Example sentences of "[be] [prep] [noun] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Sturch has been in butchery about as long as Allsop has been in medicine , insofar , it occurred to Harry 's mind , as there was any real difference between the trades . |
| 2 | Women are in favour now as they are the outsiders and anyone who looks and acts differently is preferred currently . |
| 3 | It was even more important to know when evil gods would be in charge so as to avoid trouble as far as possible by doing nothing at such times . |
| 4 | Another excellent bass player will be on stage tonight as Niamh Parsons teams up with husband Dee Moore and a five-piece band — ‘ Loose Connections ’ . |
| 5 | Membership from now on will be by invitation only as existing places become available through natural wastage . |
| 6 | FREE business health checks are on offer today as Teesside Training and Enterprise Council ( TEC ) throws open its doors to small local companies . |
| 7 | Her hard-fought for earnings were at stake here as well as her own self-confidence — she had to get it right . |
| 8 | — , 59 , of ‘ I came across a very classy furrier 's in Nottingham just as the shopkeeper was putting a jaunty looking ocelot hat on a stand . |
| 9 | Sadly the plan is in abeyance now as Pakistan has more urgent problems on its doorstep . |
| 10 | The imposing chancel is in fact almost as long as the nave , and has four wide steps to the altar . |
| 11 | In the same year , Dustin was in London again as one of the guests at the Royal Command Performance of Love Story , where he was to be presented to the Queen Mother . |
| 12 | It was in evidence now as Tina upbraided him . |
| 13 | A BRIDE was in tears yesterday as her wedding dreams were washed away . |
| 14 | Warrington Town 4 Alfreton Town 2 : Gavin McDonald was on target twice as Warrington returned to winning form to move into seventh place in the HFS first division . |