Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [adj] as [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joey Beauchamp has looked as lively as sharp as any over the last few weeks . |
| 2 | The sides of the crater were made as secure as possible and the hole leading from it to the underground workings was fully exposed and kept clear . |
| 3 | Annette spent the intervening time with her son who had been made as comfortable as possible and she told him that she would stay with him until he went for the operation and would then go home but would return first thing in the morning . |
| 4 | His views were later confirmed by SWWA 's own non-executive director John Lawrence who commented in his own report : ‘ There seems to be a culture in which the public are told as little as possible and expected to trust the Authority to look after their interests . ’ |
| 5 | The gate works simply and positively , and providing the threshold is set as low as possible and the release rate as long as possible , no untoward clicks or glitches show up . |
| 6 | On Vadinamia secrets are kept , and visitors are left strictly alone as long as they keep the peace . |
| 7 | Electric lighting and heating have been installed for the first time , but all fittings have been concealed as much as possible and all the original oil lamps and 19th century pews have been retained . |
| 8 | Where it is not possible , children 's homes are kept as small as possible and are not isolated from the community around them . |
| 9 | The size of the gang , however , should be kept as small as possible and should not exceed six members . |
| 10 | You know , and , and I I prefer something to be kept as simple as possible and not to try and erm make it too busy . |
| 11 | Social security ensured that the costs of mass retirement were kept as low as possible and were spread over the whole population rather than falling only on employers . |
| 12 | Immediate adsorption of the drug by charcoal in the lumen ensures that the concentration gradient is kept as high as possible and that diffusion continues . |