Example sentences of "as [pers pn] was at [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Obviously I would like to be as successful as I was at Everton , ’ he said , ‘ but you can not do that in five minutes . |
| 2 | ‘ Obviously I would like to be as successful as I was at Everton , ’ he said , ‘ but you can not do that in five minutes . |
| 3 | The workshop classes were a mixture of all grades of academy , and it was here that I found common ground absorbing my trade instruction ; and happily in this field I was able not to be as conspicuous as I was at school . |
| 4 | But perhaps I was as oblivious at school as I was at home to the sneers or the impatience of others . |
| 5 | Clothing was rationed , as it was at home , but without a ‘ textile ticket ’ one could quite easily obtain goods in the regular shops by openly paying the assistant a bribe . |
| 6 | The atmosphere was as lively as it was at Church House itself . |
| 7 | THE ICC has removed the ban on the ‘ rand rebels ’ on the grounds , as I understand , that South Africa is no longer outside the pale of accepted cricket intercourse as it was at time the offence was committed . |
| 8 | Continuing tensions in relations with Iran also focused on the impounding by the Turkish authorities of a cargo ship , the Cape Maleas , as it was at anchor in the Bosphorus on Oct. 22 , 1991 . |
| 9 | The good player will be in the same position at impact as he was at address ( above left ) , while the bad player 's hands will be well forward of the ball at impact ( above right ) . |
| 10 | He was as pathetically unqualified in the art of murder as he was at golf or philosophy . |
| 11 | And he is convinced the temperamental Frenchman — bought for £1.2 million — will have to conform to manager Alex Ferguson 's regime or else he will be dispensed with just as quickly as he was at Leeds and his other clubs . |