Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [adv] [adv] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 'd been neither sight nor sound of James since that fateful day and no doubt he had forgotten her as quickly as he had taken her , but he must be told there was going to be a child . |
| 2 | Why had it trapped him as neatly as she had done ? |
| 3 | She 'd found herself on the receiving end of a great deal of teasing about her impromptu topless dip in the sea and her valiant rescuer , and she 'd fenced it as calmly as she could . |
| 4 | Had d'Arquebus 's dance in some fashion drawn them together unwittingly as they concentrated on him , on his bizarre behaviour ? |
| 5 | Dealt with me himself , and never told anybody so far as I know . ’ |
| 6 | Seldom before have England needed him so badly as they go into tomorrow 's third Test in Bombay already beaten 2-0 in the series by India . |
| 7 | I 've really had to work hard to get where I got to and when I fight a black guy , I know that he 's had to do the same thing , I think : ‘ Well , he 's had it as hard as me ’ and little zest goes out of your punching , I just want to beat him on points . |
| 8 | I 'm really sorry , but this has altered everything as far as our plans with you were concerned . |
| 9 | Had the man not have defended himself as well as he did he could well have received very serious injuries . |
| 10 | He had n't purged himself as completely as he had thought . |
| 11 | Since his surplus stock may be in keen demand he may not be able to supply you — but he can at least point you in the right direction by suggesting alternative sources , ones that have proved themselves so far as he is concerned . |
| 12 | Nobody 's ever hit me as hard as you did . ’ ' |
| 13 | I could sense Lili turning her head to look at me , but the urge to talk , to confess , had left me as suddenly as it had come . |
| 14 | Yet even though Daniel had spread himself as far as he could , including making himself a primitive chapel out of an east-facing bedroom , there was still a good deal of vicarage left over . |
| 15 | He had groomed himself as best as he could for the interview . |
| 16 | A spokesman said : ‘ We have lost nothing as far as our computer records are concerned and there is no need for policy holders to be concerned . |
| 17 | He certainly has a vision for the Burmese farmer , and I have never liked him so much as I did last night as we sat talking together under the stars . |