Example sentences of "[verb] [noun prp] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | We got a few laughs and the local press gave me a good write-up , and the church warden came to me and he said to me ‘ Frank , you should be an actor , ’ and I thought God had spoken because in those days , he was representing God as far as I was concerned … . |
| 2 | In the year A.D. 43 , Emperor Claudius sent an army under Aulus Plautius , who quickly subdued Kent as far as the Medway where again the British forces gathered to oppose the Romans . |
| 3 | ‘ Some of them will undoubtedly be for finished bulls but my impression is that most will be for younger cattle from owners who want to claim BSPS as quickly as possible and then sell them , ’ said Mr Heslop . |
| 4 | He read a great deal as a child and later said that he read Euclid as easily as an adult reads a novel . |
| 5 | I would not be interested in leaving Middlesbrough until I have got Middlesbrough as far as Middlesbrough can go . ’ |
| 6 | Mr Edgar was as surprised as I was , but welcomed Heathcliff as politely as he could . |
| 7 | As she followed Penry as quickly as she could she looked about her at the island with interest , curious to see what had lain behind a veil of sea mist and rain since her dramatic arrival . |
| 8 | ‘ I just want to leave London as fast as possible , ’ Evelyn replied , playing along . |
| 9 | The Doctor settled Rosheen as comfortably as possible in a chair . |
| 10 | He appeared to recognize Stephen as quickly as Stephen recognized him , but the dark wedge face registered this only in a tightening of the mouth and a jerk of the chin . |
| 11 | Please contact Rita as soon as possible if you would like to attend . |
| 12 | Admittedly we find Abraham as early as chapter 13 walking through the length and breadth of the Promised Land , thus appearing to take legal possession of it . |
| 13 | Newman had spent three days at the hotel in Walberswick — mainly to attend the inquest but also to soothe Evelyn as far as he could . |
| 14 | Later , Burgess was to tell friends that he had only intended to accompany Maclean as far as Prague before returning to London . |
| 15 | are employed in the construction industry — that may be why the effects of the recession have not hit Shrewsbury as hard as they have hit other parts of the country , although we have felt the cold wind . |
| 16 | After a moment he added , ‘ Anyway , if you knew Elsie as well as I do you would n't blame Sidney for getting a bit on the side . ’ |
| 17 | Indeed , if Wright was hiding last night , it was only as camouflage and he emphatically answered Graham as early as the sixth minute . |
| 18 | Better , then , to start off down the wrong valley and take the road along the Gave d'Aspe as far as Escot ; you can do this avoiding the main road , because there is a minor road out of Oloron going all the way along the eastern side of the valley as far as Escot . |
| 19 | Ho was correct in identifying America as early as 1953 as the principal enemy . |
| 20 | The Irish male being notoriously patriarchal , this is to undervalue Jellett as seriously as a feminist might overvalue her . |
| 21 | ‘ Come on , ’ said Philip as encouragingly as he could . |
| 22 | If you were rich , you left London as fast as you could . |
| 23 | ‘ And , ’ said Henry as lightly as he felt the conversation warranted . |
| 24 | The publication of the decision caused widespread consternation , not least because Lacey had informed Barr as early as Oct. 26 that there were " sufficient specific and credible allegations " to extend his inquiry . |
| 25 | Such study can deepen RE as well as promote spiritual awareness across the whole curriculum . |
| 26 | There was nothing for it , Mungo thought , but to follow Vic as often as possible , in the hope that he would lead the way to a solution . |