Example sentences of "[adj] as it [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One thing about him that was widely known was the fact that he was a businessman , and so it was as such that he was welcomed ; the party could even claim some credit for being the first to elect a businessman as its leader — much as it claimed credit in 1975 for electing a woman , although Margaret Thatcher had certainly not been chosen for that reason . |
| 2 | When this scheme was unveiled , it terrified laymen ( including many Tory MPs ) almost as much as it infuriated doctors . |
| 3 | And they tolerated Gustav — gave him a job on the land — as long as it kept Mina happy and she kept them happy . |
| 4 | Beyond that was a stable , with the horse standing there indifferently , uncaring what passed before its eyes as long as it had food . |
| 5 | Ah sure well that , th th that 's , that 's what , but anyway , as long as it created discussion , that was the point of it . |
| 6 | He also undertook not to publish any paperback version of ‘ The Satanic Verses ’ as long as it gave offence . |
| 7 | From a purely selfish point of view , if the policy were to indicate specific areas of the county erm where this policy would er be appropriate and would apply erm and as long as it excluded Craven , then I think |
| 8 | At dawn one spring morning a heavily loaded freight train , headed by a pre-war 2 — 8 — 0 locomotive , was running out of steam owing to a badly clinkered fire-bed as it approached Brook End signal box . |
| 9 | Overall severity of gastrointestinal symptoms influenced the final height centile as it had height velocity during the initial years of follow up . |
| 10 | However , despite being framed as a negative provision , the House of Lords held that the clause was unenforceable as it lacked certainty in that it was not for a fixed period of duration . |
| 11 | The Myrcan stave was almost invisible as it smashed bones and cracked skulls , hurling the animals into the river , and Darmid 's sword wreaked havoc also . |
| 12 | The wind spun the sea into feathers of spume , the rain solid as it struck Mariana in the face . |