Example sentences of "[prep] a [noun] as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The English had removed the head of a king as early as 1649 , and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 could be interpreted as an example of Rousseau 's ‘ general will ’ of the people triumphing over the Divine Right of Kings . |
| 2 | Kicking sand in the face of established practice , Jon Edgson is something of a rebel as far as interior design is concerned . |
| 3 | There is mention of a miller as late as 1937 , and evidence that the mill was in use for several years after that date . |
| 4 | Executive controller for M & S Morrison Cherrie said ‘ Julie jumps at the drop of a hat as far as a job is concerned . |
| 5 | It is important to trace the history of a site as far as possible , and identify its present and previous uses . |
| 6 | Anyway , they have not really the transport for a journey as far as this and in any case , they could not spare the time from work . ’ |
| 7 | Bob Platt and I pressed for a bowler as fiercely as we could , but to no avail . |
| 8 | The potential divergence between individual goals and organisational goals exists for a union as well as for a company . |
| 9 | If you are acting for a mortgagee as well as for a buyer or borrower , then you prepare the mortgage deed at the same time as the transfer deed . |
| 10 | The document presupposes a direct connection between the fully mounted warrior and the fief , which is unusually specific for a period as early as this ; it is therefore indicative of well-developed feudal institutions , at least in part of the area under Angevin control . |
| 11 | ‘ It is now too late to make fresh representations ’ but ‘ officers will be considering the need for a review as early as possible given the continuously changing circumstances and national planning context ’ . |
| 12 | ( h ) Special arrangements for a mortgagee company This is a reminder when you are acting for a mortgagor as well as for the buyer-borrower . |
| 13 | She asks for a lift as far as Stamford Hill . |
| 14 | RPD has important attributes for the company as a whole as well as for the project team . |
| 15 | RPD has important attributes for the company as a whole as well as for the project team . |
| 16 | However there is little activity in this line in Aberdeen particularly and Scotland as a whole as far as I know . |
| 17 | In Chapter 2 , I argued that it is very important to test the system as a whole as early as possible rather than to develop components in isolation . |
| 18 | I saw myself as a write-off as far as boyfriends were concerned . |
| 19 | On 5 April , two years after the Tiananmen Incident , the People 's Daily carried an editorial emphasising this message , partly as a warning as well as for information . |
| 20 | I was sure the triptych mirror was one of her own treasures and I opened it carefully to see myself as I brushed my hair and applied a quick dab of lipstick , the red paint which marked me as a Westerner as surely as my blue eyes and blondish hair . |
| 21 | If so , it was good to give him experience as a bishop as soon as possible . |
| 22 | ‘ In my own terms , I would describe myself as a fanatic as far as bonsai goes . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ In my own terms , I would describe myself as a fanatic as far as bonsai goes ’ Cregagh Bonsai owner Stephen Whiteside surrounds himself with the love of his life . |
| 24 | Having been up a ladder , only I could see how easy it is , you could fall off a ladder as simply as anything . |
| 25 | The star of the show , of course , was Ebenezer Scrooge , the greedy , grasping grouch with a heart as hard as left-over Christmas pud . |
| 26 | With a head as hard as hers , she would have failed to register any number of missiles lobbed her way , such as the Scarman Report which followed the Brixton riots of 1981 . |
| 27 | Similarly , any woman who felt she had a potential claim as a result of a silicone breast implant was urged to consult with a solicitor as soon as possible . |
| 28 | Bénezet slipped into a carrel as near as he could approach unnoticed , and made himself invisible in the shadows . |
| 29 | The pond in which the tadpole develops is only temporary , so it must complete its metamorphosis into a toad as quickly as possible . |
| 30 | If clients are able to pay the bill they can get advice from a solicitor as often as they desire and on whatever topic they choose . |