Example sentences of "[vb -s] as [adv] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The evolution of oxygen in this process occurs as rapidly as it does in photosynthesis . |
| 2 | We wo n't get the coach parties if the show ends as late as it does now . ’ |
| 3 | Although I am sure that the Publishers Association is sincere in wishing to manage the book club rules as tightly as it manages the Net Book Agreement , we are all aware of the increasing confidence of the book clubs , who are bound to accelerate their invasion into the territory that booksellers have regarded as theirs . |
| 4 | It takes as long as it does for a dog to douse a tree trunk . |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | Once again the language is vital to the analysis , for the term ‘ juggling ’ is widely used in relation to detection rates and carries with it an understanding that what is happening belongs to a world where movement conceals as often as it reveals . |
| 7 | The rain stops as suddenly as it came . |
| 8 | Nor is there anything remotely convincing about its performance ; there is a feeling of some urgency from 4000rpm but the power stops as suddenly as it starts so that the 6500rpm red line is a merely a figment of someone 's imagination . |