Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The greenbelt boundary as I mentioned earlier as proposed by the County Council is very tightly drawn , excluding the sites which have been mentioned which our allocated , there is no land between the edge of the urban area and the proposed greenbelt boundary and that does seem to us , continues to seem to us er not an appropriate way forward .
2 Formative evaluation ( to use the current jargon ) , is so obviously more important than summative , since you need to modify things as they develop rather than wring your hands over them when they have failed .
3 He made no further sign of life as they drew near than to continue to watch them .
4 ‘ We can tell very quickly what 's happening , so we can tackle the problem as soon as it arises rather than using a pesticide until it fails .
5 His Newmarket reappearance confirmed him in good order , as he travelled comfortably until left behind by those smart animals Zinaad and Apple Tree in the final furlong , beaten a neck and two lengths .
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