Example sentences of "as [adv] [conj] [adj] day " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stung to the quick , Kammerer retorted that : ‘ Boulenger was lucky for apparently his eggs developed normally for as long as 5 days before they died . |
| 2 | They had taken as long as seventeen days to examine seventy-five schemes . |
| 3 | But leave him there alone and snared for as long as ten days , and yes , if he had by then any secrets left , he would confide them all in exchange for the air of the great court , and the music of the Office . |
| 4 | These authors found that whereas enhanced platelet function ( increased aggregation to ADP ) was detectable as early as three days following induction of diabetes , elevated levels of the Factor VIII components were not seen for 14–28 days . |
| 5 | Further evidence comes from detailed observational studies of adult-child interactions which have suggested that infants are able to synchronise gross motor activity with the intonational contours of adult conversation ( Condon and Sander 1974 ) and that imitation of an adult 's facial expression can occur as early as three days after birth ( Meltzoff and Moore 1977 , 1983 ) . |
| 6 | Expression of NFs occurs as early as 9-10 days of gestation in the mouse central and peripheral nervous system and coincides with the appearance of postmitotic neurons ( 2 ) . |
| 7 | Hindu teachings allow abortion only where a pregnancy constitutes a danger to the mother 's life , Islamic law allows abortion up to as late as 120 days and under Jewish law the foetus is regarded as a subsidiary of the mother and abortion is permitted as long as a number of doctors recommend it . |