Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pron] as [adv] as " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ It was a family company and I could n't see any future for me as far as equity was concerned , ’ Goodwin says . |
| 2 | As he felt his own orgasm beginning to pulsate be felt her legs gripping him and drove his penis into her as hard as he could , bursting inside her like a dam . |
| 3 | She had spent Christmas with her sister 's family and her own two children in Toowoomba , but was back on deck today as if the festive season did n't exist , and this waiting for Faye 's baby was taking its toll on her as well as on everyone else . |
| 4 | But when the great general of the Civil War , Oliver Cromwell , lost his temper with the Rump Parliament for trying to monopolize power , and made himself supreme instead , he regretted this war between Protestant countries and set out to make peace between them as soon as possible . |
| 5 | New life , green as the holly leaf , was at work inside him as surely as it stirred inside his wife . |
| 6 | It was long since Adam had thought of him so , and he gathered the warmth of their recollection to him as gratefully as if he had salved one bleached and solitary bone of the beloved right hand out of the Severn , and laid it back in holy ground . |
| 7 | Ataturk was able to control the mullahs and to find a place for them as well as for merchants and intellectuals in the new Turkey . |
| 8 | Others , and particularly the teachers , may seem too busy with their classes for the head to ask them to share this part of the school work-load , there is a shortage of clerical support , the heads want to be seen as in charge of everything as far as possible , and so on . |
| 9 | She suffered one paroxysm of doubt , the first and the last , and a matter of shame to her as often as she remembered it after , when the hour of noon came and passed , and no one sent for her to go into the town and fetch her father to the audience ; and when she ventured to enquire , she was told that one of his Grace 's clerks had already gone to summon Master Parry , and she need not concern herself in the matter . |
| 10 | That put the tin lid on it as far as Patrick Kelly was concerned . |
| 11 | If you have a strong proposition to put to the consumer , it certainly makes sense to draw attention to it as strongly as possible , and the headline might be the right place to do it . |
| 12 | Think about the shape of the flowers that you are pressing and try to place the blotting paper on top of them as carefully as possible to ensure that they will lie flat under the weights , because once they are permanently pressed you can not start again . |
| 13 | You see , it 's not just speaking in other tongues , there is gon na become the evidence of it as well as we grow in him . |
| 14 | It was clear that the events of 17 May 1968 had left their mark on him as indelibly as they had on Willy Morpurgo . |
| 15 | At present , the Bartók Quartet have the field to themselves as far as sets of the complete string works are concerned , so these 1974 recordings can be confidently recommended . |
| 16 | I had the feeling that Signe had n't dismissed Harvey 's words of caution about me as completely as she professed and I carefully refrained from asking about the parcel . |
| 17 | He shut the door behind him as quietly as possible . |
| 18 | And , of course , I 'm in love with her as far as I 'm capable of loving anyone . |
| 19 | ‘ He was n't hurt and that 's the end of it as far as he 's concerned . ’ |
| 20 | Why could not Wales have taken care of him as efficiently as Ireland had of Roger ? |
| 21 | If any of you are teaching groups who could be included in the sponsored system , please get in touch with me as soon as possible . |
| 22 | There had been so much else to do : such as leaving a brief note for Julie , and also contacting her office to explain the problem and that she 'd be in touch with them as soon as possible . |
| 23 | I resolved to explain the situation to them as briefly as possible , make a plea for money and then very rapidly leave . |
| 24 | and they said oh we 'll get the list to you , the full list to you as soon as possible I mean |
| 25 | she decided to put an end to it as gently as possible . |
| 26 | Moving to the fireplace , he touched the bell , and , when Rosa appeared , ordered briskly , ‘ Please bring Signorina Weston a coat , and pack an overnight bag for her as quickly as you can . ’ |
| 27 | • Several tasks are required to be performed simultaneously and the subject is required to distribute his time between them as efficiently as possible . |
| 28 | She could see a decision path dividing in front of her as plainly as if it was real . |
| 29 | Then , in your own words answer the question at the top of the sheet in front of you as honestly as you can . |
| 30 | ‘ He owns everything in front of us as far as the eye can see . ’ |