Example sentences of "[adv] to [noun] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , Stuart Hall 's analysis of ‘ law and order ’ owes much to Althusser as well as to Gramsci . |
| 2 | We were all turning gently to port as I cut the corner and was slowly closing on the Hun . |
| 3 | The men were bowled over , and Topaz received many gilts of flowers , sweetmeats , and other trifles and a shower of love poems which she read aloud to Oswin as they rocked with laughter . |
| 4 | Responding to foreign criticisms of the heavier sentences handed down to civilians as compared with those passed on soldiers following the massacre [ see pp. 38769 ; 38965 ] , the ABRI spokesman said that the civilians had been convicted of " subversive acts " against the Indonesian authorities , while the soldiers had been found guilty of acting beyond their authority in dealing with the demonstrators . |
| 5 | But they pop down to London as though it 's down into town but They 're quite near the motorway so it 's useful . |
| 6 | Under the old two group format it was very much down to luck as to who you were drawn with , the new system is much better , it allows for the odd hiccup , gives an extra dimension to every game and rewards those teams that perform on the day . |
| 7 | Sam crashed his gears down to second as his decrepit car met a slight hill . |
| 8 | At higher temperatures ( ca 500°C ) the linewidths and peaks change , which they put down to disorder as some zinc enters the copper particles to form a dilute brass . |
| 9 | But investigations into the leaking of sensitive material from Washington had narrowed down to Maclean as chief suspect , and it seems that Burgess was detailed , probably by Philby , who was still in Washington , to warn him and organize his escape , although it does not seem to have been intended that Burgess should go too . |
| 10 | This modification will bring the signal output down to earth as you reduce the volume on the guitar and should , hopefully , eliminate your buzz . |
| 11 | His leadership is respected by all the rugby nations of the world , but a happy bunch of youngsters from Witham School brought him down to earth as they piled in yesterday at Twickenham . |
| 12 | Suddenly , to my embarrassment , my three-year-old daughter brought my right back down to earth as she pointed and said in an extremely loud voice : ‘ Look Mummy , they 're all showing their bottoms ! ’ |
| 13 | I have gave her the co-ordinates from the Emissary 's message , instructing her to drop down to Underlight as we neared that point . |
| 14 | We would recommend this disk highly to beginners as its uncluttered presentation will ease you into the world of word-processing . |
| 15 | In April 1102 , he confirmed the primacy personally to Anselm as his predecessors had held it . |
| 16 | War now seemed inevitable and she said so to John as he walked home with her . |
| 17 | In a move for which he would later pay , he called for the persecution of Deng Xiaoping , who was banished from office and attacked as second only to Liu as China 's ‘ leading capitalist roader ’ . |
| 18 | During our Pre-Campaign Wave in March defence was the main issue on television , the main issue stressed by the Conservative Party , and second only to unemployment as Labour 's main issue . |
| 19 | And nothing condemned a woman so swiftly to womanhood as grappling with a man . |
| 20 | The following day 's hill race once again developed into a Swanson/Dugdale battle , with Swanson finally pulling away to victory as they completed the race on the stadium track . |
| 21 | The family had a country seat at Chertsey in Surrey , and by the time of his death in 1617 Hammond 's father was clearly a wealthy man , giving generously to charity as well as providing for his widow and children , Thomas 's share being a lease worth £40 per annum and a legacy of £200 . |
| 22 | Then Duncan Paterson , the selection convenor , came on to say that I had better get myself over to Murrayfield as soon as I could ! |
| 23 | And when she went down for a cup of tea , her mother mentioned casually that Parr had gone to Belfast , not to England as expected , although she did not know why . |
| 24 | Punch opened the door and stood aside to let them pass , Lyddy pressing as close to Alexandra as she dared . |
| 25 | I do n't know much about marathon running and I shall try and stick as close to Mota as possible . |
| 26 | It 's their intention to have a car as close to Zoom as possible in production by 1995 . |
| 27 | I have seen people close to tears as they own up to being over 50 . |
| 28 | Get as close to subject as you can |
| 29 | The reason I have chosen these two books for a comparison is because I always prefer to read books that are either true or close to reality as they bring out more emotions in my reading and at leat I know my feelings towards certain situations in the books have been felt by someone before , whether it may be another reader or the character himself , but in more depth . |
| 30 | Howden Marsh , situated on the outskirts of Howden , is a low area of over eleven acres , the habitat of wild flowers , animals and birds , which the parish council is developing as close to nature as possible . |