Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ In the course of time the present [ 1954 ] conflict between Communism and Democracy , between East and West , is likely to pass just as the religious wars of the 16th and 17th century have passed . |
| 2 | The title holders ' grip on the Vauxhall Trophy started to slip quickly as the experienced Cambridge duo took the doubles rubber 6–4 6–1 . |
| 3 | Using the wrong face can destroy the effect that a document was trying to create just as the wrong colour can ruin a decoration scheme |
| 4 | It was a difficult show to view nonetheless as the visual scale of some of the subjects portrayed was not always comfortably accommodated within this size ( 3″ ×5″ ) . |
| 5 | Bite the Bullet continued to drift left-handed as the winning post raced towards them . |
| 6 | Continents began to drift apart as the molten basaltic lava welled up from cracks in the seabed ( see Chapter 8 ) . |
| 7 | At least part of the explanation of this was , however , the efficiency of the National Grid 's integrated programme of power station planning and operation , with which smaller private generating stations were less and less able to compete economically as the 1950s progressed . |
| 8 | After eighteen twenty five of course erm the death of Alexandria especially of Nicholas Russia is more inclined to intervene especially as the Greek rebels are being defeated because of the mention the intervention of of erm Turkey 's ally erm er Egypt Egypt a a a a problem for the Turkish empire . |
| 9 | ‘ What was that ? ’ asked Riley , endeavouring to keep up as the big man strode up the steps to the station concourse . |
| 10 | She wanted to be a number , to dress exactly as the other numbers dressed , to be nothing and no one . |
| 11 | With an above average climb in prices up to 1990 , the fall has been equally steep , but prices look set to hold up as the international status of sculpture rises |
| 12 | Its only drawback , apart from the slightly adulterated styling , is that the Carrera 4 is not as much fun to drive hard as the old 911 . |
| 13 | France 's Channel 5 — La Cinq — abandoned its fight to survive just as the Independent Broadcasting Authority opened bidding for the new British station with a warning of the commercial risk . |
| 14 | ‘ I knew I had to get out as the whole car was on fire . |
| 15 | But the events described in them — the loss of some ornament , or the visit of some old family friend — quite often turned out to happen just as the little boy had predicted . |
| 16 | They were supposed to enter just as the large velvet curtains with enormous gold tassels rose . |
| 17 | The adjustment mechanisms are assumed to operate smoothly as the new opportunities are grasped . |