Example sentences of "be [verb] as [adv] [subord] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Richard Herrnstein ( ’ IQ encounters with the press ’ , 28 April , p 230 ) has been treated as shabbily as he says by American newspapers , that is unforgivable . |
| 2 | It had been forgotten as quickly as it had begun . |
| 3 | Quite stiff for the grade , with several moves that leave you wondering if you are climbing as well as you thought ! |
| 4 | In seeking ways in which planning procedures could be made more efficient , the committee noted that ‘ not all authorities are operating as efficiently as they might ’ and the greatest scope for improvement lay in assisting all authorities to reach the standard set by the best . |
| 5 | Okay well we 're waiting as far as I know for the money to come |
| 6 | When you go arter a job like that , if you 're doing as fast as what the machine will take it to do it properly , you ca n't force it . |
| 7 | An executive said : ‘ We 're trying as far as we can to ensure that our business operates normally . |
| 8 | Because in it , through a slit in the curtains which had been drawn as incompetently as everything else about the house had been done , a heavy man could be seen , in winceyette pyjamas , red-faced and gesturing angrily . |
| 9 | The two eldest kids are doing as well as they can and are bearing up as best as can be expected , ’ she said ‘ But my youngest boy has n't left my side since it happened . |
| 10 | In the hon. Gentleman 's constituency , the time taken is being reduced , although it has not been reduced as fast as we should like . |
| 11 | Oxygen is much less soluble in water than carbon dioxide and in order for fish life to be sustained it must be replenished as fast as it is used up . |
| 12 | If people are to be punished because they deserve it , it is natural to say that they should also be punished as severely as they deserve — that they should get their just deserts . |
| 13 | The members of the tribunal should not have any other personal interest in the proceedings ( though on an exchange that is of its nature run by practitioners , this requirement may not be treated as strictly as it would in an ordinary law court ) . |
| 14 | In Vienna , of course … my only conclusive recourse was to leave the city , which could not be arranged as quickly as I would have liked since I had army business there which demanded my attendance . |
| 15 | He was completely satisfied with the explanation ; the lawsuit was to be discontinued as far as he himself was concerned , and he had written to Mr. Jennings asking him to withdraw as well . |
| 16 | In two weeks he will go to Germany for rehabilitation , and , by his doctor 's ‘ most optimistic expections ’ , could be training as hard as he was in July by the end of December . |
| 17 | And I 'm going as slow as I can go and I 'm just taking everything in , and I 'm unwinding , I 'm relaxing mentally and physically as I do it because that 's what I feel I need at the moment , and having that ability is good . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm going as fast as I can , ’ cried Endill . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm going as fast as I can . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm waiting as patiently as I can but it 's getting a pain now . |
| 21 | Moulds do not usually grow fast , and conditions had to be found in which large quantities of Penicillium notatum could be produced as quickly as they were wanted . |
| 22 | The client must consent in writing to his money being placed in such an account after a proper opportunity to consider that information ; ( 8 ) If the firm has any ground ( other than the absence of an acknowledgement as described above ) for believing that client money held in a particular bank account outside the UK will not be protected as effectively as it would be if held in a free money bank account in the UK ; ( 9 ) If the firm proposes not to pay interest on client money in accordance with the client money regulations . |
| 23 | It will make a little money , so you need not be troubled as far as I am concerned . ’ |
| 24 | While he may not be collecting as actively as he was a few years ago , his name still inspires sufficient awe in most art world people for them to request complete anonymity when discussing him . |
| 25 | He signed the despatch with his name and rank , then handed it to Blasendorf who promised it would be delivered as swiftly as his horses could cross country . |
| 26 | In that case Jim you say to your staff that you 're gon na have a dialogue with Dave and myself , with a view to confirming how it will be implemented as far as your organization is concerned . |
| 27 | Christ almighty I 'm trying as hard as I can ! |
| 28 | which we can be sure , or think we can be sure , of biological connection is always very narrow ; but sociological kinship , which depends only on our willingness to slot individuals into particular verbal categories , can be extended as far as we like , or rather as far as local convention requires , and that may be thousands of miles and include many thousands of individuals . |
| 29 | It 's an easy walk which can be extended as far as you wish without having to retrace your steps . |
| 30 | If you have experienced adverse symptoms this week , you may not be feeling as well as you did at the end of last week . |