Example sentences of "as [adv] [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | As long as the machine could be there too . |
2 | Milk distribution would work in the same way in that as long as the milk is put into the system at one point , it does not matter where it is taken out . ’ |
3 | All is well as long as the subject is lying down , but when he stands up , the reflexes which normally make arteries all over the body contract to meet the new hydrostatic conditions no longer operate effectively , and a sharp and dangerous fall of blood pressure follows . |
4 | It 's kind of stupid but it 's kind of funny if you know what I mean cos the baby do n't talk and as soon as the Mum and Dad 's out of the room it 's let's go and find the chocolate . |
5 | Charlotte booked into a hotel in the centre of Boston and hunted down the telephone directory in her room as soon as the porter had left . |
6 | Corbett murmured as soon as the porter was out of earshot . |
7 | And he forecast : ‘ As soon as the election 's over at the party conference , watch 'em fall into line . ’ |
8 | The Conservatives had clearly let the economy overheat for electoral advantage in 1955 , but as soon as the election was over , clamped down with a credit squeeze and requests to trim expenditure below the agreed levels . |
9 | As soon as the election was completed and announced in the words " St Peter elects Lothar pope " , three doves flew into the place where the cardinals were assembled and when Lothar was singled out from the others the whitest of them settled on his right shoulder . |
10 | The outcome , however , would be settled not by determining the relative validity of different principles of government formation , but by the complex process of political manoeuvring which began as soon as the election results were known . |
11 | For non-PEPs , Gartmore will credit the trust purchase as soon as the share price is known , while M&G and Save & Prosper will normally put it through on the same or the next business day . |
12 | As soon as the machine is ready , new fuel will be charged into both reactors . |
13 | ‘ IF YOU were going to have trouble you could tell as soon as the meat arrived . |
14 | The vendors intention to sell will be made public as soon as the circular is sent out , yet no consideration will be payable . |
15 | Myra sobbed as she told me that , although many men were attracted to her — and she to them — as soon as the relationship reached the stage of even the most innocent physical contact , such as a gentle kiss or even holding hands , something in her forced her to draw back and run away from the situation . |
16 | Therefore , as soon as the phoneme /p/ is heard , the cohort will have only one member left , and the word can be identified as trespass , even though its final phonemes have not yet been heard . |
17 | As soon as the flow becomes established , in fact , piles of solid lumps of lava build up at the sides of the flow , and help to confine it to its course . |
18 | The committee resolved that as soon as the inventory was complete , such articles afterwards considered useless should not be disposed of until the committee itself had dealt with the matter . |
19 | Do n't go along the road trying to keep yourself a nice separation distance and as soon as the tail end of another lorry has passed you flash him in and then you 're like this . |
20 | As soon as the hedgehog turned , the big rascal attacked . |
21 | There 's good bunce for you both as soon as the stuff 's delivered back here . |
22 | But as soon as the animal sits down , a photoelectric cell switches on the air stream , so stopping the pig from getting cold . |
23 | As soon as the removal van is spotted by a neighbourhood group member , the new family is welcomed into the area with a few pastries and an offer of practical help . |
24 | However as soon as the ticket office is approached the experience begins to take you back into the past . |
25 | Magnolia stigmas will accept pollen as soon as the flower opens . |
26 | ( 1 ) It is a well-known custom that as soon as the siren of a fire-engine is heard , other vehicles should pull up at the side of the road , in order to afford free passage . |
27 | DAALNY HAD discarded at once her anger and her pleading as soon as the choice was made , and made in such a fashion that she knew it could not be changed . |
28 | As soon as the passport came through , Coleman should wait for the first convenient lull in the fighting in Beirut and then leave immediately . |
29 | Some of the water molecules would be split at such a temperature and would be available for chemical or physical activity as soon as the bubble burst . |
30 | He could not help wondering why a rousing cheer had not gone up as soon as the garrison had spotted his red uniform . |