Example sentences of "as [adv] [subord] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , he thought it an unspoken part of the 1931 bargain that MacDonald should not be discarded as soon as the immediate crisis was over . |
| 2 | The second rule is : PRAISE SHOULD BE GIVEN AS SOON AS THE GOOD BEHAVIOUR IS OBSERVED |
| 3 | Fred Voncken , head of finance for the Directorate of the Arts of the Ministry of Culture told The Art Newspaper that the Minister , Mrs Hedy d'Ancona , having received the backing of the two main political parties , has urged the cabinet to accept the changes as soon as the European Parliament decides that a lower VAT band is permissible for all cultural activities . |
| 4 | The conference rejected an Australian proposal endorsing the transfer of the West German stockpiles , but also stopped short of demanding an outright halt to the entire incineration project , calling instead for the US government to close the incinerator as soon as the current programme had been completed . |
| 5 | Er we we go in and sell the advertising if they er we 'll take over as soon as the current supply runs out we we 'll start offering er and supply it for them . |
| 6 | As soon as the anti-aircraft fire began to thin out the F2B dived to begin photographing below cloud level . |
| 7 | Organisers hope to set off as soon as the Romanian Embassy and the ferry company advise that they have registered the change of the vehicle 's registration number . |
| 8 | Stevenson , a quick-moving , stocky northerner with a distinguished record in every possible branch of the Met , was rumoured to be going up to Assistant Commissioner just as soon as the present incumbent retired . |
| 9 | BRITAIN should enter the exchange rate mechanism of the European Monetary System as soon as the present turbulence in the foreign exchange markets has died away , Sir Leon Brittan , the European Commissioner , told a Bow Group fringe meeting last night . |
| 10 | Hopes are still expressed that old manufacturing industries will re-employ all those previously made redundant as soon as the economic recession is over . |
| 11 | Despite these cautionary remarks , it appears unlikely that union power will revive as soon as the economic climate improves . |
| 12 | As soon as the delicate lining has been interfered with , the ovum finds it difficult to make its way to the uterus and may either arrive too late for successful implantation or , which is worse , may implant in the tube itself , giving rise to an ectopic pregnancy ( tubal pregnancy ) . |
| 13 | As soon as the new government recommends a qualified candidate , Panamanian , to be administrator of the canal , as called for in the treaties , I will submit this nominee to the senate for expedited consideration , ’ Mr Bush said yesterday . |
| 14 | this apparently buys an exhibition gallery utterly inadequate to host even a moderately-sized show ; a restaurant not large enough to serve both staff and members and be an income-generating venue for the public ; a bookshop that needs twice as much space if it is to be the premier one in England ; library and drawings storage that will mean costly out-housing as soon as the new facility is opened ; and finally — my own personal quibble — a drawings collection that will have lost its allure as a magnet for donor support . |
| 15 | As soon as the new building 's habitable . |
| 16 | As soon as the new replacement model arrives , its predecessor tends to lose a little of its second-hand value . |
| 17 | As new foods are introduced into a child 's diet , there may be temporary bouts of diarrhoea in response to them , although these do not necessarily develop as soon as the new food is eaten . |
| 18 | As soon as the other case was reported , production was stopped immediately , until the fault was isolated and every effort was then made to trace , recover and destroy all Nightsticks from the same batch . |
| 19 | But he now hopes , as soon as the general election is out of the way , to unite the various pro-hunting campaigns . |
| 20 | In fact , the interviews were so casual that everyone was reassured that they would be released as soon as the general strike eased . |
| 21 | As soon as the political problem was resolved , he released military operations from their state of suspended animation . |
| 22 | As soon as the young caterpillar is free from its egg , it turns round and eats the shell , which is thought to contain valuable nutrients . |
| 23 | Etiquette had demanded that none of the cast should leave until the last of their guests had gone , but , as soon as the final raincoat disappeared round the door of the theatre bar , the entire company leapt for their belongings to make a quick getaway . |
| 24 | As soon as the primeval soup provided conditions in which molecules could make copies of themselves , the replicators themselves took over . |
| 25 | Resolved that this meeting concurs in Apinion [ sic ] with the said Committee — that it will be necessary to carry on the Business of this Institution as perfectly as possible , that there should be two Professors appointed & that as soon as the proposed plan for the College is executed , which , from the Encouragement already given , 't is hoped will be speedily accomplished — The members will avail themselves of the Offer made by the Committee and refer the Merits of Candidates for the second professorship to their investigation . |
| 26 | The EC leaders had confirmed that the EC was prepared to start talks on Yugoslavia 's associate membership of the EC as soon as the constitutional crisis was resolved . |
| 27 | He moves like a streak of light , and seems to be across the kitchen and into Fizzy 's food as soon as the back door is opened . |
| 28 | As soon as the social worker intervenes in a situation , the situation is changed . |
| 29 | Her brother was already changing gear , and as soon as the old lady was safely on the sidewalk the vehicle ground noisily forward , with its protesting load of smelly pigs , towards the market . |
| 30 | As soon as the cold water hit my sinuses , I started to gag and panic . |