Example sentences of "it as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd no idea he 'd take it as badly as this . ’ |
| 2 | She could suck it as easily as the sticks of liquorice she used to adore as a girl . |
| 3 | She also talked of naked greed , although it takes a curious kind of logic to see the deprived as greedy while company directors were awarding themselves large pay increases and the ‘ yuppies ’ in the city were making a great deal of money and spending it as conspicuously as possible . |
| 4 | ‘ We only hope that when our sons , baby Toby and Charlie , marry , they do it as outrageously as we did , ’ say Trevor and Erika . |
| 5 | When a nova is found , it is important to follow it as carefully as possible , and binoculars can be very helpful indeed , particularly as most bright novæ remain within binocular range for some time . |
| 6 | Yet he deposited her on it as carefully as if she were china , and that brought a weak tear to her eye . |
| 7 | I must be precise here : the woman forgot how to hate him — the child feels it as keenly as ever . |
| 8 | This , coupled with its socially exclusive ambiance , restricted it as effectively as in the past to a small group at the top of society . |
| 9 | Putting it as politely as he can , Mr Tyson said the whole affair ‘ encouraged ’ him to return to paid employment . |
| 10 | He gave a cynical laugh , mooched around the abandoned jetty until he found a piece of wood about the right length , wedged it as politely as possible in the gap between the lid and the box , and pulled out one of the flat packages . |
| 11 | In order to give you and Bell time to work on the tape before reporting back to us , I would like to supply it as soon as possible . |
| 12 | As you will appreciate 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 , I would like to supply it as soon as possible . |
| 13 | As you will appreciate 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 ought to try to supply it as soon as possible . |
| 14 | 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 ought to try to supply it as soon as possible . |
| 15 | Fig 99 C is sailing in A's dirty wind and must get out of it as soon as possible by either tacking or bearing away . |
| 16 | DO watch the screen while you type or give commands so that if something goes wrong you can correct it as soon as possible ( eg using Esc ape , U ndo ) |
| 17 | I knew I would be alone all my life so I started preparing for it as soon as possible . |
| 18 | As this dish contains fresh oysters , eat it as soon as possible — remember , the oysters are not cooked . |
| 19 | Everything here seemed so unreal that I had to come to terms with it as soon as possible , so that I can begin work . |
| 20 | I want you to draw up the will exactly as I 've said , and let me have it as soon as possible . ’ |
| 21 | There had not been time yet to find out exactly how brilliant the child was , but Miss Honey had learned enough to realise that something had to be done about it as soon as possible . |
| 22 | If you are cutting from a severed stem , take it with you to the stock to be budded , or if you are taking a number of buds , get the stem into a deep can of water at once and use it as soon as possible . |
| 23 | But everyone advised me to forget about it as soon as possible . |
| 24 | If you borrow a book make sure you return it as soon as possible . |
| 25 | ‘ Maybe she just panicked for the moment , wanted to get rid of it as soon as possible . ’ |
| 26 | But I want to get on with it as soon as possible , to see if there 's anything to identify him . |
| 27 | 3 Some homework routines : insist on regular and prompt homework — keep a check on work received encourage students to keep their work , make sure students know exactly what to do 4 Marking and giving back homework : mark and return it as soon as possible , devise an easily comprehensible marking scheme , be careful not to overmark , put encouraging brief comments at the end of the work whenever possible be prepared to explain your corrections , either collectively to the class as a whole or individually |
| 28 | Some pupils take to it , others reject it as soon as possible . |
| 29 | He must have it as soon as possible . ’ |
| 30 | He urged all states " to back it and implement it as soon as possible " . |