Example sentences of "as [adv] [subord] [noun] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For as long as Caroline told you that you could , I suppose . |
| 2 | The question facing women 's studies today is the extent to which she has , in the last decade , matured into the dutiful daughter of the white patriarchal university — a daughter who threw tantrums and played the tomboy when she was younger , but who has now learned to wear a dress and speak and act almost as nicely as Daddy wants her to . |
| 3 | He appeared to recognize Stephen as quickly as Stephen recognized him , but the dark wedge face registered this only in a tightening of the mouth and a jerk of the chin . |
| 4 | ( Okland played as a pro in the Bundesliga and in France and as far as i remember he played in the team that beat England 2–1 at home in the 1981 chock-winner for Norway ) . |
| 5 | Folk said only trust foreigners as far as th'could see 'em — no further . |
| 6 | Gary Chapman says that at some tracks they can hit 120 miles an hour … as far as cost goes you can spend fifty thousand … or just five hundred … |
| 7 | ‘ Though you 're courageous enough , as far as aggression goes you 're not in the same league as Didi . ’ |
| 8 | The game was decided on 64 minutes … as far as penalties go you win some you lose some … |
| 9 | The game was decided on 64 minutes … as far as penalties go you win some you lose some … |
| 10 | He never was — which was just as well since fate brought him a series of posts whose functions were not calculated to endear him to the public or the party . |
| 11 | A long right arm as hard as steel took him about the body , prisoning his left arm above the elbow , and the grazed breast leaned violently over him and broke his balance . |
| 12 | He went into motor racing for the fun of it and it seems unlikely that he ever took it as seriously as others thought it should be taken . |