Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [verb] as [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opposition from Scottish Liberal Democrat council members was heavily defeated yesterday when the region 's policy and resources committee agreed that the proposed scheme was vital to the economy of Fife and the north of Scotland and should proceed as quickly as possible . |
| 2 | The bed is old wood and would burn as quickly as stubble in the driest summer . ’ |
| 3 | Myths are eternal and will last as long as there are human beings . |
| 4 | It is very tall and can sit as still as a statue . |
| 5 | An average polar bear stands almost four feet tall at the shoulder , weighs 1,500 lbs and can run as fast as 25 miles an hour . |
| 6 | Creating a game from a film costs hundreds of thousands of pounds and can take as long as making the movie . |
| 7 | Settlement can be a drawn out affair and can take as long as six months or more from the time your debt became overdue . |
| 8 | We shall not attempt a detailed account of linguistic categories in this book , but will use as far as possible those which are well enough known not to need explanation in terms of some linguistic theory . |