Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv] [adv] as [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can only go so far as union negotiators . |
| 2 | A groove 7 isolates the laser section from the FET section of the vapor and need only extend as far as layer 5 . |
| 3 | We have just been advised that the study of the proposed L.R.T. system has now been completed , and that this has resulted in a proposal that the L.R.T. lines will only extend as far as Dundonald . |
| 4 | However , impediments to women 's lives will not disappear as quickly as Mrs Thatcher did . |
| 5 | Martin uses balloon fabric , as it does not crease as easily as spinnaker ripstop . |
| 6 | However , a simplistic model based exclusively on smoking habits fails to explain the higher incidence in women , since women do not smoke as heavily as men . |
| 7 | It does not grow as fast as N. indicum , but the slender stalks produce more aerial leaves than the larger species . |
| 8 | Because the cake is covered in buttercream it will not keep so long as cakes made with fondant , so eat it fairly soon after it is made . |
| 9 | Matey might not work so hard as McAllister did , or perform such menial tasks , like scrubbing the kitchen floor and whitening the front doorstep — which was next on McAllister 's list of duties — but she did her share and was never idle , even in her spare time — hence her membership of the ladies ' sewing circle and her encouragement of her housemaid , McAllister , to accompany her to it . |
| 10 | A penalty is that the translated binaries do not run as fast as programs compiled from source for Alpha — DEC says performance degradation is around 50% — but translation can save customers from rewriting old applications . |
| 11 | It would have been a distressing upheaval indeed — I think Elizabeth found ‘ Braemar ’ so depressing that she did not enter as deeply as I into Ivy 's sufferings ; she could not help hoping that a change might be for the better . |
| 12 | The majority of the National Executive did not go as far as Marchbanks but warned several of the leading participants in the Petition campaign that disciplinary action would be taken against them ( as against Cripps ) if they continued in their support for it . |
| 13 | I recognise that this may not go as far as librarians would wish . |
| 14 | Most recent historians would agree that the Hammonds were much too reluctant to accept that there was even serious talk of revolution , although the majority do not go so far as Thompson in their assessment of the seriousness of the threat . |
| 15 | Systems will simply not change as easily as Shapland and Hobbs seem to hope ; for police society is extremely conservative and masculine in outlook , and has long reflected the low esteem women are given in wider society , as I will describe in more detail in Chapter 4 . |
| 16 | The relatively frequent mis-matches between speakers ' " Patois " and the presumed model ( JC ) indicate that for those speakers , " Patois " does not come as naturally as LE . |
| 17 | Bream are a very impressive fish and though they might not fight as bravely as tench , carp or barbel , they do look big . |
| 18 | A small chorus has applauded such a shift in resources , arguing that prohibition of drugs will always fail so long as Americans remain so determined to get hold of them . |
| 19 | Fortunately the coughing did n't really matter so far as Tinkerbell was concerned … the light is supposed to flash erratically … but the noise was rather off-putting . |
| 20 | Their commitment , however , does not really extend as far as promotion of Equal Opportunities ; men-only nights greatly outnumber women-only nights in most venues ; most lack disabled access ; there is no policy of supporting anti-racist initiatives in either employment practices or customer relations . |
| 21 | You do n't go as far as Church Hill ! |
| 22 | Well you do n't go as far as Church Hill then . |
| 23 | ‘ The Atlantic does n't go as far as Tennessee , ’ she said . |
| 24 | The bill would be around £75 but , as Mary had said , the van would n't get as far as Calais in its present state . |
| 25 | Erm you did n't actually get as far as ANNA I do n't think did you ? |