Example sentences of "[prep] as [adv] [conj] the " in BNC.

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1 If the precursor O 2 is passed through an electrical discharge so that dissociation and recombination leads to the formation of as well as the symmetrical species , the products of reaction with X will also include and , which are different molecules ; their frequencies will probably be quite similar , but their frequencies will differ considerably .
2 That too is a long way off , but nothing like as far as the stars . ’
3 This involves studying the social relationships people enter into as well as the kinds of knowledge and beliefs , values and sentiments people acquire as part of these social processes .
4 At the same time , chemical drugs cause side-effects which the body then has to deal with as well as the disease .
5 It shows what was involved in the running of a small yet busy rural station , the variety of incidents that Norman had to deal with as well as the people under his span of control .
6 PAYE , National Insurance , statutory sick pay — all these have to be dealt with as well as the problems of year end returns and changes in legislation .
7 As well as a mid-day meal , stimulating activities are arranged ; and these , plus the company , can make an enjoyable break for the cared for as well as the carer .
8 Newcastle 's success is less easy to explain , for as late as the early sixteenth century its main export commodity was wool , although by the reign of Henry VIII it seems to have expanded its trade in coal , iron and lead ( 59 ; 71 ; 75 , p.45 ) .
9 For as far as the distant bluffs , the land is lost to prairie larks and prong-horned antelope .
10 She could see twigs scattered along the lane for as far as the car 's headlights reached .
11 Grazers have the enormous advantage that there is plenty of their favourite food available , all around them , stretching for as far as the eye can see and regrowing time and again regardless of how much they crop it .
12 And er , on that message , er , it seems , er good enough time to say that 's er , all we have time for as far as the phone calls are concerned on the Breakfast Call this morning .
13 On hearing this , the king gave orders for the fields around his castle to be planted with almond trees for as far as the eye could see .
14 Another group of researchers , this time in Sweden , has discovered that this protective effect does n't only last for as long as the baby is breastfed .
15 It is no good to tie up the property by a series of limited interests for as long as the law will allow , if the bulk of the capital will have disappeared to the Revenue authorities in the meantime .
16 This worked as a strategy at least for as long as the persons involved lived in the same household and shared their resources .
17 In this case , it would be hard to find language indicating more clearly that Mr Clayton intended the land to be preserved and managed as playing fields for all time , or at least for as long as the law permitted .
18 And for as long as the public continue to be wary of , or feel sorry for Down 's children , there will be a considerable social stigma to contend with .
19 The protection afforded by pellets has already been mentioned , and bone that is left in pellets or scats is protected from many modifying agents for as long as the pellets and scats remain intact .
20 The bread wards off hunger for as long as the same weight of ordinary bread despite its lower starch value .
21 Support continues for as long as the parents feel they need it , and is renewed , if they wish , if and when the mother becomes pregnant again .
22 But the spraying must continue for as long as the temperature remains at freezing point or below , as the energy of the frost must be spent on forming more and more ice outwards .
23 The guarantee can be made for as long as the manufacturer chooses .
24 In classical homoeopathy a single dose of a high potency is given to the patient and , assuming improvement , is not repeated for as long as the patient continues to improve .
25 I is however to be repeated every five years up to forty and then every two years for as long as the rating is held , or if there is a hearing loss .
26 The headmaster seemed young , to Bodie , for a man with responsibility for so many kids , but he was pleasant enough , and certainly co-operative , and was prepared to let Bodie act as deputy sports master for as long as the surveillance on young Nick Stone was needed .
27 For as long as the war lasted , she would be a part of the Royal Navy and there could be no remembered yesterdays , no thoughts of tomorrow .
28 This , then , was their home for as long as the war lasted .
29 For as long as the war lasted .
30 There is fat chance of that for as long as the Government allows the banks to carry on with their grasping one-way policy .
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