Example sentences of "[adv] as [noun] [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as Ayliffe had been fortunate in having William McDougall as Secretary/Treasurer when he embarked on his Presidency , so Kenneth McDougall when he became Chairman , was exceedingly lucky to , have Leslie Edwards occupying these offices . |
| 2 | Just as fate had been unkind in many ways to those Titfords who had stayed in Frome throughout the 18th century , so it had been a firm friend to the descendants of William the Emigrant after his arrival in Kent . |
| 3 | As far as Marcus had been concerned she had succeeded too well , she admitted as she paid cursory attention to the long dark lashes fringing her clear grey eyes . |
| 4 | So far as futures dealing is concerned , the key exclusion is that for market counterparties , although investors in corporate finance transactions can also be excluded ( see page 33 below ) and trust beneficiaries are in any event not customers ( see page 34 below ) . |
| 5 | In addition , as far as English has been concerned , others besides progressives and radicals have questioned the value of academic approaches for working-class pupils . |
| 6 | Environmentalists as well as scientists have been afraid to admit to having emotions or sentiments . |
| 7 | Both Britain and America , being nuclear powers , supported France in its attack on the Rainbow Warrior , particularly as Greenpeace had been active around the shores of Britain drawing unwelcome attention to the discharge of radioactive waste from nuclear power-stations . |