Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [adv] late as " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was common for disasters about to strike stocks to be revealed as late as possible . |
| 2 | In our normal form only strictly necessary choices will be made , and these will be made as late as possible . |
| 3 | That his departure can be dated as late as the reign of Mehmed I Uzuncarsili 's alternative suggestion is , however , rendered unlikely by the fact that there exists a dated Rajab 808/December 1405-January 1406 which carries the signature of Ibrahim b . |
| 4 | Female visitors were cheap , a point in their favour which continued to be emphasised as late as 1920 , when the Local Government Board considered the possibility of using them to inspect the homes of widows drawing poor relief . |
| 5 | The pitch will be in use from 10am to 4pm , which could force one hockey semi-final to be staged as late as 4–30pm , or one or both to go elsewhere . |
| 6 | The cathedral was begun in the early thirteenth century and building continued till after 1300 , while a later choir and chapels were added as late as 1520 . |
| 7 | The house and park were made as late as the 1870s . |
| 8 | The latter so impressed George II that he had it hung on the walls of his apartment , and it was being printed as late as 1821 . |
| 9 | Its fine architecture decorated with giant banded pilasters have more than a hint of northern Mannerism in spite of the fact that they were finished as late as 1653 . |
| 10 | It was designed for heavy goods haulage and was built as late as 1960 . |
| 11 | In many cases the army was mustered as late as May , to allow snow to recede from remote areas , such as the much used Alpine passes . |
| 12 | The south front was reconstructed as late as 1870 . |
| 13 | Even the spread of increased educational opportunities to rural areas was opposed as late as 1944 on the grounds that farm workers would no longer ‘ know their place ’ . |
| 14 | The cabinet was informed as late as possible ; even ministers on the poll-tax review committee were not told what was coming . |