Example sentences of "[adv] near as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was as near as dammit to being a stylistic carbon copy of Hell . |
| 2 | Here was Dennis Potter , by critical consent the best pure television writer we have , directing his first ever film : as near as dammit , total artistic control under conditions of time and budget that were extraordinarily generous ; the film-maker 's dream . |
| 3 | Capsules have to be buried as near as possible , but there is no guarantee that the measurement will be truly representative . |
| 4 | He was as near as a lover or a parent could ever come . |
| 5 | An entry among the baptisms at the Old Church in April 1741 , names the son of George Dennis Ehret ( an approximation of the artist 's second name , Dionysius , seems as near as the Parish Clerk could get ) as George-Philip , almost certainly after his uncle by marriage . |
| 6 | Suits '68/'69 — mohair or as near as could be got away with . |
| 7 | That was as near as anyone got to beating Tom . |
| 8 | The best we can do at the moment , until the ‘ organic revolution ’ hits the high street , is to eat foods as near as possible to their natural state — not out of tins and packets . |
| 9 | She could n't reach Kelpie from the nearest branch to him , but when she was as near as she could get she put out her hand and called softly to him , just as she used to do at home . |
| 10 | Inspection of the scatterplot suggested that it would be worth trying to fit a line ; the task is to find one which will come as near as possible to the data points . |
| 11 | I have worked my beat as near as possible to 2 and a half miles an hour , and I do n't think there is much to complain about . |
| 12 | Participant observation usually refers to a situation where the observer becomes as near as may be a member of the group being studied and participates in their normal activities . |
| 13 | In this form the interview would be as near as possible to a personal discussion between two people with a common interest . |
| 14 | They reach perfection ( or as near as possible ) at Grovelands Training Centre , where staff and apprentices receive instruction and training . |
| 15 | 63. — ( 1 ) : In every factory in which , in connection with any process carried on , there is given off any dust or fume or other impurity of such a character and to such extent as to be likely to be injurious or offensive to the persons employed , or any substantial quantity of dust of any kind , all practicable measures shall be taken to protect the persons employed against inhalation of the dust or fume or other impurity and to prevent its accumulation in any workroom , and in particular , where the nature of the process makes it practicable , exhaust appliances shall be provided and maintained , as near as possible to the point of origin of the dust or fume or other impurity , so as to prevent its entering the air of any workroom . ’ |
| 16 | It is available in granular form , in various sizes and is usually used in deep beds , sited as near as possible to the odour source and can be obtained as a charcoal cloth . |
| 17 | When he went off to the war in 1914 she took a job as an usherette in an effort to get as near as possible to the warmth of the theatre and away from the coldness of his family . |
| 18 | But I can not see what I would do with a home computer , one of which I am continually being urged to buy by manufacturers and retailers and by drops in prices of the things that are as near as a toucher opening up my cheque book . |
| 19 | Next to Tuscany was the state led by Venice — the Venetian Republic — as near as anyone came to a democracy in the 16th century . |
| 20 | The small birds gather round and approach it remarkably closely , often as near as lo feet , and then start to display . |
| 21 | If I want to visit a bank for a few minutes , I park my car as near as possible as many do , to be able to rush in and out again as quickly as possible . |
| 22 | It is not of overwhelming proportions and is presented as near as possible to a lived-in family home , rather than a museum . |
| 23 | Remember that ‘ small is beautiful ’ , so make as near as you can to ‘ one bite ’ food to avoid wastage . |
| 24 | These he seems to have been given , or as near as made no difference . |
| 25 | Once examined , the church was opened for a short time so that the locals could view the remains prior to the coffin being resealed and put back ‘ as near as circumstances would admit , in status quo ’ . |
| 26 | Speaking of Tynagh he said the company had failed to fulfil the only planning obligation required of them : that they leave the place as near as possible to how they found it . |
| 27 | Jack drove the car as near as he could towards the station building and switched off the faltering engine . |
| 28 | ‘ Girls ’ , he called us , ‘ girls ’ , enjoying his situation : it was as near as he was likely to get to being a pasha in a harem . |
| 29 | Even Macaulay , who found the non-jurors preposterous , considered that , though Ken had an ‘ intellect darkened by many superstitions and prejudices , his moral character sustains a comparison with any in ecclesiastical history and seems to approach , as near as human infirmity permits , to the ideal perfection of Christian virtue ’ . |
| 30 | That 's as near as you 'll get to a guarantee of a good holiday . |