Example sentences of "as [adv] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Color Purple does not portray this same view as widely as The Outsiders , mainly because Celie is coloured and in the era that the book was set — 1920 's , racism was very strong and coloured people had no rights at all . |
| 2 | Fast free kicks are ok ( as along as the ball is stopped I think ) what was very illegal was the fact that the free kick was taken from a COMPLETELY different spot to where the foul took place , so the Leeds player were ( justifiably ) waiting for the ball to be placed where it should have been . |
| 3 | As long as the machine could be there too . |
| 4 | All is well as long as the subject is lying down , but when he stands up , the reflexes which normally make arteries all over the body contract to meet the new hydrostatic conditions no longer operate effectively , and a sharp and dangerous fall of blood pressure follows . |
| 5 | Milk distribution would work in the same way in that as long as the milk is put into the system at one point , it does not matter where it is taken out . ’ |
| 6 | This is being run as a pilot scheme in three counties this year , and will go nationwide as soon as a sponsor can be found . |
| 7 | When someone dies at home and the person is to be buried , the funeral director can be called to take the body to a chapel of rest as soon as a doctor has certified the death . |
| 8 | In Britain , copyright exists as soon as a song is recorded on to tape or written on manuscript . |
| 9 | ‘ We will introduce the necessary legislation as soon as a suitable opportunity arises . |
| 10 | As the State Department and the White House both set crisis management operations in train , and President Bush urgently conferred with top officials , FMLN statements — that the guests , except for the armed Americans , were not hostages and were free to go as soon as a ceasefire was arranged — were almost ignored . |
| 11 | You are kept constantly informed of progress and as soon as a purchaser has been introduced we will negotiate to obtain the best price . |
| 12 | As soon as a girl reaches puberty , which is celebrated as a life cycle rite , she must be manned off outside the family and its clan group . |
| 13 | Mr Benn , who often comes to our help at these moments , has promised that as soon as a Labour government under Mr Kinnock has looked at the books and realised the true extent of the crisis , it will realise the need for serious measures . |
| 14 | As soon as a woman takes the dominant role , that is when things start to go wrong . ’ |
| 15 | For all bookings made within 8 weeks of departure , the holiday is confirmed as soon as a verbal confirmation is given over the telephone or your travel agent confirms the booking via Viewdata , and therefore if you subsequently cancel your booking , cancellation charges as shown in condition ( 9 ) apply . |
| 16 | This is rarely possible , for chimps join in an excited melée as soon as a killing occurs . |
| 17 | Jeanne and the baby were to follow as soon as a wet-nurse could be found near the capital . |
| 18 | In most other parliaments , members have allotted places and , as soon as a member is called , as the author has seen in some of the Canadian legislatures , computerized selection of the name focuses the camera automatically on him or her , and also adds relevant information ( name , party , constituency , etc. ) as a screen caption . |
| 19 | As soon as a slum kid entered a Ragged School or a Borstal or a Barnardo 's Home , the hair was shorn to prevent infestation ) . |
| 20 | The ground , previously in roots , is ploughed as early as possible in February or March and the cereal crop sown as soon as a reasonable tilth is obtained . |
| 21 | Training starts with a horse as soon as a rider is introduced onto his back . |
| 22 | The new foam , which the government Property Services Agency developed , is impregnated with a high-alumina product which forms water vapour as soon as a flame touches it . |
| 23 | The proposal sounds reasonable enough , but it will encourage felling : as soon as a living tree is felled it will clearly be dead . |
| 24 | As soon as a female begins to swell up and start coming into season she should be taken away from the males and kept separately . |
| 25 | Very often we are only interested in θ satisfying θ ≤ U. In this case we would stop as soon as a tableau is reached in which θ ≥ U. |
| 26 | As soon as a new relationship or job came along , it began to grow sour . |
| 27 | They believed that as soon as a person died their spirit attached itself to the family left behind . |
| 28 | As soon as a fly-half passes , he should drop back and prepare to loop , or take an inside pass . |
| 29 | Parent company Abacus Municipal Holdings are ready to relinquish their involvement as soon as a buyer can be found . |
| 30 | The Revenue 's right to demand information could therefore be decided as soon as a date for the hearing of the originating summons was fixed . |