Example sentences of "as [adv] as [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As long as its concern ( in the absence of a vision ) is for ‘ maintaining the ethos of Anglicanism ’ , it is doomed to grow old and cold and to die . |
| 2 | Or again , for the ruling class or race against which such a movement rebels , as long as its authority is secure there are very strong practical advantages in thinking of its subjects as incapable of governing themselves , happy and carefree in their poverty , innately inferior in intelligence , out of work only if lazy , loyal and grateful for all one has done for them unless misled by irresponsible agitators ; it is only when they start to be dangerously restive that it becomes practically useful to understand their motives and capacities better . |
| 3 | For Kylie , however , there was no looking back , and the future for now meant more work with SAW in London where she was to record an album as soon as her Neighbours commitments allowed . |
| 4 | Then as soon as her grandfather had died , she was sent out to earn as a butcher 's shop girl . |
| 5 | Of course , as soon as her back is turned , we give the dog a kick and it shoots off . |
| 6 | Some of Kelly 's classmates lost the fight to hold back the tears as soon as her coffin was carried down the aisle . |
| 7 | ‘ The duke will never be dead whilst you are alive , child , ’ smiled Lady Alianor , as soon as her guest was seated . |
| 8 | From then on , every afternoon , as soon as her mother had left for bingo , Matilda would toddle down to the library . |
| 9 | As soon as her mind registered what it had seen she jumped away from the car door , a scream issuing from her that cut through the night air . |
| 10 | As soon as her plate was on the table , she dug in ravenously . |
| 11 | Betty was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow . |
| 12 | As soon as her muscles had slackened , she could feel a corresponding movement in him , and his voice was almost normal when he asked her what she would like to eat . |
| 13 | These days , as soon as her children have one foot through the school gates , a woman has to rush out to pursue ‘ a brilliant career ’ , shunting her children around . |
| 14 | Alice Foley remembered that her family was able to move into a better house as soon as her sister started work in the mill . |
| 15 | Whether sleeping under the starry African sky with wild animals roaming in the bush was part of the fun or genuine cause for concern it did not seem to disturb Eva who was always fast asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow . |
| 16 | As soon as her breasts were free of their thin cotton restraint , he licked the soft , warm flesh , as if the taste of her was something he had been craving for an eternity . |
| 17 | He probably found that Ma was good in bed , but hell as soon as her feet touched the floor and after all , even Walter and Ma must have had to spend the larger part of the day vertical , I bet he ached to crawl back to Hilda , but Ma had him neatly encircled . |
| 18 | It was a movement she 'd made a million times before , yet as soon as her fingers came into contact with his thick , silky hair she felt a jolt as though an electric current had shot right through her , making her start back in surprise . |
| 19 | She was quiet , muted , moving before her sire with downcast eyes and dutiful voice , and withdrawing into the shadows as soon as her errand was done , as though she had no part in what was still to do , unless to wait on their requirements . |
| 20 | In fact , as soon as her office was set up , she developed a marketing plan which aims to : |
| 21 | Singapore 's trouble is that as soon as its economy starts to grow by more than 6–7% , the labour market tends to get tight . |
| 22 | Fundamental to the thinking of this comparatively small group of people was the ease and skill with which Israel had been able to exert its will , control dissent , and remove local leadership as soon as its challenge to the authorities necessitated this . |
| 23 | This option was exercised in the context of a public takeover bid in the Alfa-Laval/Tetrapak case , but the Commission lifted the suspension as soon as its serious doubts were satisfied . |
| 24 | I could not help feeling that if we could have had him from the moment of the return of Civil Government Burma would have been in a happier and more disciplined condition , ready to see the real task which the nation would have to face as soon as its political future was decided . |
| 25 | Alone , the two girls were playful as they went about their tasks , mischievous at times , even carefully boisterous ; but as soon as their father came in they would sink into a beseeching drabness , cower as close to being invisible as they could . |
| 26 | For a German observer who had been interned in Britain 1914-18 , ‘ the great secret of masculine psychology is that all men of all ages act and behave like schoolboys as soon as their individualities are merged in a crowd . ’ |
| 27 | Spray apples and pears , as soon as their buds break , with a combined insecticide and fungicide to control scab . |
| 28 | Where Without Walls might be more fittingly titled Without Arts , the BBC2 equivalent , Arena , has a thing about promoting unknown artists who disappear forever as soon as their hour on screen is done . |
| 29 | Young couples took their children to it as soon as their legs were long enough ; old people accepted it as the first of their last climbs and many beery pledges were made to the mountain in the Deeside pubs . |
| 30 | Stirling had also made arrangements for Paddy Mayne to take his squadron to the Lebanon for ski training , as soon as their operational commitments were ended . |