Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] as [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hannibal was also the object of some sort of pseudohistorical tale of which a papyrus has preserved a piece that as far as I know has never been connected with the oracle transmitted by Antisthenes . |
| 2 | and erm he would take er legal action or at least that was the idea , we hardly ever got any erm any change out of the Le Legal Department and as often as not it was written off . |
| 3 | The field of art and design education represents a very broad spectrum of study and as far as it is possible to distinguish between ‘ art ’ and ‘ design ’ the former is generally used to denote painting and sculpture and the latter is concerned with the production of graphic material , three-dimensional or textile/fashion artefacts by hand or machine processing . |
| 4 | The workhouse management committee recommended that ‘ with regard to children still in the workhouse , the older girls should be employed , when not at school , in making/mend or other useful work and as soon as practicable should be sent out as domestic servants ’ . |
| 5 | However , after impassioned protests from Bishop John Fisher , he agreed to the less contentious formula : ‘ especial protector and as far as the law of Christ allows even supreme head . ’ |
| 6 | It 's the highway and as fast as we can go . ’ |
| 7 | yeah because the person er who 's job it is to deal with the sulks for want of a better phrase there is not is preferring not to tackle the issue because as far as she 's concerned it 's not affecting the efficiency of the office , that 's what I 'm trying to say and it 's not , in fact it 's added to the efficiency of the office if anything . |
| 8 | ‘ I treat you like a child because as far as I can see you are one . ’ |
| 9 | This new phenomenon was n't quickly recognized in the literature and as recently as 1980 , White and Woods 's edited text ( 1980 ) , The Geographical Impact of Migration , included three lengthy index entries on rural depopulation , rural-rural migration and rural-urban migration , but nothing on rural repopulation or counterurbanization , although there were four index entries for return migration . |
| 10 | We have learnt a lot from the Nicaraguan experience and as far as the woman question " is concerned , we hope to go a bit further . |
| 11 | In general only a minority of holidays are affected in this way and most changes to the published arrangements are small and whenever possible these changes will be advised at the time of booking or as quickly as possible after they occur . |
| 12 | It could be signed as soon as the fathers agreed the match or as late as the wedding night itself , just as long as it was signed before the consummation . |
| 13 | Incidence in the rural high oil category was examined in more isolated ( >20 km from urban areas ) and less isolated sectors , and at higher and lower levels of certain factors , for which the division was made after ranking the sectors on the factor ( disregarding isolation ) at the point that as closely as possible halved the cumulative expected values at ages 0–14 . |
| 14 | Meredith , trying to use her bump of direction thought they had gone in a circle and as far as she could tell through teeming rain and darkness , were in the middle of the open moor or common . |
| 15 | Integrated rural development advocates the promotion of community-led initiatives , geared to the needs of specific target groups in the rural population and as far as possible utilising indigenous resources to meet those needs . |
| 16 | Starkey said yesterday that he knew nothing of the move and as far as he was concerned he was still on Cacoethes . |
| 17 | One afternoon I summoned up my courage and as casually as I could I invited him for a drink after work that evening . |
| 18 | No I sha n't be getting my cheque book out on that basis because as far as I 'm concerned the thing would still not belong to the city . |
| 19 | Olomouc is full of churches , huge and chillingly ornate , freezing inside and as far as I could see deserted during the week . |
| 20 | In this country we call it Medau Breathing Movement , and by ‘ breathing movement ’ we mean internal movement of the trunk , which starts with the rising and falling of the diaphragm and then communicates itself to the abdominal walls , pelvic floor , the whole back and as far as the collar bone . |
| 21 | May we have a debate next week or as soon as possible to consider whether we should have a referendum at any stage and in what circumstances ? |
| 22 | There is also a belief that as far as possible people should be made to pay for services provided by the state , partly to reduce public expenditure and taxation , and partly because it is believed that charges will increase public pressure for services to be provided efficiently . |
| 23 | There is a powerful argument that as far as sexual behaviour is concerned , an area in which consent makes the difference between gross violation and shared pleasure , and in which physical proximity makes it relatively easy to ask about consent , the law should in effect impose a duty to enquire . |
| 24 | Most were allowed to stay out till 11.30 during the week and as late as they liked at weekends . |
| 25 | Together , under Caroline Paterson 's skilled direction , the company finds an idiom for a humour which is as sharp as an arrowhead and as hard as flint , and a style for an emotion which is shaped from the very suppression and denial of feeling . |
| 26 | ( 1 ) It shall be the task of the all-German legislator ( i ) to recodify in a uniform manner and as soon as possible the law on employment contracts and the provisions on working hours under public law , including the admissibility of work on Sundays and public holidays , and the specific industrial safety regulations for women ; ( ii ) to bring public law on industrial safety into line with present-day requirements in accordance with the law of the European Communities and the concurrent part of the industrial safety law of the GDR . |
| 27 | The committee made no comment but as far as can be ascertained , no action was taken ; more urgent matters required attention . |
| 28 | And we were we covered sixteen different MPs which is especially good news because Hugh Bailey normally supports the bill and as far as we know is likely to turn up and and vote for it . |
| 29 | It was dangerous because it left her at his mercy and as far as she knew he had none . |
| 30 | About humanity , especially with people like Halliwell … a tremendous loyalty and as far as Joe was concerned a great love . ’ |