Example sentences of "been [vb pp] [adv] [adv] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These syllabuses have been developed as far as possible in common with the HND in Business Studies . |
| 2 | A Steamship Owners ' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association had been formed as early as 1874 which later became part of a North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association , and as early as 1878 shipowners of the north-east were complaining of the " tyrannical " attempts of a " dictatorial body of unionists " ' to impose demands on the industry , establishing in 1885 a Central Association of Shipowners of Sunderland , Glasgow and Newcastle to put their views to the Royal Commission of 1886 on Chamberlain 's proposed Shipping Bill . |
| 3 | So far all the preparations had been made as discreetly as possible , under cover of darkness , but now the moment he most dreaded was approaching , the moment when the sepoys would realize that a retreat was taking place and would launch their attack . |
| 4 | The condition of many villages points to depopulation , but , although Sezincote had been enclosed as early as 1486 , the region as a whole was ‘ remarkably free ’ of depopulating enclosure . |
| 5 | Strictly visual language to make scientific points had been used as early as 1555 by Pierre Belon in his Oiseaux , where he put the skeleton of a man and a bird side by side to demonstrate their unity of plan , or homology . |
| 6 | The Football League had been founded as recently as 1888 , with its base firmly in the North and Midlands . |
| 7 | Autumn arrival has been noted as early as 10 July , but usually starts in late October , and passage has been noted in November . |
| 8 | Arrival had been noted as early as 27 February ( 1971 ) , however , and some passage continues until mid-May . |
| 9 | The company sees the service as a natural complement to NetWare 4.0 directory services — which have been based as far as possible on the X500 standard . |
| 10 | The interactions between modifying enzymes and tRNAs have not yet been characterized as extensively as those between tRNA and aminoacyl-tRNA-synthetases ( 4 ) . |
| 11 | This time around , the computerisation curve has flattened out , so the electronics industry has been hit as hard as any . |
| 12 | That has also been progressed as concurrently as possible with the greenbelt local plan . |
| 13 | That might seem like a long time , but the issues have clearly been complex , and have been progressed as quickly as possible not least through vigourous prodding by the D O E , keen to see approval of a long term development strategy for Greater York and more importantly , a statutory definition of the York gre greenbelt . |
| 14 | Before the brigade of receptionists change shift they must ensure that all work has been processed as far as possible and that any messages or matters to be dealt with are brought to the attention of the evening shift . |
| 15 | Penetrating theorems about these rings have been obtained as recently as 1960 by A W Goldie . |
| 16 | Whereas endogenetic processes had not been studied as extensively as exogenetic ones this now gave a focus for study by physical geographers as illustrated by the analysis of eruptions by Etna ( Clapperton , 1972 ) . |
| 17 | Although occasional birds , usually pricked , may summer , winter visitors have been recorded as early as late August , but first arrivals are more usual in September and October . |
| 18 | Horse races on the sands of Leith have been recorded as early as 1504 but were not properly organized until 1665 , when the town council took charge . |
| 19 | They had been suggested as early as 3 August by VTsIK , but typically no action was taken until the Communist Party had time to look into the question . |
| 20 | ‘ His hair had been clipped as closely as possible to the scalp , with the exception of a small patch on the crown of the head , which was pulled down over the forehead to form a fringe . ’ |