Example sentences of "out as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | When darkness fell , the men drove off up the escarpment and made for the rendezvous , spreading themselves out as widely as possible . |
| 2 | As for his own talk — that , once begun , had , as usual , spun itself out as thoughtlessly as the wind : he believed it and quite often it was true or partly true — and if others believed it — a bargain had been struck . |
| 3 | In exchange for most of a shipment of Hawk parts worth $6.5m , no hostages appeared ; and the hopelessness of the enterprise was laid out as clearly as if a hand had drawn it in the heavens . |
| 4 | It is certainly essential that the grounds on which the discretion to refuse relief can be exercised should be spelled out as clearly as possible , and that those grounds should be supportable by rational argument . |
| 5 | It wo n't always work out as tidily as the Grid suggests ! |
| 6 | In some ways , it is quite remarkable that Andrew turned out as well as he did . ’ |
| 7 | Things do n't always work out as well as that : ‘ Dear Sir , ’ wrote a client to a Thomas Cook branch manager in 1965 , ‘ Will you please cancel travel arrangements made by Mr — for October 3rd as the wedding has been cancelled because he is already married . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I mean , what if she really is making out as well as she says ? |
| 9 | I confess that I ladled it out as liberally as anybody . |
| 10 | Things do not always work out as simply as that , of course , but knowing the rules and drawing clear lines before the game starts are essential if misunderstandings are to be avoided . |
| 11 | I made sure the vital information was given out as simply as possible , without any of the accepted police jargon . |
| 12 | ‘ I am not your lady wife , my lord , ’ she pointed out as coolly as possible . |
| 13 | Well that will seem to me to be a bit more but obviously it 's up to you but it may not quite work out as neatly as erm but you may well like to think about the role of women as perceived , the way they treat men and relationships . |
| 14 | Quotations in verse should be indented , like long quotations , and laid out as closely as possible to the original . |
| 15 | All in all it was not turning out as badly as he had feared . |
| 16 | Heffers ' sales were up 6 or 7% on last December : ‘ Christmas was n't marvellous , but it did n't turn out as badly as one feared it might , ’ reported Mark Wait . |
| 17 | The tide went out as fast as it came in , and it was not unusual for large fish to be stranded in one of the various sized lakes left behind in the sand hollows . |
| 18 | I finished my drink , quickly said goodbye to the other actors and got out as fast as I could , not wanting to register their smirks and curiosity . |
| 19 | ‘ If I shout that I 'm going down , haul me out as fast as you can , ’ he ordered . |
| 20 | On the occasions she had to pick up or deliver there she got in and out as fast as possible . |
| 21 | The men wanted to get the hell out as fast as possible — they were concerned about survival . |
| 22 | ‘ I want you to get back to the docks and get everybody out as fast as you can . |
| 23 | In Harehills I belonged to the upper crust of the lower middle classes who were getting out as fast as they could . |
| 24 | Enrolled training would be phased out as fast as possible , with existing enrolled nurses given opportunities for conversion courses . |
| 25 | Phoned Moira and told her I wanted it out as soon as possible ; if she would n't have it I would find someone who would . |
| 26 | He only hopes compensation will be sorted out as soon as possible . ’ |
| 27 | If the parish council already had a report to submit , work could be carried out as soon as possible . |
| 28 | Once I have decided to begin the game proper , I aim to get everyone out as soon as possible . |
| 29 | Meanwhile , the boys and girls at Microsoft are working 70 and 80 hour weeks trying to get NT out as soon as possible . |
| 30 | So , as soon as Microsoft launches the operating system in mid-June , Informix will be straight there with its standard engine — it is ‘ in our customers interests to get it out as soon as possible ’ , he said . |