Example sentences of "just [adv] [adv] as [pron] had " in BNC.

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1 I had to give her a little reminder now and then , to stop her attempting to fly off into the wide blue yonder , by gently pulling the leash , but within two days she was coming to me just as willingly as she had on the straight creance .
2 He felt just as strongly as he had the night before .
3 Once we had worked together to help him regain his faith , he was able to go on to play just as well as he had done before ; indeed , now that he had remembered the feeling of success , he was able to play even better .
4 Now that the rush of anger had abated just as quickly as it had risen she felt cold , icy tremors rippling along her veins .
5 When Dad joined us Albert greeted him just as pleasantly as he had me , and I thought at least they 're all happy this morning .
6 Then , just as suddenly as they had grabbed at his throat , the hands released his windpipe and the weight lifted off him .
7 Then , just as suddenly as he had appeared , the man turned and ran off .
8 Then , just as suddenly as he had stopped , the male was off again , perking up his feathers and hopping after his mate with a meaningful glint in his beady eyes .
9 The mortaring stopped just as suddenly as it had started , and it was quiet again .
10 Then , just as suddenly as it had appeared , it dived , sliding back into the earth at an immense speed .
11 But just as suddenly as it had begun all this ended three years later , leaving the halls deserted .
12 Then , one morning , just as suddenly as she had taken leave of absence , she was back .
13 Her hands slid up his chest , her fingers uncurling against the hard wall of muscle , tracing every strong lean line until they brushed against the warm skin of his throat , then slid on to draw his head back down while she kissed him just as tenderly , just as achingly as he had kissed her .
14 And Oz had worked just as hard as she had , not stopping to gaze down into the dale , but picking and picking until his fingers were stained blue-purple .
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