Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [vb pp] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The keys to the Cathedral were widely distributed as far as I can make out . ’ |
| 2 | The difficult and often contradictory principles of this age-long argument were memorably expressed as early as Plato 's version of the Apology of Socrates and , with a different bearing , in his Republic . |
| 3 | In 1972–3 full-time courses in the polytechnics began to offer computing studies as part of the normal curriculum and attempts were also made as early as 1969 to include a European language ; while the latter proved to be an irrelevance , the former has certainly not . |
| 4 | The Lebanese press had obligingly produced a comic version of McFarlane ; but the film versions of both Reagan and North were also set as early as November 1986 , and did not much change thereafter . |
| 5 | Children could leave school entirely at thirteen on possession of the ‘ labour certificate ’ , which required either a minimum attendance record or the passing of Standard VII , although it seems that the certificate was rarely if ever refused and 10 per cent of 10–15-year-old girls were fully employed as late as 1911 . |
| 6 | After ‘ most diligent discussion ’ convocation concluded that the process against the Despensers was erroneous , sinful ( sic ! ) and revocable ; on the king 's orders these conclusions were solemnly published as quickly as possible in each church in the land , together with an indulgence of forty days for those praying for the health of the king and the peace of the realm . |
| 7 | Potential inferences which were disconfirmed by a later statement were invariably rejected , and inferences which were neither confirmed nor disconfirmed were falsely identified as often as they had been in the neutral condition . |
| 8 | Although AMARC was formally established as recently as 1988 , it has gained a worldwide reputation for its community radio conferences , which have been taking place since 1983 . |
| 9 | This was clearly expressed as late as 1913 by the Reverend Edward Lyttleton , headmaster of Eton : |
| 10 | The ceremony of innocence was well drowned as far as they were concerned . |
| 11 | Although this pattern was well established as early as the sixteenth century , the expansion of the market economy during British rule was unprecedented . |
| 12 | In Burgundy , there is evidence that suggests the vine was well established as early as pre-Christian times , and that wines with a reputation for excellence were soon being produced . |
| 13 | Mrs Brooks ' dog was almost run over recently as she was putting her into the car . |