Example sentences of "[adv] as it [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once Baldwin 's decision was made , the right-wing plot collapsed as suddenly as it had grown up and , as always after prolonged but successful mental strain , he felt free . |
| 2 | But his words had deflated Robbie 's anger as suddenly as it had blown up . |
| 3 | Then , just as suddenly as it had appeared , it dived , sliding back into the earth at an immense speed . |
| 4 | It fell silent as suddenly as it had begun . |
| 5 | But just as suddenly as it had begun all this ended three years later , leaving the halls deserted . |
| 6 | The beating ceased , as suddenly as it had begun . |
| 7 | He thought for a moment that it might be some kind of game , that their running would cease as suddenly as it had begun , that they 'd stand like statues on the sand , waiting for him to catch up with them . |
| 8 | It died as suddenly as it had risen . |
| 9 | The mortaring stopped just as suddenly as it had started , and it was quiet again . |
| 10 | Then it cut off as suddenly as it had started . |
| 11 | When we actually reached the reef , with calm water erupting into foaming waves twenty feet high as they hit the rocks , the Mantela bucked like a frightened horse , sank into a trough , reared up again , and then , as suddenly as it had started , the old tub was through the creamy foam of the passage and had settled into the lazy waters of the lagoon . |
| 12 | I was buried alive , the pummelling stopped as suddenly as it had started , I heaved myself up and the earth and muck fell off me . |
| 13 | The pain had left as suddenly as it had come , except for a small reminder in her back . |
| 14 | Hari 's wash of hurt pride and anger vanished as suddenly as it had come , though she realized that Craig 's words were no more than flattery . |
| 15 | I could sense Lili turning her head to look at me , but the urge to talk , to confess , had left me as suddenly as it had come . |
| 16 | His arm waggled , as if he were groping for something , and then his hand appeared as softly and suddenly as it had vanished : holding the fifth ball . |
| 17 | Lacuna 's anger had disappeared as suddenly as it had arrived . |
| 18 | Life went on at home much as it had done for years . |
| 19 | Why not go along with Luke 's expansive mood for just so long as it took to finish her drink ? |
| 20 | He said the atmosphere at each gathering had been one of calm , loving concern , and this would continue for as long as it took to get the children home . |
| 21 | ‘ Again , I lived with Mike for as long as it took to get the divorce and then I arranged the wedding . |
| 22 | So long as it had appeared to be an alternative force to the Labour party , he kept clear . |
| 23 | When human life could be expected to last two or three times as long as it had done in the Middle Ages , great changes were bound to occur in the way men thought about themselves . |
| 24 | Writing a doctorate on the British response to the church conflict in Nazi Germany , I was well aware that Dietrich Bonhoeffer had refused to grant that the established national Protestant Church was in fact a Christian church so long as it refused to ordain people who were racially Jewish . |
| 25 | And she also reminded herself that even if it had included a kiss it did n't mean a thing — especially as it had come from a man who was living in the outback to get away from women . |
| 26 | This time Mrs Ireland had to make her decision alone and that was horrendously difficult to do , especially as it involved deciding about the future care of her husband . |
| 27 | The only other coloured children in the school , all as it happened adopted too , were much younger , so all her peers and all her friends were white ; two of these have remained close friends into adult life . |
| 28 | After the Baltic Exchange explosion , the Government agreed to move in as it had done before in Northern Ireland , to act as ‘ insurer of last resort ’ , and the necessary legislation is in the Reinsurance ( Acts of Terrorism ) Bill published on 5 May this year . |
| 29 | The burst of enthusiasm died as swiftly as it had kindled . |
| 30 | Christina touched the side of his jeep and jumped away as it began to rock . |