Example sentences of "as [adv] [conj] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , ironically again , the increasing specialization of Greek scholarship made it increasingly more problematic for German writers to draw on Greek literature and its topoi as wholeheartedly as they once had . |
| 2 | If the safeguards we propose are adopted , we are confident this can work as successfully as it already does in the magistrates ’ and county courts . ’ |
| 3 | Oh , yes , he was himself again , he would be trailing this glory after him for as long as it still shed lustre . |
| 4 | We shall go on expanding higher and further education to ensure more of our young people go on to college as naturally as they once went down the pit or onto the shop floor . |
| 5 | The tug of war was still going on , just as fiercely as it ever had , only now Charles was tugging her towards Damian Flint while Jamie hurled accusations of betrayal . |
| 6 | Gradually , these gaps are being filled , with the aim of allowing clients to conduct ‘ open account ’ trading with export customers as easily as they now do with domestic ones . |
| 7 | True it is frustrating that Rocastle is n't even on the bench , and it is bewildering why Wilko did n't notice the totally crap defence we 've got as quickly as everyone else did , but that 's no reason to have a go ( the chants were virtually to a man I would say ) . |
| 8 | There have been improvements here and there in the East European countries , but generally speaking they distribute sulphur dioxide to their own fields and cities and to the countries downwind of them as liberally as they ever did . |
| 9 | The back : Naturally , you can not do your own as soothingly as someone else doing it for you . |
| 10 | According to centre director Anne Shearer , a qualified psychotherapist and former social work committee chairperson , fear and anxiety , often rooted in childhood , leave us unable to breathe as deeply or as evenly as we once did , and this in turn means we can not relax fully or enjoy really good health . |
| 11 | And to be more explicit and to show you how tall I stand by the giant , I will put down a simile of human life as far as I now perceive it ; that is , to the point to which I say we both have arrived at . |
| 12 | She resented the way in which he seemed to be taking over , insinuating himself into the family as cunningly as he once had in Oxford . |
| 13 | It had been a part of her intention in coming here to banish those shades : already it seemed they were darkening her mind as surely as they still lowered across her father 's . |
| 14 | If we are not able to function mentally as well as we normally do , are our minds full of anxious thoughts , emotional fears or business worries ? |
| 15 | She put her points over to the juniors as well as she always did to everyone else , with a wonderful mix of candour , directness , understanding and humour — and always with a twinkle in the eye . |
| 16 | Mcallister does seem to be overshadowed by him when he is on the pitch , looking for him to take the lead , provide the inspiration etc which strach is no longer doing as well as he once did . |
| 17 | There is no fun at all in repeatedly looking into bright sunlight , straining your eyes and wondering all the time what 's happening — because it is almost certain that you will be unable to see as well as you really need to . |
| 18 | ‘ No , your mother is right , you want to be with your friends on a day like this , and the best of luck to you , son , may it turn out for you just as well as you ever hoped . |
| 19 | Watson and Thacker shot down — informed that all was clear but continued weaving — just as well as I then saw a red spinner in my mirror . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ I felt unfortunate to lose that tournament but it told me I was good enough to win a major and I 've come here hitting the ball as well as I ever have . ’ |
| 21 | It suited her as well as it always did , the creamy-white silk throwing her olive skin into greater contrast against her thick raven hair and dark Mediterranean eyes . |
| 22 | I could walk as fast as I ever did but I tended to roll my shoulders and turn my three-toed foot in as I did so . |
| 23 | Mr Outcalt believes that Nordstrom 's shoppers — typically bright , successful types who seem to spend nearly every waking hour with cellular telephones , laptop computers and videos — will accept Nordstrom-style television shopping as readily as they now use bank debit cards to buy their groceries . |
| 24 | The silence — for the sound of birds and sea adds up to silence as beautifully as we ever know it in the noisy world of today — together with the sweetly moving air , and the scents of thyme and bell heather and sun-warmed bracken , all combined to distil something very potent . |