Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were all very sharp and attentive , prepared to go back over scenes or lines as often as was required , patient when Charles lost the line , encouraging when he got a flow of dialogue working . |
| 2 | Write down the registration number and description of the car and driver or passenger as soon as possible before you forget . |
| 3 | It gradually becomes apparent to every adolescent male that the only thing most penises have in common is that they are the wrong shape or size as far as their owners are concerned . |
| 4 | the ministers of the forest … have taken again into the forest lands and woods as entirely as they were at any time , contrary to the Charter … and cause ditches to be thrown down , and interfere with their cultivation , and take from them grievous and excessive ransoms . |
| 5 | This desire for early winter training required planning and preparation as early as September and a number of Group Organisers and Training Advisers had been slow to appreciate this . |
| 6 | ‘ The most correct thing to do is to hold elections for both president and deputies as soon as possible , so that people can trust somebody , ’ Mr Khasbulatov said . |
| 7 | To be successful the remedy should match the totality of the patient 's symptoms and signs as closely as possible — as demonstrated in the three separate cases of influenza . |
| 8 | ‘ And I 'm eighty-eight , and I object to draughts and crowds as strongly as ever . |
| 9 | Where the reading skill required is that of interpreting such things as labels and road signs , they should pursue the normal targets and programmes as far as possible for their own safety , though they may need help where practicable to interpret these things through other than ordinary visual means . |
| 10 | ‘ A thin man with fierce blazing eyes behind thick glasses , ’ Rebecca West called him in 1945 , ‘ a tiny fuzz of black hair fancifully arranged on his prematurely bald head , and wrists and ankles as straight as lead piping in their emaciation . ’ |
| 11 | I believe that we should not be nationalistic about animal welfare ; we should care for animals in France and Germany as well as for those in Britain . |
| 12 | Across Europe , from the war-devastated areas of France and Germany as far as Greece and Italy , from Austria to Hungary , Poland , and Romania , Bischof carried his camera equipment and bundles of warm clothing for those in need , infinitely caring , attentive to all victims , but above all to children . |
| 13 | The Chinese , who used ivory for elaborately carved handles and vessels as early as the Shang dynasty and in later times used it for a wide variety of personal items such as brush pots , wrist-rests , boxes , seals , snuff boxes and fans , had increasingly to import the material as the elephant herds in the southern provinces diminished . |
| 14 | The trees over Three Island Pond bent to the left with its force , and Creggan saw from the shadows that such ducks as were visible were taking shelter on the lee of the islands , bunching together for warmth and sinking their necks and heads as far as they could into their breast feathers . |
| 15 | Shiona scowled into his face with its arrogant high cheekbones , self-satisfied mouth and eyes as hard as sapphires . |
| 16 | Because Janssen sell products in quantities for research and industry as well as for laboratory use , they offer packages in many different sizes … often as suggested by their customers . |
| 17 | If only Messrs Cook could guarantee a benefit to mind and manners as easily as they can guarantee a comfortable journey ! |
| 18 | And there has been some encouragement from within industry , reflected , for example in Business in the Community ( BiC ) , founded in 1982 and sponsored by firms such as IBM and Marks and Spencer as well as supported by the DoE and the Manpower Services Commission ( later the Training Commission , itself absorbed by the Department of Employment in 1988 ) . |
| 19 | She returns his toothless smile and waves as graciously as the Queen . |
| 20 | In such ways we learned to care for people 's bodies and homes as well as for their inner spiritual life . |
| 21 | Teachers ' centre wardens ( usually themselves experienced teachers anxious to develop active supportive programmes ) keep in close touch with teachers and schools as well as with local advisers and " the office " , and centre management is frequently run on quasi-democratic lines with a significant element of teacher-participation ( the local authority none the less is responsible for finance ) . |
| 22 | One minute you 're surrounded by the modern bustle of Egypt 's capital — the next you come face to face with ancient history as a sprawling housing estate is replaced by the stately pyramids and sand as far as the eye can see . |
| 23 | The primary aim of the project is to provide a critical analysis of the public sector 's role and philosophy as far as leisure is concerned . |
| 24 | 2 To restore maximum health and independence as soon as possible after surgery . |
| 25 | Their learning curve is steep but this means that they will pick up bad habits and evasions as quickly as correct ways of going . |
| 26 | It meant that heads had to discuss with governors and parents as well as with staff precisely how to make use of greater freedom . |
| 27 | The plain stretched north and south as far as the eye could see and there was no sign of either vegetation or habitation — nothing but dust , rock and sand . |
| 28 | His stride was impatient , as if he wanted to pass through the tangled undergrowth and brambles as quickly as possible . |
| 29 | ( i ) The highest possible operating convenience and efficiency ; ( ii ) Easy and direct means of access and egress for passengers and vehicles ; ( iii ) The standardization of construction and equipment as far as the site and circumstances permit ; ( iv ) Its immediate recognition as a railway station within the limits of harmony with its surrounding . |
| 30 | Er coming next to our priorities on special educational needs , erm I attended a , a and conference as recently as last Saturday and I did n't know it all already , I did , er I am now determined that |