Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] as [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although his voice failed to carry as far as those of the Academicians ' , there was no possibility of failing to recognize the message . |
| 2 | I actually wanted to that I did n't really want to go as far as for example deciding that the chair what they are voting would be within the resources available to the . |
| 3 | Meanwhile government forces had consolidated their positions deep inside UNITA territory near Mavinga , a strategic UNITA base , which the government claimed to have captured in February following heavy fighting , and sought to penetrate as far as the rebel headquarters at Jamba . |
| 4 | I 'm Quechua , but I do n't want to work as hard as they must do . |
| 5 | Course made good , means sailing where you want to go as effectively as possible . |
| 6 | ‘ I want to go as soon as possible . |
| 7 | Sylvia Pedder sometimes has to go as far as Cumbria to see her relatives . |
| 8 | Unable to find work after leaving the army , which he joined at 16 , he has travelled as far as Holland in search of a job — but to no avail . |
| 9 | In the Midlands it is the tree one sees most often : and for a brief spell in early sum-mer it is the most beautiful of all the Midland trees , with its continuous miles of white may blossom glimmering as far as the eye can see . |
| 10 | Sometimes I tried to go as fast as I could , but it was easy to let the sail out and slow down if I felt I was getting out of control . |
| 11 | This new wave of anonymous buildings , designed to slip as quickly as possible through local authority planning procedures , has ripped the heart out of Hammersmith . |
| 12 | President Bush has enjoyed rising approval ratings , and communism 's appeal has collapsed as fast as communism . |
| 13 | ‘ I want to know as soon as possible . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ With all our promotional campaigns , we want to work as closely as we can with booksellers . |
| 15 | Karl stopped laughing as suddenly as he had begun , his face grave and concerned and kindly . |
| 16 | All mature students intending to apply are recommended to write as early as possible to the appropriate faculty for guidance , giving full details of their educational background and their experience in employment . |
| 17 | Much would depend on the exact state of affairs in Ireland and something would depend on the success of the Progressive parties in patching up a new electoral pact ( although after the events of 1912 and 1913 it could not be expected to work as well as in 1910 ) , but all of these factors would operate in the broad context of a probable Unionist victory . |
| 18 | Whilst we agree with the sentiments in MPG6 , paragraph 85 , that the planning system should be expected to work as efficiently as possible in expediting minerals applications , we believe the quality of decision-making is more important than its speed , given the significant issues involved . |
| 19 | Whilst we agree with the sentiments in MPG6 , paragraph 85 , that the planning system should be expected to work as efficiently as possible in expediting minerals applications , we believe the quality of decision-making is more important than its speed , given the significant issues involved . |
| 20 | Clockwatching has no place and everyone is expected to work as long as is necessary to do the job — and to do so without complaint . |
| 21 | I have in mind How To Read , a disastrously misnamed little treatise , since its real subject is How to Write , and it is addressed to what Pound called ( with the engagingly dated Edwardian elegance that he never wholly shed ) ‘ the neophyte ’ — that is to say , to the young American writer who wants to know as soon as possible , though at the expense of considerable exertion which he is prepared for , how to assemble his kit of tools for the job in hand and others that he can dimly foresee . |
| 22 | Despite a pile of unread reprints now measuring 16 inches tall , I read this book because of the nagging suspicion that in a field that has grown as rapidly as vascular biology and medicine I might be missing more than my 16 inch stack suggested . |
| 23 | He stopped trembling as quickly as he had begun a moment before and seemed to withdraw down the dark passage to the daydream he was locked in when they first arrived . |
| 24 | My right hon. and learned Friend has said as clearly as possible that he regards the second London terminal at King 's Cross as an intrinsic part of the scheme . |
| 25 | Twice fought over , she has suffered as badly as any country in the world . |
| 26 | They panic when driven out into the open and their first thought is to find cover as quickly as they can . |
| 27 | We want to grow as fast as we can . ’ |
| 28 | The control of downy mildew is preventative , not curative , therefore the vigneron must commence spraying as early as possible prior to the flowering if the first infection is to be prevented . |
| 29 | This means the aquarium will not need cleaning as often as a less densely planted one . |
| 30 | ( 6 ) Dotted instead of full lines give another range of meaning if you want to sub-divide as far as that . |