Example sentences of "[noun pl] as it [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Since then , and until very recently , Europe has been united against the fear , which would have seemed as absurd in previous centuries as it still does to many in the 1980s , of Russia .
2 This has its limitations as it only records what happens in one part of the room and there is no possibility of changing the angle or going in closer to one group .
3 The other tree in the garden is the golden-leaved Gleditsia triacanthos " Sunburst " , which is very popular for small gardens as it only reaches about 16-20ft ( 4.8-6.1m ) .
4 I actually mar marked twelve closed questions as it so happened but that 's , that 's neither here nor there , that 's ju that 's just a point of reference .
5 There are now only 23 permanent residents in Pennan , which was once as popular with smugglers as it now is with film fans .
6 In the unlikely event that there are no restrictions in the lease prohibiting alienation , the tenant will be free to deal with the premises as it so wishes , whether by means of assignment , underletting , charge or otherwise .
7 Conversely , though , if this Committee instructed groups as it well could that it wanted regular updates on the pay position of this County , and he had to put someone to work on researching them , it would cost you what like that ?
8 They had few doubts that the Army could recruit as many regulars as it really needed , within reason , provided the country was prepared to pay enough for them .
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