Example sentences of "[verb] as [adv] [conj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Can I be clear please I I 'm sorry Mr , can I just be clarif clarified as far as E N V Eleven is concerned , which pond this is in terms of names ? |
| 2 | Other Coalition Liberals were disliked as warmly as Lloyd George , more for their present policies than for their past . |
| 3 | Despite the Geneva conference requirement that heavy weapons in the area be placed under UN supervision from Sept. 12 [ see above ] , renewed artillery attacks were reported as early as Sept. 14 in Sarajevo ( which was suffering severe water and electricity shortages as supply lines were interrupted ) . |
| 4 | John Boys in his Agriculture of the County of Kent 1794 , tells us that hop poles are the chief article which make woods valuable in this part of the country , there being not only local demand but the poles are carried as far as Maidstone and beyond , the planters preferring the poles grown on the hills to those of quicker growth . |
| 5 | President Bush has enjoyed rising approval ratings , and communism 's appeal has collapsed as fast as communism . |
| 6 | Excavations have shown that the extensive legionary fortress near Inchtuthil , north of Perth , had to be evacuated as early as AD 87 before construction had been completed . |
| 7 | Freight services ran until 1956 when all services ceased and the track was lifted as far as Bardney , although the Bardney-Lincoln portion remained . |
| 8 | As this list also reminds us , journalists seem to worry as much as sociologists about their proper analytical role . |
| 9 | Up until the final minutes the jokes fly as fast as sniper 's bullets . |
| 10 | The rumblings of death appear as early as Mark 3:6 after the stories of conflict with the religious authorities . |
| 11 | Snow may linger as late as mid-July . |
| 12 | Indeed over his three and a half years in office new problems were added as quickly as others were solved or eased . |
| 13 | Martin uses balloon fabric , as it does not crease as easily as spinnaker ripstop . |
| 14 | She has as far as pictures are concerned Rich . |
| 15 | There is an ancient variant in the Lucan version of the Lord 's Prayer , which is attested as early as Marcion in the second century and reads , ‘ May thy Holy Spirit come upon us and cleanse us , ’ instead of , ‘ Thy kingdom come . ’ |
| 16 | Linda , Christy , Cindy , Claudia , Yasmeen , Naomi ; their names are dropped as casually as cigarette butts in a pavement cafe . |
| 17 | Outside the immaculately maintained and smartly guarded naval enclaves , where minds were drilled as thoroughly as bodies in uniformity and obedience , the privilege of royal society was granted on condition that it would be denied to all outsiders . |
| 18 | Difference bands behave exactly like the corresponding combination bands as far as symmetry selection rules , band contours and polarization are concerned . |
| 19 | People like us ca n't be repaired as easily as people like you . ’ |
| 20 | She had few friends to whom he objected as strongly as Bridget . |
| 21 | The implications of the new technological revolution go far beyond the silicon chip and its offspring , a message that may have penetrated as far as Kenneth Baker , Britain 's Minister for Information Technology . |
| 22 | The Dean and Chapter had recently forbidden parking there and had won as far as cars were concerned , but the local inhabitants had always parked their bikes there and continued so to do . |
| 23 | One implication of phenomenal rates of economic growth can be seen in rising incomes leading to an enormous increase in the ownership of consumer durables , although it is debatable whether incomes have risen as fast as GNP . |
| 24 | He stop as far as page 118 of McCann . ’ |
| 25 | Although other vehicles are available — gesture , touch , dress , etc. , all sometimes speak as loudly as words — for action theorists the capacity to give meaning to the world through a shared language enables people to interact socially and to create a social order . |
| 26 | The South India Railway was to be built as far as Ramaswaram and then connected to Ceylon by embankments and bridges . |
| 27 | Searches are not made as frequently as staff would like , because they say , shortages mean there simply are n't enough officers to do it . |
| 28 | So far we have looked at changing shares within total public spending , but has the absolute level of public spending grown as fast as critics suggest ? |
| 29 | Erm for what it 's worth , I 'll give you my suggestions about what we should do as far as ticket prices are concerned er , having taken in a view of the most important factor of the treasurer 's comments but also bearing in mind that we did have high recurring expenses this year , which wo n't apply in future and we 're not here to make money . |
| 30 | The Ridgery was clay on chalk ; heavy land difficult to work where it sloped gently towards the east : in the winter it lay sodden and cold , in summer it dried as hard as brick and there were cracks in it . |