Example sentences of "[v-ing] as [adv] as [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We compromised on borrowing the Land Rover for positioning , followed by walking as far as their enthusiasm took them . |
| 2 | Joe took a walk along the Walworth Road , going as briskly as his stiff knee would allow . |
| 3 | The threat was enough to stop Rita and Bob going as far as their friends with real rude words . |
| 4 | At the Queen Street entrance she caught a glimpse of a red-clad figure running as fast as her legs would carry her to keep up with the woman who was taking her away . |
| 5 | Nor those dreadful factory hooters , Mr Colclough 's from the foundry , Mr Lord 's answering it , her husband 's from the top of the hill , Ben Braithwaite 's intruding as stridently as his mother 's purple taffeta dresses from the other side of town , each one of them blasting out its five minute warning as to the pains and penalties of being late . |