Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [adv] [adv] as the " in BNC.

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1 All that matters as far as the law is concerned is , did you buy the goods from a shop ?
2 Many are quite short , some extend as far as the defences , and two at least apparently form a prominent central crossroads .
3 With some exceptions , the gentry and clergy readily accepted the Restoration in 1660 ; few went as far as the Reverend Dr William Oughtred who , at the age of 86 , ‘ died of excess of joy when he heard of the restoration of the monarchy ’ .
4 That came as early as the 88th second when Fox kicked to the corner and centre Frank Bunce wrestled the ball from Ieuan Evans .
5 That came as early as the 88th second when Fox kicked to the corner and centre Frank Bunce wrestled the ball from Ieuan Evans .
6 Hence the section 186 applies so long as the certificate is authenticated as executed by the company by the use of the common seal , the official seal or signatures of two directors or one director and the secretary ( or , in the case of Scottish companies , under the still wider provisions of section 36B ) .
7 As John Hamilton said , ‘ It was imperative to estimate extremely accurately as the materials and labour had to be quantified in the original bid .
8 These went down well as the fish course for our evening meal at Tobermory and formed a good foundation for the liquid refreshment at the Mishnish Hotel which followed later that evening .
9 ‘ We 'd have been lucky to get as far as the Treshnish Isles , ’ said Ann .
10 The DIY element comes in when you find the sheet of self-adhesive stickers to label the blank keytops with ! It 's cheap , messy and unlikely to last as long as the legends painted on the original rubber ones .
11 I have been confined almost a year by the dislocation of one of the ankle-bones of my leg , so have not been able to get as far as the Society House , but have enclosed the shilling you was so kind as to pay for a letter from Monsieur du Hamel .
12 ‘ Theoretically , yes , but that 's unlikely to happen so long as the company is successful and the shareholders approve of the way it 's run . ’
13 is the traditional cheese of Wales , although it was first made as recently as the 1880s .
14 According to legend , first recorded as early as the 16th century , Fergus defeated the Britons in battle and King Coilus was killed .
15 The 8.16 from Darlington and the returning 10.38 behaved as impeccably as the reception class at a Victorian Sunday school .
16 Scenes from both appear as early as the eighth century BC , and , with constant copying , take a stylized form , even by the late sixth century on Attic black-figured vessels .
17 Do research assistants count as academic persons ( and should they be entitled to publish as freely as the research directors who carry contractual responsibilities for their research activities ) ?
18 They both looked up together as the door opened and Madeleine came hesitantly forward .
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