Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [noun prp] as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is a narrow road from the coast along the north side of Loch Morar as far as the little settlement of Bracorina and , from here , an easy climb to the crest of the ridge behind reveals a superlative view of Loch Nevis and Loch Morar , which are now little more than a mile apart . |
| 2 | Wolfe and his opponent Montcalm were mortally wounded in the small-scale encounter of a few thousand men which affected the history of North America as decisively as Plassey affected the history of India . |
| 3 | In the Appalachian region there were repeated uplifts giving rise to coarse detritus in the trough to the west , whilst a vast shallow carbonate-depositing sea extended over the stable interior of North America as far as the Pacific ranges . |
| 4 | Further to my letter of 23rd May and our telephone conversation yesterday it now seems that most of the verges and hedge-bottoms in the Scorton area have been trimmed EXCEPT for the section of Station Lane from opposite Brook Avenue as far as the railway bridge . |
| 5 | Powerful , calloused , sunburnt , they could have twisted the white swan neck of Lady Eleanor as easily as a twig . |
| 6 | Mrs in her statement said that , quote , although my husband and I would like to be able to care for Anna Jane as long as possible , I accept that the last six years have taken their toll on us and the reality is that it 's unlikely that we will be able to provide the same level of care and same level of care and outside carers are required , unquote . |
| 7 | Mr in his statement C thirty three , had said quote , although he wished to care for Anna Jane as long as possible , I have already begun to have problems with my back therefore we intend to introduce the use of carers gradually so that Anna Jane gets used to them . |
| 8 | I have already quoted Mrs in her statement brackets C forty eight , saying although my husband and I would like to be able to care for Anna Jane as long as possible , I accept the last six years have taken their toll on us both and in reality it 's unlikely that we will continue to be able to provide the same level of care and outside is required , unquote . |
| 9 | He turned and went out and hurried along Baker Street as fast as his game leg would allow . |
| 10 | Seizing his opportunity immediately , Mr Chan grabbed at it and Ray Shepherd was soon wrestling with Mr Chan as well as with the wheel . |
| 11 | Throughout my time as Chairman I was anxious to co-operate with Mr Baker as far as possible , for I feared I might be asked to resign . |
| 12 | Birds were seen on the cliffs in East Sussex as early as 1950 , but despite a considerable increase in numbers , breeding was not proved until 1976 . |
| 13 | She must get away from Nathan Bryce as fast as she could . |
| 14 | She snapped the locks on the case , lifting it from the table , wanting only to get away from Luke Calder as fast as she could . |
| 15 | Mother Francis had been putting off her visit to Mother Clare as long as possible . |
| 16 | Australian and New Zealand players are set to make short trips to South Africa as early as next year when the Super Six series is expanded and called the Super Ten . |
| 17 | At the recent meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council attention was drawn to the overgrown state of the footway on Station Lane Scorton on the section from the entrance to Brook Avenue as far as the railway bridge . |
| 18 | I stated my views to Lord Stanley as fully as I could , but I fear that the Exchequer is not in a condition to enable him to second my views , 1 think you will do me the credit to say that if any man can organize an Expedition for interior research I can , and that there are few if any here more qualified from experience for such a task . |
| 19 | Please collect counterfoils and money from your class members and send to Joan Daniels as soon as possible . |
| 20 | An unendowed school is recorded at Low Catton as early as 1734 . |
| 21 | Comparatively little time is spent sea-watching in the early months of the year in Sussex , but substantial easterly movements have been noted off Beachy Head as early as 31 January . |
| 22 | However , Mrs Knelle seemed to be driving from house to house to exchange news , and I thought the old Ireland persisted around Lough Corrib as well as might be expected , or better . |
| 23 | Whatever Jack Higgins 's inspiration for The Eagle Has Landed , the existence of the story by Graham Greene as early as 1942 is curious , to say the least . |
| 24 | The old man said they were love songs he had written when young , but they seemed to be by Robert Burns as far as Nigel could remember . |
| 25 | He said unions had to be ready to ‘ pressurise ’ any incoming administration headed by Mr Kinnock as hard as they would a Conservative Government . |
| 26 | The presence of an independent standing group to advise the Home Secretary was no novelty since an Advisory Council on the Treatment of Offenders had been set up by Herbert Morrison as early as 1944 as part of the plans for post-war re-construction . |