to spend as much as £400 , remember that cheaper beds do n't last as long as more upmarket models . |
| 11 | The company , which employs 12 people , will continue to trade as normal as administrator Jeff Cawson , from accountants BDO Binder Hamlyn , in Newcastle , attempts to find a buyer for the business . |
| 12 | The fist is that social and political attitudes tend to become more conservative as persons grow older … the second position suggests that attitude change ceases to occur … . |
| 13 | Others have a mixture of feelings which tend to become more optimistic as time goes on , but at the initial discovery , pregnancy may seem like a disaster . |
| 14 | One report suggested off-course bookmakers stood to lose as much as £100,000 . |