Example sentences of "[verb] as [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opium was probably known in Roman if not in Greek times , and was used to promote sleep as well as to relieve pain . |
| 2 | But for the activists in the Party and its affiliates , the integratory and mobilizing functions of the ‘ Hitler myth ’ were not confined to support for current attainments , but rested on the incorporation in Hitler of the ‘ idea ’ of Nazism itself , determining future utopias to be won as well as past glories achieved . |
| 3 | Columbia Tristar Home Video have just released My Girl on rental and we have 100 copies to be won as well as super soundtrack CDs from My Girl . |
| 4 | Stiletto heels narrowed as well and had to be strengthened with steel supports . |
| 5 | On the other hand , the thrust for privatization somewhat lost its appeal as the public came to realize that share values could fall as well as rise . |
| 6 | The figures are calculated on an assumed growth rate of 10.75% and are therefore not guaranteed , as unit prices can fall as well as rise . |
| 7 | However , this can not be used as a guide to future fund performance , as unit prices can fall as well as rise . |
| 8 | And , as the value of shares can fall as well as rise , a PEP is no place for any money you ca n't afford to lose . |
| 9 | And , as the value of shares can fall as well as rise , a PEP is no place for any money you ca n't afford to lose |
| 10 | The price of shares can fall as well as rise , so it is worth noting these two golden rules : |
| 11 | The sky was low and pregnant with rain which would fall as soon as the wind dropped . |
| 12 | After normal initial investigations , there was a noticeable rise in serum transaminases as well as an increase in clotting times , a decrease in renal function and a thrombocytopenia . |
| 13 | The former had taken a golf-club to a smooth , level patch of grass a short distance from the house which Philippe Bonard , anxious to cater for his clients ' leisure needs as well as their thirst for learning , had laid out as a green ; she had donned a pair of heavy-framed spectacles and was practising putting . |
| 14 | And started laughing as soon as I did that started laughing . |
| 15 | Miranda wants to know as soon as you 're allowed visitors . |
| 16 | Hamilton wanted to know as soon as the door was closed . |
| 17 | Once informed of this , Ershad had little option but to announce his forthcoming resignation , which he did late on Dec. 4 , saying that he would resign as soon as the opposition had nominated an interim president who would replace him and supervise elections . |
| 18 | Walesa , who attended this session , said afterwards that in order to prove that the new constitution had not been tailor-made for him he would resign as soon as it came into force . |
| 19 | He has his own truth , but the role is merely a Jewish fantasy figure : the successful failure , the yearned for anti-self of all dissatisfied successes , a figure to cosset as well as patronise . ’ |
| 20 | Full advantage should also be taken of the payment on account scheme and all eligible disbursements should be claimed as soon as they are incurred . |
| 21 | Well I went to , erm they would n't let me go to work on the aircraft so I left and I went to work and the Walsall Electric Company , it was within Walsall and I was there when V E day happened and er a pal of mine said he knew where I could get this job and oh it was travelling about which I enjoyed and er I , I went then to work for Elwells I was there until I went in the army , but they were very much heavy transport and in those days the opencast mining started happening as well and we were taking diggers about bulldozers and tractors , scrapers for the opencast mining and I remember , in the bad winter of forty-seven , they , they took up a big part of Park , trees and everything and they never found a bit of coal and yet when started levelling off at Darleston , for Bentley Garden Village as it was then called , er they were getting coal out and people were going up with prams , barrows and everything and fetching it all out it was only being levelled for building work , and fetching coal , natural coal off Bentley Common the erm I 've wandering off away from the airport a bit have n't I ? |
| 22 | ‘ I know what was happening as soon as I felt the familiar ache in my lower back and a rush of blood , ’ she says . |
| 23 | It is important for the elderly to have heating in their bedroom because of the risk of hypothermia , and it is also essential to make sure that they are living in a home that is well ventilated as well as warm . |
| 24 | Marie originally did most of the cooking , and subsequently continued to supervise menu planning and food purchasing as well as handling the accounting aspects . |
| 25 | Sexual intercourse is defined as the penetration of the penis into the vagina : ejaculation is not required , and the offence is committed as soon as penetration takes place , although it has been held that the offence continues throughout penetration ( so that if the woman revokes her consent during intercourse and the man fails to withdraw , he commits rape ) . |
| 26 | The fat-coated grit , which contains a wormer , is scattered as soon as the shooting season ends in November right through until April the following year so that worm build-up is stopped . |
| 27 | ‘ He may not be able to get round immediately , but he 'll let us know as soon as he can . |
| 28 | You must let me know as soon as you know when you 're moving , wo n't you ? |
| 29 | ‘ We may be some time finding Mr Maxwell but we 'll let you know as soon as we do . ’ |
| 30 | If you are , and I really do hope so , you must let me know as soon as ever you can so I can get home the same time as you . |