Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was determined to carry on as normally as I could . ’ |
| 2 | We need to go only as far as eqn ( 2.21 ) . |
| 3 | The tendency to see only as far as the limit of particular function . |
| 4 | Bearing in mind that there 's something like forty companies chasing about eighteen percent of this market , do you honestly feel that your advertising revenue is going to go down as quickly as feel if you want to try and keep ahead of the the pack and keep up with the leaders . |
| 5 | But — there it was , and I began to go down as quickly as possible but with difficulty , for there was almost a metre between rungs . |
| 6 | After 0/30 , it is not wise to go down as far as 6C or 30C . |
| 7 | But it 's that figure there that I think we need to concentrate on as far as good bonuses are concerned . |
| 8 | The clubs will wriggle like eels to try to get round whatever restrictions are formulated so the punishments for transgressions of the regulations have to be just as clearly defined as the crimes , and in their application those punishments have to come down as decisively as a guillotine . |
| 9 | She giggled when his second attempt ended in the same way , and when he grasped her in a great bear hug , she was able to slip away as easily as if it were a child holding her . |
| 10 | When he came he had to pull away quickly so as not to spill a drop of his bodily fluids , like the instructions on the box of condoms said . |
| 11 | But now , the men on board ship above him were screaming , and with three holes fired on each side of the vessel , he gave the signal to bear away as swiftly as they could ply their paddles . |
| 12 | But John , he noticed , tended to wander outside as often as he felt tempted to do ; while Astorre had set up house quite candidly in the kitchens . |
| 13 | " I shall have to pull up as near as I can and let you out , said Woodie . |
| 14 | After all , it 's as vital to work as well then as at any other time . |
| 15 | It is necessary to find out as precisely as possible how often it was committed , whether or not there were regional variations in its frequency , and if there were changes over time . |
| 16 | But in order to achieve them you need to work out as precisely as possible what knowledge , concepts , skills and attitudes it is you want to develop . |
| 17 | Then , serious again , he continued soberly , ‘ Anyway , as I wuz sayin' , I do n't think we 've anythin' to worry about as far as this Angel One fella 's concerned . |
| 18 | Black staff should not have to train twice as hard as their white colleagues . |
| 19 | She was not only confident that a future session would reveal its origins , she was anxious to try again as soon as possible . |
| 20 | Deep safe water was a dark royal blue , while over a coral reef the sea shaded to green or , when perilously shallow , to brown , and Thessy , peering ahead , would shout at me to go to port or starboard , or even to go backwards as fast as the motors would catch hold . |
| 21 | wants us to go over as often as we can and we try and and often as we can . |
| 22 | The increase in the use of HP , though less marked , is important as HP is used for expensive purchases which are unlikely to crop up as often as the smaller ones financed by other types of credit . |
| 23 | The early months were marred by the failure of the economy to pick up as quickly as expected after the election . |
| 24 | Although he may not care to remember as far back as a fortnight ago , does he recollect that every candidate in the Kincardine and Deeside by-election , including his own , expressed opposition to the opt-out proposals ? |
| 25 | ‘ The way we conceded goals at Coventry was very hard to take and I 'm looking for us to bounce back as quickly as possible . |
| 26 | On slightly narrower 165/65 section tyres it seems to grip almost as well as the G40 , while its steering seems , if anything , a tad sharper . |
| 27 | The best defence here is to go underground as quickly as possible . |
| 28 | May I advise you to hurry home as fast as you can . " |
| 29 | New pop had rapidly lost its mischief and settled down into a post-rock , post-teenage maturity , peddling naff fantasies of sophistication to a new generation of moneyed teeny-boppers whose only desire was to grow up as soon as possible . |
| 30 | My method was to look ahead as far as the eye could see , work out the route mentally , then , leaving the wheelbarrow , test the ground in small sections and mark the way with my feet . |