Example sentences of "[pers pn] [is] [verb] as [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If she meant to make us nervous , she 's succeeded as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 2 | She is coming as far as you know ? |
| 3 | ‘ It 's hammering as violently as mine , ’ he whispered shakily . |
| 4 | There is an old saying that whipping a donkey will do no good if it 's running as fast as it can . |
| 5 | The new paradigm must pass critical tests to survive , but it is born as spontaneously as the metaphors of a poet : |
| 6 | ‘ About 2,500 people receive disability working allowance and I am anxious that it is increased as quickly as possible ’ , he said , and admitted that claimants may have confused DWA with disability living allowance and claimed the wrong one . |
| 7 | I do n't think it is going as fast as it can . |
| 8 | On the first edition of the 1-inch map ( 1834 ) it is shown as boldly as the lanes linking the villages of Canons Ashby and Moreton Pinkney , and similarly on the map of 1887 . |
| 9 | If it is to function as well as it possibly can , the body has several basic needs — nutrition , exercise , relaxation , sleep and so on — but , because of the hectic pace of twentieth century life , not enough attention is paid to ensuring that these needs are met . |
| 10 | If , say , he borrows £5,000 three times , repaying it each time , he is treated as severely as someone who borrows £15,000 outright . |
| 11 | Prean , still unbeaten , showed that he is performing as well as at any time in his career when he outplayed Andrei up to 20-17 in the second game and then comfortably recovered from the disappointment of missing four match points to go on to a 21-8 , 22-24 , 21-13 win . |
| 12 | ‘ It is curious that he is dying as picturesquely as he lived , ’ wrote Mr Gosse . |
| 13 | ‘ He has another season-and-a-half on his contract , and if he 's playing as well as he is now , we will definitely sit down and talk about a new deal . |