Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [adv] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gags fly as fast as the bullets . |
| 2 | Once again , the wisecracks fly as fast as the bullets — and are just as deadly . |
| 3 | Scenes from both appear as early as the eighth century BC , and , with constant copying , take a stylized form , even by the late sixth century on Attic black-figured vessels . |
| 4 | This is because enzymes ( proteins that are responsible for carrying out the chemical processes within the body ) act more quickly as the temperature is raised . |
| 5 | The Colourcode play funk as hard as the Red Hot Chili Peppers , but with the feel that the Chilis so obviously lack on their heavy-handed interpretation of Stevie Wonder 's ‘ Higher Ground ’ . |
| 6 | The Colourcode play funk as hard as the Red Hot Chili Peppers , but with the feel that the Chilis so obviously lack on their heavy-handed interpretation of Stevie Wonder 's ‘ Higher Ground ’ . |
| 7 | They all lifted their arms in unison , and a battery of flashlights went off , making the jewel-like colours of each robe shimmer as vibrantly as the vivid hues of the glass in the shop window . |
| 8 | Many are quite short , some extend as far as the defences , and two at least apparently form a prominent central crossroads . |
| 9 | Neither is it that tonics are not requested ; large numbers of people get as far as the doctor 's surgery to complain of tiredness , lethargy and mild depression , and even larger numbers go straight to the chemist . |
| 10 | I , I shall be seeing the you know in a few weeks time the daughter she 's a , she 's er Rene that was erm Eddie , who were very big pals of mine and we go to the anniversary lunch together so we 're all over eighty but erm you could n't the bread shop , was another confectioner 's shop , and then turning round the corner you come to another shop , up two steps , which was and that was another type of confectionery and shop , then you get as far as the corn and seed people er they used to have a shop in Street as well , and then before the First World War there was the butchers and they sold foreign meat . |
| 11 | Repairs , which with any good shop are guaranteed , last as long as the original . |
| 12 | Therefore it is a matter of cultivating the interior images which last as long as the human being lives . |
| 13 | Witchcraft and sorcery , which in any case few other cultures distinguish as sharply as the Zande , are not the only mystical responses to the experience of affliction in tense relationships . |
| 14 | He could n't tell when the singing came to an end , or the Archbishop 's voice was first raised , addressing the city ; offering it God 's peace and succour so long as the Feast of Christ lasted . |
| 15 | The professional exams for futures dealers are hogwash as far as the directors of some firms are concerned . |
| 16 | Never approach too closely as the cow will invariably desert her single pup if disturbed . |
| 17 | And I think as far as the critics are concerned , John Maynard-Smith may allow me to adapt erm the critical misjudgement of all time , which was made by a Dublin Professor when The Origin of Species first came out , which you will remember no doubt |
| 18 | ‘ It leaves me high and dry as far as the debt 's concerned . |
| 19 | The little manor-house at Cadhay stands near at hand in the Ottery meadows , and more distant views reach as far as the great hill-fort at Hembury , built on a commanding spur of land in the late Iron Age . |
| 20 | Expenditure costs rise very steeply as the ambient concentration approaches zero . |
| 21 | Yet Iago suddenly wheeled his pony again , and made for the highest point of the ridge , where he could look back over the valley , and see as far as the scattered outer copses and the rim of the forest . |
| 22 | A full day excursion by coach to the spectacular bulbfields ; ablaze with the glorious colours of spring as they stretch as far as the eye can see . |
| 23 | Mummy led Bully as far as the starting-place for her , then handed the rope-lead to Angela . |
| 24 | In an interview with The Scotsman , he said : ‘ It 's an issue which goes wider than education — to family life and social values , and whether we are prepared to accept the responsibilities we have as well as the rights we enjoy . ’ |
| 25 | A work as early as The British Museum Is Falling Down ( 1965 ) , about the Rhythm Method of Catholic-approved contraception , was conceived as a movie by Mel Frank but never born . |