Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] as we [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 My hon. Friend has made a very important point , which I suspect will become more important as we approach the coming election .
2 The sun was still bright as we approached the Quigleys ' house but it did n't seem to have reached their road , which was the same as it ever was : dank and green and desperately quiet .
3 Jack 's Rake is a difficult scramble and at one or two points positively frightening as we climbed the final yards we felt a great sense of achievement .
4 We notice the appalling conditions but not as much as we appreciate the energy and vitality of the star .
5 Nor would a third person enjoy as much as we did the dreams we liked to tell each other .
6 So we felt quite smug as we manoeuvred the boats ashore for our next instructions .
7 The conversation had died and the silence was almost oppressive as we opened the byre door .
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