Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] [verb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Battler looked at him eagerly as he came back into the room . |
| 2 | ‘ I hope we get a replacement , ’ Müller said heartlessly as they settled down to work . |
| 3 | ‘ Look around you , ’ Scathach hissed suddenly as they came round a curve in the river , riding slowly . |
| 4 | ‘ Look around you , ’ Scathach hissed suddenly as they came round a curve in the river , riding slowly . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's called Henry , ’ she said idly as they walked along , ‘ after my grandfather , and also I think after my father 's elder brother , who died in a railway accident . |
| 6 | She paused , looking at him thoughtfully as she went on , ‘ Now you know why I 'm here . |
| 7 | Tina grabbed his arm and held on to it fiercely as he stared back into Mrs Cramp 's hard little boot-button eyes . |
| 8 | He believed as Lionel Curtis did that Indians ' souls had to be renovated before they were fit to govern : he deeply shocked the American journalist William Shirer by announcing that ‘ Self-government … is inconceivable and unattainable without the removal of untouchability , as it also is without Hindu-Moslem unity … we shall be unfit to gain independence so long as we keep in bondage a fifth of the population of Hindustan . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ All I know is that for as long as we go on winning , the challenge is on and Bath ca n't squeeze past for the title . |
| 10 | They shared the same sense of humour as long as they kept off delicate subjects like sexism . |
| 11 | I 'm sure England will play all their games at Wembley for as long as they stay in . |
| 12 | Certainly , and not surprisingly , the higher stratum of more secure workers and to a lesser extent their families had access to better health and also housing provision in this period before the state played a significant role in either area — at least for as long as they remained in fairly regular work . |
| 13 | Not so long as they handed over the pound notes — though smiling Clyde took most of those , the greedy sod . |
| 14 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |
| 15 | ‘ Cheap electricity 's the answer to the first — sod the cost to the environment so long as it keeps down the cost to the consumer . |
| 16 | Dansey did not seek to influence its policy , so long as it kept out of his agents ' way . |
| 17 | Do whatever you like , so long as you keep out of my hair . |
| 18 | Just but , once you as you long as you got in before twelve o'clock |
| 19 | Then go it alone on another day , taking as long as you like over whatever you like . |
| 20 | ‘ I was personally told he was not concerned about my past so long as I kept up a volume of business , ’ he said . |
| 21 | The idea of dying did n't worry him , so long as he went out with a bang . |
| 22 | Lara , sweeping frequently , made a bright 50 , then Richardson — booed loud and long as he came in for his supposed anti Jamaican selections and his team 's poor World Cup performances — made 30 of a stand of 106 with Simmons . |
| 23 | Why does it matter if your husband gets the lunch and drops the crumbs on the floor , so long as he clears up afterwards ? |
| 24 | His insecurity will persist so long as he bottles up change , no matter how well his ruling party behaves . |
| 25 | At first they found it very cold , especially as they moved in just before Christmas . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , these arguments do not constitute a definitive refutation of inductivism , especially as it turns out that many rival theories of science face a similar , related difficulty . |
| 27 | Especially as I went in and he gave me those brochures . |
| 28 | Cranston , breathing heavily , looked down , curiously watching the figures below as they scurried around like black ants on the various tasks of the garrison . |
| 29 | Melissa smiled fondly as she put down the phone . |
| 30 | There were loads of retrenchments , ’ Florian reminded her indifferently as she broke off , choking on complex , raging emotion . |