Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] as it " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Jordan v. Burgoyne Lord Parker C.J. made the point that the expressions ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ are all ‘ very strong words , ’ and Lord Reid in Brutus v. Cozens repeated the warning against too expansive a reading of the section , observing that ‘ vigorous and it may be distasteful or unmannerly speech or behaviour is permitted so long as it does not go beyond any of these limits . ’ |
| 2 | His was a hectic life , becoming more so as it went on . |
| 3 | However , as Ketamine lacks the euphoric and social properties that led o the widespread use of MDMA , the drug is likely to disappear as suddenly as it seems to have emerged . |
| 4 | It had been forgotten as quickly as it had begun . |
| 5 | The expression of good-humoured contempt had vanished as quickly as it had appeared , and suddenly Rostov realised that he had missed an opportunity to relax the tension which existed between them . |
| 6 | Robbie 's colour fled as rapidly as it had appeared , leaving her face ashen with anger . |
| 7 | His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ His hip 's not mending as quickly as it ought , which makes him very impatient . |
| 10 | Between them come Stravinsky 's Dumbarton Oaks concerto and Frank Martin 's Petite Symphonie Concertante , a work that grows in stature with every hearing , especially when conducted and played as well as it is here . |
| 11 | The evolution of oxygen in this process occurs as rapidly as it does in photosynthesis . |
| 12 | It was , however , of great importance that it was said as clearly as it was by the Council . |
| 13 | And yet they were right of course , they were right enough it , it never came again completely as it , noth nothing stay the same . |
| 14 | And then in the air it stiffens very slightly as it cools down , but I think on a nice warm day like this is might be . |
| 15 | It is likely that a structure which was appropriate to an organisation at a particular stage in its development will become less so as it matures . |
| 16 | We wo n't get the coach parties if the show ends as late as it does now . ’ |
| 17 | Indeed , that term is no longer used as confidently as it once was . |
| 18 | The Tender is the defenders ' finest weapon , and is not used as often as it should be . |
| 19 | As I 've described it above , the process differs from modern multi-track technique , because the ‘ backing track ’ went through a number of generations , while modern multi-track tape recorders keep each layer separate ; so the technique was n't used as fully as it might have been , because the quality dropped each time . |
| 20 | If the safeguards we propose are adopted , we are confident this can work as successfully as it already does in the magistrates ’ and county courts . ’ |
| 21 | It does not necessarily work as quickly as it did in Sylvia 's case — but it always succeeds , provided the patient does his or her homework regularly and conscientiously . |
| 22 | Erm it would be wrong to say Wales is a weak region on the basis of this , it 's just not , does n't appear , or does n't expect to grow as strongly as it was growing . |
| 23 | This paint will run as far as it is allowed but will not bleed . |
| 24 | This paint will run as far as it is allowed but will not bleed . |
| 25 | Another reason why coaching does not occur as often as it might is due to the time pressures which every manager faces . |
| 26 | I do n't think it is going as fast as it can . |
| 27 | Luckily , the bus was n't going as quickly as it would have had there been no traffic , but it was still doing twenty-odd mph . |
| 28 | Thank you Mr Mayor I just wanted t to come in with two fairly quick points er as to why I will not be able to support this amendment , but the first is that the leader of the council has indicated that the efficiency savings erm has got as far as it can go and that , you know , we have been trimming at the margins and there is no more margin left and that leads you to believe that perhaps one should be looking at somewhat more er root and branch type of pruning in the spending that that the labour group want to actually erm deal with , er and the second point I would like to make , and er I thank councillor for giving us a a a a new word tonight obfuscation because that describes exactly what I think the labour group are trying to do by bringing this figure down it removes the embarrassment they would have from having to add on a substantial sum of money f due to the failure to collect the cou er the community charge in previous years and I think that they are trying by by this amendment with some very quick foot work to try and delude the people of this city . |
| 29 | If it is to function as well as it possibly can , the body has several basic needs — nutrition , exercise , relaxation , sleep and so on — but , because of the hectic pace of twentieth century life , not enough attention is paid to ensuring that these needs are met . |
| 30 | Although I am sure that the Publishers Association is sincere in wishing to manage the book club rules as tightly as it manages the Net Book Agreement , we are all aware of the increasing confidence of the book clubs , who are bound to accelerate their invasion into the territory that booksellers have regarded as theirs . |