Example sentences of "[noun pl] as often [conj] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 A hands-on procedure is followed , not only in the studio but at the site , where I build full-scale mock-ups as often as I can .
2 She could invent hypotheses as often as she sipped her tepid coffee .
3 the trouble is not having enough modern catalogues of , of things that you can actually buy today because when they manufacturer them now they do n't erm make catalogues as often as they used to do er , it costs so much money in it I 'd er , I , I think that probably the next trend is going to be in lighting fittings er which will take in er you er , low energy lamps er , at the erm , the new fluorescent lamps er where erm , well there 's one in the hall which takes eight watts and it 's given us as much light out as a hundred watt lamp , er and
4 ( You are rarely able to sample rhythms as often as you would like. ) ( a ) Are your 4 hours of observations made in a single session or a number of sessions ? ( b ) If it is a single session , is this at the same time or at different times each day ? ( c ) If it is at different times , then how do you arrange them ? ( d ) If it is a number of sessions , then how many ?
5 Unsurprisingly , Zeng 's childhood was not a happy one , and he played truant from his persecutors as often as he could .
6 Le Monde of June 9-10 estimated that in the 50 major , policy-determining laws of the 270 passed during Rocard 's term as Prime Minister , Rocard had relied on the support of the right and centre nearly three times as often as he relied on the PCF .
7 We continued to send parcels as often as we could .
8 Thus the final message of step 8 is prosaic : practise in real life situations as often as you can until , inevitably , you become both confident and effective .
9 Perhaps I am in your thoughts as often as you are in mine dearest Elsie .
10 All the stores that could not be moved by native porters or the gallant Timor ponies were destroyed on 22 February and the Company moved south into the mountains , from where they were able to watch an area of 300 square miles ( over 770km 2 ) , patrolling for negative reports as often as they made enemy sightings .
11 The matter is complicated by the fact that across the social spectrum some families changed their surnames as often as their surcoats , and individuals had , in the course of their lives , sometimes as many as three or four surnames , any of which could be adopted quite haphazardly by their progeny .
12 She discards her admirers as often as she discards gloves , and poor Mama spends most of her time comforting the latest reject .
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