Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Comparable buildings are also visible from the air north of the defences as far as the River Nene , apart from the low-lying Billing Brook area . |
| 2 | Word is coming in that rival hamlets are already filling in the forms as fast as they can put pen to paper . |
| 3 | Diana had gathered together a small staff who were learning the ropes as fast as she was . |
| 4 | Firefighters say it was important to control the flames as quickly as possible because of the close proximity of petrol pumps . |
| 5 | A sketch of the houses on the north side of the west end of Crown Street made by T. H. Shepherd in May 1858 shows them in the early stages of demolition , but two of his later sketches , dated March 1859 , show almost the whole south side of Fludyer Street as still standing although notice had been served on some of the occupiers as early as March 1856 . |
| 6 | The decisions of Margaret Thatcher 's ministers are struck down by the courts as often as were those of the Wilson or Callaghan administrations . |
| 7 | The head keeper scooped up the coins as deftly as any tax collector . |
| 8 | In its 1969 report , the Committee on the Enforcement of Judgement Debts chaired by Mr Justice Payne recommended the setting up of a Court Enforcement Office , the functions of which would include assisting the creditor to obtain from the debtor ‘ as much as he can properly afford ’ , to liquidate the debts as soon as possible and to protect the debtor against undue hardship or harassment . |
| 9 | I did n't own a pair of binoculars , so I could n't observe the birds as closely as I 'd have wished , but I had something much closer to watch . |
| 10 | Modigliani Please send the canvases as soon as possible . |
| 11 | Neatly coinciding with the fair is the publication of a new book , Facing the Page : the artist and the book , by Silvie Turner , published by Estamp which provides details of those working in this field in Britain at present and the projects currently underway as well as summarising the work of the last decade . |
| 12 | I fell to the ground in great pain , and the man and the girl ran into the woods as fast as they could , and left me . |
| 13 | first , the existing local authorities argued for the retention of the status quo ; second , some Conservative Members of Parliament sought to retain the existing system as far as possible in such areas as Surrey ; third , groups concerned with some services — particularly education — pointed out weaknesses in the proposals as far as their service was concerned ( Rhodes 1970 : 120 ) . |
| 14 | Exasperated by this foolishness , the Collector told Mr Simmons to distribute the extra food with the rations as quickly as possible . |
| 15 | ‘ You know the rules as well as I do . ’ |
| 16 | Again , it must be stressed that the purchaser and vendor should involve their respective accountants in the negotiation of the rules as early as possible . |
| 17 | At night , on a dark moon , lying on my raised sleeping-platform at coconut level , the stars are reflected in the paddies as strongly as if down was up , and half this universe dances round me as the mating fireflies move through the trees and the house . |
| 18 | Be patient ; staff are dealing with the calls as fast as they can . |
| 19 | These were voiced most clearly by the radical priest John Ball , whose record of inflammatory preaching had brought him into conflict with the authorities as early as 1366 , and who had been imprisoned earlier in 1381 for his hostility to the Pope and the prelates ( 11 , p.372 ) . |
| 20 | Professor Greve says the Conservative Government moved the goalposts as far as council house building was concerned . |
| 21 | He skipped down the steps as happily as any boy . |
| 22 | The Conservative Group put forward proposals to give this power to the schools as soon as possible , as Councillor did say , and many of our schools took advantage , around fifty percent I believe . |
| 23 | ‘ None of the calls have hit me between the eyes so far as the vital piece of information , but I 'm still hopeful that what we need may be in there , ’ he said . |
| 24 | Easter Sunday morning the students would go round the bedrooms as early as 2am dressed in sheets , pretending to be angels , singing " Christ the Lord is risen today " . |
| 25 | Paragraph , earlier reply will be , be appreciated as I want to finalize the Aran price for the units as soon as possible , best regards , Sam . |
| 26 | That the king yielded to the resulting complaints of the clergy as far as he did might be explained by his preoccupations in Paris when he could hardly afford serious embarrassment at home ; yet it seems more likely that he recognized the powerful tradition by which the matters in conflict were long deemed to have belonged rightfully to the church . |
| 27 | I had an instant picture of this docile boat now chugging at nine knots with a following wind on a choppy but inland loch , far out in the North Sea bucking and corkscrewing , the bow sickeningly below the waves as often as not . |
| 28 | You should remove the cichlids as soon as possible and transfer them to a separate tank which is set-up specifically for African cichlids , or take them back to the place you bought them . |
| 29 | Well , I ca n't promise that if you leave I 'll be as generous as he was ; I 'll continue your allowance certainly , but as for a house , no ; for as you are well aware , because you know the books as well as I do , it takes us all our time , even with my salary , to continue living here as we have done of yore . |
| 30 | The two essays on Stead are among the best here , since they fulfil the reviewer 's prime duty — they make you want to read the books as soon as possible , in the light of the genuine enthusiasm they convey . |