Example sentences of "to [pron] as [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I resolved to explain the situation to them as briefly as possible , make a plea for money and then very rapidly leave . |
| 2 | On other occasions we may decide assertiveness is an investment actually got to use that style of behaviour to get my point across and to listen to them as well . |
| 3 | It is odd , and neatly illustrative of the contradiction in Spartan attitudes , that Herodotus can say of the Spartan-led Greeks in the same period that Samos ‘ seemed to them as far away as the Rock of Gibraltar ’ , while telling elsewhere in his book of a Spartan , son of Archias , who was called Samios because of his father 's Samian links ( viii . |
| 4 | To those ladies who were responsible for dealing with this charitable effort , she would offer as much as five shillings for a bundle of what appeared to them as less attractive articles , especially if they were food-stained , as some old gentlemen 's coats often were . |
| 5 | Good sailing centres will have at least one and certainly the R Y A ones do and they 're important because if beginners get into difficulties out on the water you need to be able to get to them as quickly as possible and it also gives them a sense of security to have one of these things around . |
| 6 | I think therefore it would be advisable to make the necessary adjustments in the costumes and send them to me as soon as possible . |
| 7 | At all events , I shall be much obliged to you if you will write to me as soon as possible — in order that , if you do not hold out any hope , he may not lose time , and if you do , that you may receive further information ; and he be put into the way of preparing himself , according to your wishes , for the situation . |
| 8 | If you are willing to accept employment on the basis of the terms contained or referred to in this letter , will you please sign one copy and return it to me as soon as possible . |
| 9 | As part of the Garden 's mandatory assessment of display screen equipment , all PC users are asked to complete the attached Self-Assessment Checklist and return it to me as soon as possible . |
| 10 | If anyone is interested in forming a group to go out and get petitions signed , or anything else we can think of as a group , please will they write to me as soon as possible . |
| 11 | He soon realised , though , that he was expected to listen to me as well . |
| 12 | But I had not forgotten how she had lied , and behaved so badly to me as well as to Edgar Linton , so I did not feel sorry for her , or encourage her to talk . |
| 13 | After all , as he had said — and now every word of our conversation came back to me as clearly as if played back on a tape — a woman has a right to decide , on the basis of her own capacity to cope with the situation , whether she is justified in going on with it . |
| 14 | Theta ( 3.9 ) has a K-type spectrum , and in binoculars appears to me as slightly ‘ off-white ’ . |
| 15 | It does n't come to me as easily as it does to you . " |
| 16 | Siobhan introduces her to me as Kimberly , her eldest daughter . |
| 17 | And they all said now look is there anything we can do and I said no , it 's not , if you 're coming to me as far as I 'm concerned I will do it , you need anything and I will cope . |
| 18 | It just appears to me as very empty , to wear clothes so that you can look attractive to other people and fit in , be accepted as part of the ‘ in crowd ’ . |
| 19 | It 's happened to me as recently as May 3rd . |
| 20 | If you are willing to accept employment on the basis of the terms contained or referred to in this letter and the attached schedule , will you please sign one copy and return it to me as quickly as possible and in any case within 4 weeks . |
| 21 | The report will be published , and I have asked the inspector to report to me as quickly as possible . |
| 22 | As one who has listened to nothing as often as BM 's solo albums these last two years ( OK , you 've established your credentials , now come to the point — IM ) I can not speak highly enough of the man ( try a step-ladder — IM ) . |
| 23 | A further summons assembled another army , which this time was joined by the king , but when they all met " it came to nothing as so often before " , and Æthelred returned to London on hearing that some intended to betray him . |
| 24 | It occurred to Karelius to wonder whether the fräulein made a practice of confiding her problems to everyone as readily as in this instance . |
| 25 | Even to someone as straight as myself , the bearded gentleman is preferable to Anneka Rice or Judith Chalmers . |
| 26 | The lure of Tinseltown and the magic dollar was always going to prove irresistible to someone as unashamedly ambitious as Kylie , and so it is proving . |
| 27 | ‘ Mr. Kegan phoned over at nine to say he wanted to talk to you as soon as possible , and you wo n't have time to do it yourself before he comes . ’ |
| 28 | I will arrange for all our research information on various locations to be sent on to you as soon as possible . |
| 29 | As you will appreciate , we will be collecting feedback on any research you carry out within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with the tape , we ought to try to supply it to you as soon as possible . |
| 30 | We hope to be collecting feedback on any research you carry out on the tape within the next 4 to 6 months , and if you are to have time to work with it , we must get it to you as soon as possible . |