Example sentences of "by [v-ing] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pressed very hard by Lauda in the final laps — ‘ leading a race was a brand-new experience for me , ’ he admitted at the time — he simply clung to his lead by driving as hard as he could . |
| 2 | We compromised on borrowing the Land Rover for positioning , followed by walking as far as their enthusiasm took them . |
| 3 | Eliot by writing as badly as he knew how … . ’ ) |
| 4 | for example , an Individual with difficulty in adjusting to a 24-hour day should make every attempt to strengthen the rhythmic influence of social factors and meal times by adhering as rigidly as possible to a regular routine . |
| 5 | Instead of trying to escape by moving as fast as possible away from the predator , some animals take an erratic zigzag course . |
| 6 | In part it was done by exploiting as fully as possible many small miscellaneous sources of income , such as fines on recusants and the revenue of vacant episcopal sees ; in part by careful and economic management — the household expenses were kept rigidly down in an age of inflation and the building of royal palaces was brought to an end ; in part by rewarding courtiers and officials from wardships and monopolies . |
| 7 | They had won , as they will always have to , against the odds , but they did it by capitalising on their best players , by utilising every ounce of available experience and by trying as hard as they knew how . |
| 8 | Although the proprietors and staff of EVERYDAY ELECTRONICS take reasonable precautions to protect the interests of readers by ensuring as far as practicable that advertisements are bona fide , the magazine and its Publishers can not give any undertakings in respect of statements or claims made by advertisers , whether these advertisements are printed as part of the magazine , or are in the form of inserts . |
| 9 | Although the proprietors and staff of EVERYDAY ELECTRONICS take reasonable precautions to protect the interests of readers by ensuring as far as practicable that advertisements are bona fide , the magazine and its Publishers can not give any undertakings in respect of statements or claims made by advertisers , whether these advertisements are printed as part of the magazine , or are in the form of inserts . |