Example sentences of "it [vb -s] as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It goes as far as it can and waits there for a while , its big eyes staring up , tantalized . |
| 2 | We do not believe , however , that it goes as far as is necessary in embracing demand management and sustainability . |
| 3 | We do not believe , however , that it goes as far as is necessary in embracing demand management and sustainability . |
| 4 | ‘ I think it fits as well as it ever will . |
| 5 | If it gets as far as a decision , it will prove the leading case for some time on the thorny issue of what duty regulators owe the customers of the regulated . |
| 6 | It takes as long as six or seven years and colossal sums of money ( some estimates suggest in excess of £10 million ) to put a new compound on the market . |
| 7 | I thought , I did n't think that it takes as long as that . |
| 8 | It takes as long as it does for a dog to douse a tree trunk . |
| 9 | He said that was last Friday , oh I said I was filling my timesheet in and my expense sheet , not that long , I said well it takes as long as it takes do n't it ? |
| 10 | If the focus is that the school is a good place for all , that it gives as well as takes , then it can gain a great deal of positive publicity . |
| 11 | Certainly it does as far as the naked eye is concerned . |
| 12 | A layer of heavy-gauge builder 's polythene can then be used to line the excavation as a safety precaution against leaking , but also as a means of retaining moisture within the setting concrete so that it dries as slowly as possible . |
| 13 | Fig. 3 ( b ) Having rammed the soil down firmly to ensure a firm base , a layer of heavy-gauge builder 's polythene is used to line the excavation as a safety precaution against leaking and also to help retain moisture within the setting concrete so that it dries as slowly as possible . |