Example sentences of "[det] as [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | North Adams mayor John Barrett , who chairs MASSMoCA 's Cultural Development Commission , interprets this as license to take as much time as he needs to find the additional funds . |
| 2 | The report interprets this as society granting landowners monopoly access to a common property resource , and it points out that , with this privilege , comes the moral responsibility to manage the resource for the benefit of society . |
| 3 | I can see only one emergency following upon another as wave follows upon wave … , " . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , public opinion is steadily turning against one form of cruelty after another as bear baiting , cock fighting , big game hunting , badger baiting and dog fights have in turn been outlawed or become distasteful . |
| 5 | A new theoretical formulation or a new analogy can be immensely important in furthering knowledge ; certainly just as much as can finding out a new fact . |
| 6 | This , as practised by ordinary mortals rather than professional scribes , can cover everything from neatness to wild illegibility — much as handwriting does today among our nearest and dearest . |
| 7 | By 1882 , Edison 's system of generating power in a central power station , changed industrial methods almost as much as steam had brought about the industrial revolution , and by 1885 the first internal combustion driven machine had appeared , to be followed in 1894 by the first recognisable motorcar . |
| 8 | Shame as much as love prompted the denial . |
| 9 | He had a parcel under his arm , and much as Mum pleaded with him he would n't stay . |
| 10 | Weber recognized the importance of economics in shaping social reality , but was concerned to demonstrate that culture and religion influenced economic development just as much as economics influenced culture . |
| 11 | Erm is one they 've been in a very similar position to in so much as competition 's forced them to cost down dramatically I mean |
| 12 | In as much as feminism represented a split within the dominant classes , creating multiple fractures within liberalism , there were many women who carried with them their class perceptions of the ethical and beneficent state . |
| 13 | Although intelligence in the horse is an inherited characteristic , our handling of the horse will affect it as much as handling affects different characteristics of temperament . |
| 14 | Mr. Gardiner argued that this case supported the Woolwich principle in as much as recovery depended solely upon the fact that the corporation had been placed by statute in a position of authority . |
| 15 | Strangeness solicits me as much as familiarity repels ’ ( If It Die , 253 ) . |
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| 17 | Different types of food can also be cooked at the same time , such as batch baking in one oven and reheating smaller items as and when required in the other . |
| 18 | In the same way that alternative therapies such as acupuncture have become accepted by the medical profession , the day might come when , to treat your flu , your doctor prescribes a piece of topaz instead of tablets . |
| 19 | Marguerite 's rush of words almost drowned out Alain 's harsh intake of breath , but he said nothing at all as Marguerite went on , ‘ Now I know why you could not stay longer . |
| 20 | Sow the seed in early to mid-spring , or late summer , preferably the latter as viability falls rapidly , outdoors where they are to grow — chervil does not do well if transplanted . |
| 21 | We can focus on those , and no doubt we will focus on those as time goes by . |
| 22 | ACT intends to pursue such partnership agreements more and more as time goes on . |
| 23 | When I told her what was troubling me she just gave me a piece of clean rag and said more or less the same as Mum had . |
| 24 | He demanded a ‘ windfall tax ’ on their bonanza and said those who gamble on currencies should be treated the same as horse racing punters . |
| 25 | So , her self interest and the offspring 's self interest are the same as father 's intended . |
| 26 | In all honesty I think they are exactly the same as newpaper reports in that if a team wins 3–0 or 4–0 they automatically say it was a trouncing , and then dredge up ‘ facts ’ to evidence their overall assumption . |
| 27 | Commitment to employment to having a job is not the same as commitment to work to effort or activity . |
| 28 | These activities are not the same as speech used for conversation . |
| 29 | It 's very pleasant , he notes , that as rugby has gained in popularity , so people stop the Scottish squad and its coaches in the street , beaming broadly and proffering thanks for pleasures shared . |
| 30 | She will probably be awake before that as alcohol disrupts sleep as well as causing dehydration , causing partygoers to wake up with a raging thirst and pounding headache . |