Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] as [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some may be characterised as predominantly transaction orientated : that is , obtain the brief from the client and work as hard and fast as possible to fill that particular job , that being both the goal and the result . |
| 2 | A lesser young man would almost certainly have been laughed at and called a big-head , but Michael had already shown us that , in spite of the clowning off set at work , he was a ‘ pro ’ , disciplined as well as talented , and quick as well as anxious to learn . ’ |
| 3 | Obviously , it would be shortsighted as well as unfair to suggest that action taking place entirely within the school system is powerful enough to eradicate undesirable gender-based stereotypes . |
| 4 | This inevitable tension which goes to the heart of the matter and which can be fruitful as well as sterile has been paradoxically heightened by the government 's capping of the advanced further education pool . |
| 5 | For each person is unique and it is useless as well as mistaken to try to be someone else . |
| 6 | I 've always wanted to get as stoned as quickly as possible to enjoy the evening at the end of a working day . |
| 7 | I can see that I 'm going to have to expel as many of you as possible as soon as possible to save myself from going round the bend . ’ |