Example sentences of "[adj] as they [verb] be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were unfortunate in that batting conditions for them were not as favourable as they had been for the West Indians . |
| 2 | Encouraged by the pride of the town authorities , the Guy Fawkes celebrations provided an annual explosion for the town 's poor : deprived as they had been of saints ' days with the advent of Puritanism , they came from the miserable hovels cramped in the town 's back alleys to protest not only against the symbols of oppression but also , in bad years , against the local oligarchy . |
| 3 | The rather frayed drapes , either side of the tall windows , had a silky sheen in the soft lamplight , the scratched furniture and the threadbare state of the rugs no longer as visible as they had been under the brilliant glare of the harsh overhead light . |
| 4 | As last season illustrated , Neath were nowhere near as good as their Champion status indicated , nowhere near as good as they had been in the seasons of extraordinary success that preceded the advent of the leagues . |
| 5 | Although Clare had decided to call in Meg , she did n't ; at first because in the morning things were n't so pressing as they had been at night , and then because she was too busy at the Refuge , and then because it really did n't seem fair . |
| 6 | With almost as much of an increase in the volume of exports and an even greater one in that of re-exports , ports engaged in foreign trade were , as a group , handling four times as much cargo in 1800 as they had been in 1700 , and perhaps two and a half times as much as in 1750 . |
| 7 | Mary 's reign witnessed a spontaneous renewal of enthusiasm for the local celebrations banned under Edward , and Corpus Christi processions , Whitsun ales , May games , and the decking of churches once more became as common as they had been in the last years of Henry 's reign . |
| 8 | It had been a puzzle that they could be knocked around in interaction with each other and yet emerge unscathed , the same as they had been at the beginning . |
| 9 | After the first thirty years of operation of the NHS , however , there had been disappointingly little change ; in 1976 , the Court Report noted that the variations in regional provision of service were still much the same as they had been in 1948 when the NHS began . |
| 10 | Obviously the standards are not satisfactory but they are the same as they have been for the last 30 years and they are of Mr Pritchard 's choosing . |
| 11 | And erm so I do n't think the issues of affordable supply are quite the same as they have been in the past and I think it 's a very relevant consideration for this particular structure plan . |
| 12 | Even in the northern counties , Scottish raids were never as frequent or as deeply penetrating as they had been in Edward II 's reign , and although the inhabitants of those counties made the most of their plight in petitions for relief from taxation , the raids in the years after 1332 did little long-term damage to the region 's economy . |
| 13 | In no circumstances was the bulk of the Labour Party prepared to be allied with groups which were clearly not as influential as they had been in the past . |
| 14 | There is a nice pool , sunbathing area and poolside bar at the back of the apartments , and we know they 'll be just as popular in Summer '90 as they have been in previous years . |