Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet they were as nothing compared to the eighty-eight major rings that clustered near the apex of the dome . |
| 2 | As I said to the Foreign Secretary in an intervention , I was never one to support the idea of the cold war — the idea that there was an imminent threat of a Soviet invasion of western Europe . |
| 3 | As I said to the hon. Member for Falkirk , West ( Mr. Canavan ) , we shall consult widely all the various interests and , no doubt , other European countries will receive representations from manufacturers , from users and from suppliers . |
| 4 | As I said to the hon. Member for Sheffield , Central , when he was here , I would welcome a five-hour debate on the distribution of grant , which is one of the hardest tasks facing any Government . |
| 5 | As I said to the hon. Member for Clydebank and Milngavie ( Mr. Worthington ) , I propose that guidance will be given to the boards on the exercise of that power . |
| 6 | That is a lie for a start , I think , as I submit to the customary kiss on both cheeks . |
| 7 | A quiver of anguish passed along my spine as I came to the last dish . |
| 8 | As I walked to the fair I noticed a polystyrene cup , a discarded baby 's dummy and a chicken leg ; hardly a balanced diet for a fox . |
| 9 | As soon as I got to the other side of the bank I threw myself down and started to roll . ’ |
| 10 | The smell of burning plastic stayed in my nose and the bright glare of the burning mixture danced in my eyes as I hurried to the next hole , glancing at my watch as I did so . |
| 11 | His two companions , however , sniggered as I referred to the great cardinal , affairs of state , and finally to the Luciferi . |
| 12 | Well , as I explained to the Almighty , at 30,000 feet I was much nearer to him than ever before and , shouting to make myself heard above those damned engines , perhaps there was an even money chance of being heard . |
| 13 | The figures were for regional preferential assistance and were provided by the Department of Trade and Industry in response to a written question , as I explained to the hon. Member for Stockton , South ( Mr. Devlin ) . |
| 14 | Here you will need to reduce the airbrake to continue the float and then , as you get to the better ground , to re-open them to make the landing . |
| 15 | ‘ There 's steelworks on one side of Wollongong and as you get to the other side , where we 're closer to , it 's all tropical rain forest and beach . |
| 16 | But — as long as you stick to the traditional DOS spreadsheet programs , such as SuperCalc 5 or 1-2-3 — you will manage very well with an XT . |
| 17 | Although we have prepared suggested menus for each day , it is important to stress that these meals are flexible as long as you stick to the suggested foods for each week and the calorie allowance per day . |
| 18 | It makes good sense to switch over to a lighter routine , just as you adapt to the warm weather by wearing lighter fabrics . |
| 19 | When you eat and how often you eat is entirely up to you as long as you keep to the correct calorie total and aim for the right fibre total . |
| 20 | Can we take it Mr that you would therefore apply the same comments to sector six on this criterion , as you did to the freestanding criterion ? |
| 21 | Be prepared to give your undivided attention , and listen carefully as you talk to the other person . |
| 22 | If you pass over a tab stop as you move to the left or right , that tab stop will be deleted |
| 23 | Telling herself she was an idiot , she pulled her thoughts together and made an effort to concentrate upon what he was saying , and as she listened to the pleasant tones of his deep voice she realised he was on the subject of white-water rafting . |
| 24 | She considered all this as she listened to the heated opinions forced upon her outside the shop ( where the throbbing engine of the Findus delivery van obliged everyone to shout ) , on the corner by the church and at two other points on her route back to Greystones . |
| 25 | As she listened to the faint smack of the sea on the rocks below , she thought again , regretfully , of Angus . |
| 26 | At first she thought of wolves as she listened to the furtive movement in the woods to each side of the river . |
| 27 | As she listened to the unfamiliar male tone , neither option appealed . |
| 28 | But later , as she listened to the English accents of the Customs men , her feeling of anti-climax evaporated a little . |
| 29 | As she listened to the sweet voices of the children coming from the church , and thought of the pain she had experienced in her short life , tears came to her eyes . |
| 30 | But as she kept to the inside edge of the footpath to avoid being splashed by the congestion of horse-drawn vehicles her gaze turned to the heart of the city , and all at once her spirits lifted . |