Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 31 | Snow may linger as late as mid-July . |
| 32 | I 'll cooperate as far as I can , on the understanding of course that I remain in control — full control — of anything to do with my project . |
| 33 | Martin uses balloon fabric , as it does not crease as easily as spinnaker ripstop . |
| 34 | Dana did not shave as often as I did . |
| 35 | There will always be homes , local authority as well as private sector , which do not always behave as well as they should within the rules . |
| 36 | The only reason I like to use the lightest line possible is so that my tackle , and consequently the bait , will behave as naturally as possible . |
| 37 | It may be necessary to make a child vomit as soon as possible , by putting two fingers down the throat if you have to . |
| 38 | As many as possible would cluster at that end , and the stalls would thin out quickly as one went northwards away from the abbey towards the open country , with all its dangers for the peaceful trader . |
| 39 | However , the technology is moving very fast and , as pen computers come into common usage , prices will fall as dramatically as the prices of conventional computers have over the last couple of years . |
| 40 | In this case I am actually drawing with the brush and the colours will merge quite nicely as they are painted wet into wet . |
| 41 | Whether this is the way they express themselves does not matter so long as we can establish that this is the substance of their view . |
| 42 | This vagueness will not matter so long as one is clear about the level at which the formula of ‘ ought implies can ’ is being applied : thus the latter , and weaker , kind of ‘ can not ’ would be enough to provide a strong argument against the behaviour being made into a norm for a human society , but it would not be enough if the question concerned the adoption of a personal ideal in an individual case . |
| 43 | If the language is slang , what does it matter so long as the preachers are radiant with the experience they speak of , and live in the midst of the same social situation , with all its problems and difficulties , as the listeners ? |
| 44 | It does not really matter so long as we accept both points of view . |
| 45 | Fortunately the coughing did n't really matter so far as Tinkerbell was concerned … the light is supposed to flash erratically … but the noise was rather off-putting . |
| 46 | The Conservatives would not always win under the electoral system of 1918 , but they would rarely do so badly as to allow anyone else to win . |
| 47 | The poet 's claim that he will readily participate in any form of stability his lover settles on is accompanied by the qualification that he will do so only as long as ‘ this wearied ghost ’ dwells in him . |
| 48 | Erm er perhaps I could refer just briefly as to why not . |
| 49 | It is easy to blame the pressure of daily life and the stress it causes for the fact that we do not feel as well as we should like — and , indeed , in many cases an excess of stress and tension may be the cause . |
| 50 | ‘ When the recovery does come , we will not benefit as quickly as we should . |
| 51 | When the recovery comes we will not benefit as quickly as we should . |
| 52 | I would therefore be very grateful if you could confirm as soon as possible that you can contribute in this way . |
| 53 | I would be grateful if you could confirm as soon as possible that you wish the application to go forward in the current year as noted here . |
| 54 | Because of the recession , there is a prospect that more of that money will flow back out of Washington afterwards in refunds to taxpayers who did not do as well as in the past . |
| 55 | ‘ But one thing I do n't want to happen as time goes by is to sit down and say that I did n't do as well as I might have done in another tournament because I did n't put in enough effort . |
| 56 | One reason why students do n't do as well as they should at A level is that they ca n't express themselves . |
| 57 | Third , you have to believe that they can do as well as you . |
| 58 | " I am not sure I could do as well as you say in politics . |
| 59 | ‘ You do n't do as well as she 's done in the majors without being a very good player , ’ said Jim Webb , the LPGA 's deputy commissioner . |
| 60 | Roger did not do as well as hoped in his ‘ A ’ levels , but will probably go to Birmingham to do a BSc in Computer Engineering . |