Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun] as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The reading of it has been a good preparation for Lent as far as I am concerned : for it shows me ( through the heroine ) the special sin of abuse of intellect to which all my profession are liable , more clearly than I ever saw before . |
| 2 | Gold was certainly used as a decorative inlay for bronzes as early as Shang times , but precious metals only began to be highly valued in China comparatively late and then as an outcome of influence from inner Asia and the west . |
| 3 | Fergus , who had stormed castles and laid siege to fortresses and who knew the arts of infiltration as well as he knew the Twelve Books of Honour , found himself summoning every shred and every tag-end of legend and myth and lore ever whispered or recounted or imagined about the Prison . |
| 4 | But the single patient with x and not y does make a great deal of difference as far as the theoretical use of the concept is concerned . |
| 5 | Secondly , what would happen to the profitability of Britain 's least successful credit operators if it reacted to the credit demand signals of customers as rapidly as it responds to their credit risk signals ? |
| 6 | He warned that if Slovenia went ahead with secession , EC support would be withdrawn — leading to the total economic collapse of Yugoslavia as early as September . |
| 7 | The Swann Committee had also noted ‘ the views expressed very clearly to us at our various meetings with parents from the whole range of ethnic minority groups that they want and indeed expect the education system to give their children above all a good command of English as rapidly as possible ’ . |
| 8 | Watching it takes you into the mind of Ramanujan as surely as a long look into his eyes . |
| 9 | So we get Joseph Wright of Derby as early as 1780 painting Arkwright 's cotton mill by night — tiers of tiny yellow lights in the immemorial country darkness of the Derwent valley , the isolated forerunner of those tremendous galaxies of light that one now sees from the Pennine Moors after sundown . |
| 10 | We ca n't make any more hours in the day , but careful planning can allow us to use this time-saving piece of equipment as efficiently as possible . |
| 11 | ‘ We all know about criminal cases and traffic offences , but there are many aspects of the work of the Magistrates Court which do not see the light of day as far as the general public are concerned , for example juvenile and matrimonial cases . |
| 12 | It seemed essential to minimise the proliferation of paper as far as possible and to centralise the recording of achievement in such a way that updating over a number of years would be possible . |
| 13 | Jack felt the need to treat these outbursts by Warnie with firmness as well as with gentleness , not least because his brother was giving voice to feelings which he shared quite passionately himself . |
| 14 | One of the advantages of tacking onto port as soon as possible after the start is that you do n't have to worry about clear air |
| 15 | Pulled between a trusting wife and a beautiful young lover , David Parkin had decided to delay an unpleasant confrontation with Nicola as long as possible . |
| 16 | However , to get some idea of the true impact , it is essential to put a comprehensive monitoring programme in place as soon as possible . |
| 17 | Journalist of the Year is Maggie O'Kane of The Guardian for her reporting from Bosnia as well as for dispatches from Dublin . |
| 18 | Although Betsy and her two younger sisters were reared in one of the better-off families of Saltcoats , she had a love of the sea and ships and from the age of 15 had gone on trips on Clytus as often as her parents allowed . |
| 19 | As part of the whole , they are expected to enable all who are present to make their offering to God as fully and as well as they can , in addition to making their own contribution for him . |
| 20 | The ancient Egyptians had no compunction in substituting glass or faience for natural stones , the Byzantines explored the possibilities of enamel and the Chinese began to produce pearls by culture as early as the thirteenth century , a process which in the hands of the Japanese first brought fine pearls to the new mass market . |
| 21 | Erm , I was just saying this before you came in Hannah that er er they 'll probably be quite different groups from the beginning of February and certainly will be er a change of tutor as far as you 're concerned cos I wo n't be involved in the . |
| 22 | The main thing to aim for is simply a change of doctor as soon as possible . |
| 23 | The individual must try to act to reduce their level of stress as soon as possible . |
| 24 | There was not much of this kind of nonsense as far as I could tell by eavesdropping around the room , but there were cries of anguish when the prices of some of the wines were announced . |
| 25 | About how I was some kind of prophet as far as he was concerned and he was desperate to have me Confirmed . |
| 26 | The aim of every cross country rider is to negotiate a variety of obstacles as quickly and safely as possible . |
| 27 | Those applicants wishing to make use of this agreement , details of which should be available from their current institutions , should contact the appropriate Faculty at the University of Edinburgh as early as possible . |
| 28 | In fact they lick up the nectar by flicking their tongues rapidly into the flower , in the case of hummingbirds as swiftly as thirteen times a second . |
| 29 | At the same time the adrenalin surge is itself a strong feeling and any strong feeling can be a trigger factor in stimulating the urge to use other mood-altering substances or processes — It is therefore advisable for people in recovery from any form of addictive disease that they should avoid gambling and other forms of risk-taking as far as possible . |
| 30 | Throughout everything , the divisions of class act as trenches as surely as those dug by the soldiers . |