Example sentences of "[det] as [pron] [vb past] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a dado rail you would hang all of one type first , but we did n't do this as we needed both pieces wet so we could cut right through the overlap point with a sharp knife and remove both pieces of waste to leave a perfect butt joint . |
| 2 | ‘ We improved in as much as we won one game , ’ said North McQuay , secretary of the Irish Bowling Association and an international selector . |
| 3 | But remember the advice of Robin Leigh-Pemberton , governor of the Bank of England : the 12-month inflation rate reflects what happened a year ago as much as what happened last month . |
| 4 | This academic study was seen as a means of extending , developing and enriching the student 's mind and , in as much as it fulfilled this function , had much to commend it . |
| 5 | The reason for this is that the money you receive back at the end of the year will not go as far or buy as much as it did 12 months earlier . |
| 6 | The choice of the right level at which to study a phenomenon is as important a strategic decision in biology as is the choice of the right organism or the appropriate control experiment , and it affects present-day research just as much as it did twenty years ago . |
| 7 | At the time , Jean-Claude was paralysed with grief , and much as he craved professional recognition , he had no idea how to pursue it . |
| 8 | He hated pettiness as much as he did superficial quotation . |
| 9 | Gray also reported making three sales ‘ three times as many as I made last year ’ . |
| 10 | Between four and six episodes was Verity Lambert 's ideal length for a story , preferring the latter as it gave more opportunity for character development which , in her belief , audiences appreciated . |
| 11 | Donna 's leader on the DTS is the same as I had 5 years ago ! |
| 12 | Just the same as he loved this woman of Samaria , and because he loved her he wanted to communicate with her , he wanted to share with her , he had something for her . |
| 13 | The national gallery gets £2.75 million , the same as it received seven years ago and rather less than it received 10 years ago . |