Example sentences of "as [adv] [subord] [v-ing] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is why changing the voice of the verb in 9a from active to passive — which has the effect of interchanging the valency slots that the noun phrases occupy — removes the anomaly as effectively as replacing see or table . |
| 2 | So it 's not a lot of lot of bother the only thing is that i you got ta drive in town rather than drive on country lanes to get to the main roads little bit more dangerous as far as getting caught is concerned ha ! |
| 3 | That 's it , though he does n't go as far as refusing to let you see his picture . |
| 4 | At one time , the Club went as far as refusing to allow juveniles a reduced entrance price for the London Road terrace but allowed them half price for other areas . |
| 5 | They went as far as offering to pay him a retainer on top of his rep salary for two years . |
| 6 | As far as examining goes , or marking essays , I assume that most of my colleagues take the sort of line that I do , that what we 're looking for is not a particular interpretation of something , but an ability to get to grips with texts , to produce an argument that 's logical , coherent , well-written and is supported from the texts . |