Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As suddenly as it was there it was gone again , retracted back into the body of the stick . |
| 2 | C. The functions of Edinburgh today are much as they were long ago . |
| 3 | Much as it is now — c ) Once every three months ? |
| 4 | ‘ Much as she was before . |
| 5 | This philosophy produced strong and excellent aeroplanes so long as one was quite sure which members were in tension and which in compression , for , though a strut could at a pinch take tension , a wire could not take compression . |
| 6 | NEVER mind the weather , so long as we 're together . |
| 7 | On the other hand , we can not say that people are making up their minds for themselves so long as they are largely unaware of the influences that are playing upon them , and so long as those influences are not essentially diverse and competitive , but generally combine to push their thinking , their attitudes and feelings in a single direction . |
| 8 | They tolerate most soils so long as they are well drained and do not lie wet in winter and would prefer a sheltered position away from the worst of the winter 's cold winds . |
| 9 | Third , from a methodological perspective , perspective , mentalistic accounts are seen as valid so long as they are closely tied to observations , so that any proposed link between behaviour and underlying knowledge is subject to rigorous scrutiny and ultimately to falsification through additional empirical enquiry ( see Figure 5.1 ) . |
| 10 | Mr Hunt said of the changes in the poll tax rules for teenagers : ‘ A new wider exemption will apply to all young adults under the age of 20 for so long as they are still at school or in full-time further — though not higher -education . ’ |
| 11 | They are water-based products which dry fairly quickly , and they can be washed off tools and hands with water so long as they are still wet . |
| 12 | It is important that this potentially very valuable approach safeguards itself so far as possible against misinterpretation : in particular , that the content of religious belief does not really matter , that knowledge of religious tradition is unimportant , and that any opinions and beliefs are acceptable so long as they are sincerely held . |
| 13 | Yet negative influences , so long as they were sufficiently weighty and cumulative , could have enormous effects on the formulation of all-Russian policies . |
| 14 | But they could not be sure of winning and they know perfectly well that Mr Mitterrand has no reason to dissolve parliament so long as there is even a small risk that his party might lose . |
| 15 | I said , not caring a damn so long as she was here . |
| 16 | The answer was ‘ Anywhere , so long as it is forward ! ’ |
| 17 | The strongest ecological difference is that between those who can accept whaling in principle so long as it is properly regulated and those who do not accept whaling in principle at all . |
| 18 | Moreover the fact that so long as it is relatively pure gold does not tarnish means that its lustre remains undimmed . |
| 19 | I have argued before , and shall again , that the farming industry has nothing to fear from such legislation so long as it is fairly enforced . |
| 20 | I submit to you that Pacifism is not and never can be a political method so long as it is chiefly concerned with abstaining from the use of force … . |
| 21 | Any direction was as good as another — so long as it was away from that thing . |
| 22 | Perhaps now Merymose was beginning to share Kenamun 's desire for an arrest at any price , so long as it was soon . |
| 23 | Chicken 's feet used to give the lie to my bravura claim to Eat Anything , so long as it was recently dead . |
| 24 | Nothing matters , so long as you 're all right . |
| 25 | You did n't care if I was in any danger , just so long as I was suitably humbled ! ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I knew that my horse was capable of running well so long as he was all right . |
| 27 | By far the rarest type of post-medieval coffin is the gable-lidded tapered shape ; this is frustrating , especially as they are so well known in contemporary art from the fourteenth through to the seventeenth centuries . |
| 28 | There are so many tribes of Orcs that it is impossible to count them , especially as they are constantly breaking up and reforming under the leadership of new ambitious Orc Warlords . |
| 29 | It can be very stressful , especially as we are so short staffed . |
| 30 | ANOREXIA NERVOSA is an eating disorder which has become an increasing problem over recent years especially as there is so much pressure these days to be ‘ thin ’ . |