Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt Adam 's ribs swell suddenly as he took in a huge breath ; he thrust her away from him , seized hold of the roof slab as if to pull it down on top of them ; and screamed . |
| 2 | But unfortunately this did not last for long as we came to a narrow , shallow strip of the river . |
| 3 | It 's the same with interest rates ; as long as they stay within a relatively narrow band , we can plan ahead . |
| 4 | Modern society , it may be argued , is not like a set of neatly intermeshing and well-oiled cogs , but rather a game in which groups of players have considerable discretion so long as they keep within a set of rules which are often themselves rather loosely defined or at least open to negotiation and change . |
| 5 | It takes as long as it does for a dog to douse a tree trunk . |
| 6 | ‘ Heightened expectation on the part of supporters is understandable and tolerable so long as it comes with a sense of realism . |
| 7 | And whether they 're coming or not , that city is going to hold out to starvation point and beyond , so long as it believes in a rescue . ’ |
| 8 | An air-powered sponge filter or small , internal power filter will be adequate , o long as you stick to a proper maintenance regime and are not tempted to overstock . |
| 9 | Caroline had no choice but to trot alongside as he strode towards an arched doorway . |
| 10 | At our local market I stocked up on walnuts , satsumas and last-minute presents of leather goods , then on Christmas Day the sun blazed down as we tucked into a roast chicken and raised glasses of cheap local champagne . |
| 11 | She made out Barbara Coleman 's white hair , low down as she sat in an armchair . |
| 12 | We were in Hartlepool in the March of 1890 when Mr Frobisher , our then actor-manager , told us all as we assembled for a Monday morning rehearsal that he had secured the services of a great singer . |
| 13 | Sweet , cool morning air swept in as he settled in a chair by the balcony to watch a new day begin on the Paris street below . |
| 14 | So as we came to a stop the hatch was opened and this young fellow put one foot on the throttle quadrant , another on my shoulder and the next one on the top of my helmet and he was out . |
| 15 | And er I used to go myself quite a lot er when there were well when there were more than one coming up I 've seen me go into , down in the pullman train from here to er , well we had about five changes I think , fat father had it all marked out so as you changed at a certain place . |
| 16 | class as his/her own work , of direct relevance to his/her own life , rather than merely as something imposed from an external authority . |
| 17 | A group of grinning Koreans from Kazakhstan craned their necks skywards as she spun like a top . |
| 18 | At last a lone figure staggered out , singing raucously as he swaggered in a drunken stupor . |
| 19 | The whole effect is so convincing that flies not only visit flower after flower , transporting the stapelia 's pollen , but even complete the activity for which they visit real carrion — laying their eggs on the flower just as they do in a carcass . |
| 20 | Oh it 's going , ooh , it went out actually just as we went over a bump |
| 21 | As lads , ignorant about stalking , two of us hove over a horizon just as someone fired at a stag . |
| 22 | Just as you say to a small child , ‘ Keep on the path , ’ rather than ‘ Do n't go on the road , or Please can you talk more quietly , ’ not ‘ Do n't shout ! ’ so it is necessary to seek out what is good in any situation . |
| 23 | ‘ You see you have to have a situation in schools where in the end teachers — and this gentleman is a visiting teacher — can give reasonable orders to people just as you do in a home . |
| 24 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 25 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 26 | But as soon as we decide on a ‘ rule ’ there seems to be an outstanding exception to contradict it . |
| 27 | this the , what makes me laugh is that people 's intelligence , they walk along a street shopping and as soon as they walk into a restaurant they sit down and start smoking |
| 28 | It is advisable to float them as soon as they arrive in a bucket of water until you are ready to plant them . |
| 29 | She might have guessed that as soon as she tried for a little peace and quiet the whole place would be inundated with callers . |
| 30 | Keep an eye on the local press and as soon as you hear of a church closing , make an approach to the vicar as soon as possible . |