Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] as it " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been forgotten as quickly as it had begun . |
| 2 | The rebuilt barn had been laid out just as it was at the time of the fire in January last year . |
| 3 | Oxygen is much less soluble in water than carbon dioxide and in order for fish life to be sustained it must be replenished as fast as it is used up . |
| 4 | The members of the tribunal should not have any other personal interest in the proceedings ( though on an exchange that is of its nature run by practitioners , this requirement may not be treated as strictly as it would in an ordinary law court ) . |
| 5 | British law in this area is roughly based on the liberal precept that immorality may only be tolerated so long as it remains a wholly private matter . |
| 6 | Yet this very claim for monarchy implies a limitation : the irrational and reverential institution is to be tolerated so long as it serves its function . |
| 7 | The client must consent in writing to his money being placed in such an account after a proper opportunity to consider that information ; ( 8 ) If the firm has any ground ( other than the absence of an acknowledgement as described above ) for believing that client money held in a particular bank account outside the UK will not be protected as effectively as it would be if held in a free money bank account in the UK ; ( 9 ) If the firm proposes not to pay interest on client money in accordance with the client money regulations . |
| 8 | Belief in the power of such plants can be traced back to the time of the Druids ; it was certainly part of the belief system of the Celtic peoples , and although it may not be voiced so explicitly as it once was , yet the custom of planting and preserving this special tree is still continued by some people . |
| 9 | Without their dedicated service , the prison would not be run so well as it is . |
| 10 | When light dawned , both sides looked very foolish , and made a treaty that everything should be put back exactly as it had been . ’ |
| 11 | Staffing standards therefore exceed the 4/73 baseline by a fifth and that should be welcomed so far as it is an attempt to provide favourably for a group in need . |
| 12 | These claims should be investigated very closely as it may be possible for a local glazing firm to carry out a satisfactory replacement of the glass or glazing unit without replacing the window frame or door . |
| 13 | You will see flour being milled here just as it was in Captain Cook 's day . |
| 14 | In Jordan v. Burgoyne Lord Parker C.J. made the point that the expressions ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ are all ‘ very strong words , ’ and Lord Reid in Brutus v. Cozens repeated the warning against too expansive a reading of the section , observing that ‘ vigorous and it may be distasteful or unmannerly speech or behaviour is permitted so long as it does not go beyond any of these limits . ’ |
| 15 | The terrified farmboy , Thomas , miserably seasick but comforted by being set to tend sheep , calves and poultry in the depths of the ship , is protected so far as it is possible by the sturdy Jesse , but both are subject to the appalling cruelty of the captain , Daniel Swift . |
| 16 | It was , however , of great importance that it was said as clearly as it was by the Council . |
| 17 | He wrote out all the lyrics phonetically , so when he had to sing an Italian word , it was written down exactly as it should be pronounced . |
| 18 | As well as fighting for more money , her task was to ensure that ‘ every last pound ’ was spent as effectively as it could be . |
| 19 | Unless one school was created as rapidly as it honestly could be , then the corrosive uncertainty would spread , tentative plans would proliferate but never come to fruition . |
| 20 | The light was extinguished as quickly as it had come , and her shoulders curled with disappointment . |