Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is proved by a letter from one Mr. Wildhagen to Sir William le Fleming and dated the 19 October 1721 : " hellip ; your honr know it is impossible for the men to work att your Fells of Conistone in the winter season for long as their houses are unbuilt , they haveing so far to come and go to thir lodgings … |
| 2 | But unfortunately this did not last for long as we came to a narrow , shallow strip of the river . |
| 3 | Peace did not reign for long as he provoked the ultimate chop for himself by one day taking his scissors to all of the models ' heads and cropping them . |
| 4 | Modigliani and Miller argue that this situation can not persist for long as it offers arbitrage profits to the individual investor . |
| 5 | th than first thing in the morning erm whereas I , I think probably I am probably better as soon as I get up than last thing at night . |
| 6 | I 'll find another post as soon as you 're better . ’ |
| 7 | There are plenty of good coaches about just as there are a multitude of nice misguided types who seek to portray themselves through other people over and over again . |
| 8 | The King was on a royal throne near the entrance , and the two Bishops of Durham and Ely stood at his feet A good omen had encouraged Hugh for just as he reached the chapel steps he heard the choir in full voice chanting the words " Hail renowned bishop of Christ " . |
| 9 | For just as he had begun to survey the picture from a wholly different angle , just as he thought he espied a gap in the clouds that hitherto had masked the shafts of sunlight the switchboard-operator dashed any hope of such a breakthrough with the simple statement that she 'd known Theodore Kemp very well indeed . |
| 10 | The selection of methods and resources is a major topic in itself , for just as there is no one best method of learning there is no one best method of teaching . |
| 11 | Almost the only thing he could think of coherently as he peered at the Dutch tiles and crazy paving was that according to his last statement of account he had 67 12s. 9d. in the bank . |
| 12 | First of all as I said , we 'd like to go through a vehicle check before we go out . |
| 13 | It 's now available for only seven shows out of twenty seven in the next programme and only on the first night of each show and only at a cost of two pounds and these are the audience of tomorrow as I wrote to you Mr you neglect these people at your peril why 've you changed the scheme ? |
| 14 | Watercolour ‘ is as valuable in recording the urban landscapes of today as it was for the rural watercolourists of the 19th century ’ , reports RICHARD S TAYLOR , as he sets out to paint a timeworn French townscape . |
| 15 | The spontaneity of watercolour painting is , I believe , most conducive to recording this type of scene , where fleeting effects of moving light can be captured with a few quick washes and blots , and is as valuable in recording the urban landscapes of today as it was for the rural watercolourists of the 19th century . |
| 16 | The British Tommy 's good humour will be appreciated by the Burman of today as it was during the days of the Rangoon riots in 1939 . |
| 17 | Watercolour ‘ is as valuable in recording the urban landscapes of today as it was for the rural watercolourists of the 19th century ’ , reports RICHARD S TAYLOR , as he sets out to paint a timeworn French townscape . |
| 18 | The spontaneity of watercolour painting is , I believe , most conducive to recording this type of scene , where fleeting effects of moving light can be captured with a few quick washes and blots , and is as valuable in recording the urban landscapes of today as it was for the rural watercolourists of the 19th century . |
| 19 | The latter can be thought of either as something like a pointer moving across a scale to a mark labelled " here " , or ultimately as a conscious observer looking at such a pointer and saying " By Jove , the electron 's here " on this occasion . |
| 20 | It could be argued that on occasions I 've taken on things which probably I have n't done as well out of financially as I might have done if I 'd done something else . |
| 21 | Mr Robinson admitted that the Office of Fair Trading which pledged to investigate the complaints was ‘ not necessarily acting as quickly as I would like it to . ’ |
| 22 | The quay was deserted ; soon the Black Pig was floating out on the falling tide , and for once as they hoisted the mainsail the crew were well pleased to be going back to sea . |
| 23 | I can excuse him for yesterday as he had to leave at the start of the second half to appear on Question of Sport : - ) . |
| 24 | But it was seeing her waving — standing there and seeming to wave for ever as she backed away from me . |
| 25 | In the event of damage caused during a riot , it is essential that such claims are dealt with immediately as it is possible to obtain a recovery against the local Police authority . |
| 26 | Erm as I told you before , the original er conformation of the house was that that the cooked food was brought through that door through the screened door and into here as you see . |
| 27 | Lilian Bereland brought Wyvis Hall with her , not as a grace and favour dwelling to revert to her family on her or her husband 's death but hers to do with absolutely as she liked . |
| 28 | Erm I 'm also , I 'm bound to say er not the whole issue that I counted the votes for correctly as I was not expecting the outcome . |
| 29 | Dunvant6 Swansea14 SWANSEA reached the Schweppes Cup semi-finals for the third successive season and the 10th time in all as they battled home against their Second Division League neighbours . |
| 30 | I watched from below as she followed her stepmother Raine down the passage in Althorp House that connected the old nursery with the grand staircase . |