Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt Fand grip her arm ; the white face turned , whiter than before as a gust of fire passed . |
| 2 | Though data are not available , it may well be that socio-economic disparities were narrower in 1974 than before as a result partly of the Contract of Employment Act , 1963 , which required employers to give their employees notice of one to four weeks according to length of service , and partly of the increased power of trade unions . |
| 3 | And then , walking behind her at a rather greater distance than might have been thought usual , came Linnet Gage in a dress that fell from her tiny waist as gracefully and naturally as a waterfall , each diaphanous tulle frill overlapping the other with perfect simplicity , her face as delicate and beautiful as rare porcelain , her blue eyes clouded by a dream of remote but tantalizing sweetness , which also touched the corners of her lips , raising them very slightly in a smile of which every man present must have wished to know the secret . |
| 4 | Familiar with Scholl , but inclined to see the brand as very problem-specific , and also as a bit old-fashioned . |
| 5 | The morning stirred in the trees and interrupted the sleep of stem and leaf and fruit and blossom as gently and efficiently as a mother lifting the cover from her child 's bed and blowing on her face in play to wake her . |
| 6 | The chance that a random conglomeration of whale cells would swim , let alone swim as fast and efficiently as a whale actually does swim , is negligible . |
| 7 | Her mother looked at me , her face as still and hard as a life mask . |
| 8 | No bread was eatable , for it was as cold and hard as a stone . ’ |
| 9 | Aunt Nessy had been upstairs , but hearing voices she came down , and seeing me ran towards me , as lightly and softly as a little bouncing ball , her eyes full of love and welcome . |
| 10 | The tentacle came out of her body as easily and unendingly as a roll tape measure . |
| 11 | I was completely certain she 'd never mentioned anything of the kind to the Colonel , but quick as a flash I said , ‘ Nonya , I know you 've done all you can . |
| 12 | This is being run as a pilot scheme in three counties this year , and will go nationwide as soon as a sponsor can be found . |
| 13 | When someone dies at home and the person is to be buried , the funeral director can be called to take the body to a chapel of rest as soon as a doctor has certified the death . |
| 14 | In Britain , copyright exists as soon as a song is recorded on to tape or written on manuscript . |
| 15 | ‘ We will introduce the necessary legislation as soon as a suitable opportunity arises . |
| 16 | As the State Department and the White House both set crisis management operations in train , and President Bush urgently conferred with top officials , FMLN statements — that the guests , except for the armed Americans , were not hostages and were free to go as soon as a ceasefire was arranged — were almost ignored . |
| 17 | You are kept constantly informed of progress and as soon as a purchaser has been introduced we will negotiate to obtain the best price . |
| 18 | As soon as a girl reaches puberty , which is celebrated as a life cycle rite , she must be manned off outside the family and its clan group . |
| 19 | Mr Benn , who often comes to our help at these moments , has promised that as soon as a Labour government under Mr Kinnock has looked at the books and realised the true extent of the crisis , it will realise the need for serious measures . |
| 20 | As soon as a woman takes the dominant role , that is when things start to go wrong . ’ |
| 21 | For all bookings made within 8 weeks of departure , the holiday is confirmed as soon as a verbal confirmation is given over the telephone or your travel agent confirms the booking via Viewdata , and therefore if you subsequently cancel your booking , cancellation charges as shown in condition ( 9 ) apply . |
| 22 | This is rarely possible , for chimps join in an excited melée as soon as a killing occurs . |
| 23 | Jeanne and the baby were to follow as soon as a wet-nurse could be found near the capital . |
| 24 | In most other parliaments , members have allotted places and , as soon as a member is called , as the author has seen in some of the Canadian legislatures , computerized selection of the name focuses the camera automatically on him or her , and also adds relevant information ( name , party , constituency , etc. ) as a screen caption . |
| 25 | As soon as a slum kid entered a Ragged School or a Borstal or a Barnardo 's Home , the hair was shorn to prevent infestation ) . |
| 26 | The ground , previously in roots , is ploughed as early as possible in February or March and the cereal crop sown as soon as a reasonable tilth is obtained . |
| 27 | Training starts with a horse as soon as a rider is introduced onto his back . |
| 28 | The new foam , which the government Property Services Agency developed , is impregnated with a high-alumina product which forms water vapour as soon as a flame touches it . |
| 29 | The proposal sounds reasonable enough , but it will encourage felling : as soon as a living tree is felled it will clearly be dead . |
| 30 | As soon as a female begins to swell up and start coming into season she should be taken away from the males and kept separately . |