Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [is] [verb] [noun] " in BNC.

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1	She 's doing , spending as much time doing tea and she sees , as she is phoning prospects .
2	It is just as desirable to schedule pits , tips and earthworks as it is to schedule buildings and artifacts before uncontrolled enthusiasm hides them from generations .
3	However , it is as naive to regard religious divisions as self-explanatory as it is to see nationalisms so .
4	And , as I hope to demonstrate from time to time in later chapters , it is as legitimate to utilize Lévi-Straussian notions where these seem appropriate and fruitful as it is to derive inspiration from Freud — without necessarily being a dogmatic , doctrinaire Freudian .
5	‘ McDonald 's is the source of our future business , ’ Jonathan Dell says , ‘ as it is training children to eat out .
6	It is for the national court to interpret and apply the legislation adopted for the implementation of the directive in conformity with the requirements of Community law , in so far as it is given discretion to do so under national law . ’
7	It is just as easy — and as pointless — to criticize the American press for misunderstanding the Piggott style as it is to criticize Piggott for flirting so dangerously with defeat .
8	That would drive me around the bend , just as it 's driven Mrs Ledingham around the bend .
9	Careful as he is to cultivate bankers , Mr Murdoch borrows to avoid being controlled .
10	Though at first , Pip could not bear to touch him , later on he takes great care of him and grows to love him which is shown by their holding hands at the trial of Magwitch and his visits to him as he is awaiting execution .
11	but as he is making plans to leave Town this week-end , I fear the result was no dice .
12	As soon as he is told Pip immediately begins to act like a snob , as if he was better than everyone else .
13	He 's about as likely to have sympathy for the devil as he is to have satisfaction .

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