Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You ca n't sleep you 're actually providing your own sleep deprivation and you say hey , next thing you know I really will be falling down the stairs ! but he does n't seem to get the joke and then it 's back to the cell and then the interview room with the barred , opaqued windows so you ca n't see out and they switch on the tape-machine recording everything as usual and it 's getting more bizarre ; they get me to do a Michael Caine voice ! |
| 2 | It is quite alright to continue no enjoy handling your cat as usual and it is almost impossible to catch toxoplasmosis from a cat scratch . |
| 3 | This has come to be regarded as normal but it is now looking rather transient . |
| 4 | The line manager should offer as much support as possible although it is acknowledged that in certain circumstances the individual might wish to seek support from another colleague rather than their line manager . |
| 5 | It is important for people with HIV to try and keep as healthy as possible as it is known that a balanced diet , rest and relaxation can help to strengthen the immune system . |
| 6 | Make the name as descriptive as possible as it is added to the pop-up menu that is accessed when you click the button bar icon at the bottom right of the screen . |
| 7 | It was er advertised in the er it 's advertised in the paper , and when I saw it there well , I er recordings from as many places as possible and it 's an ideal opportunity |
| 8 | It is obviously better if trees can be out of the ground for as short a time as possible and it is much less expensive to buy bare root transplants . |
| 9 | It is important to make this as plain as possible because it is so tentative . |
| 10 | That letter should cover as much as possible because it is a useful source of reference to progress later in the case . |
| 11 | Conversely , to state the law as doubtful when it is not doubtful will also be penalised in marks . |
| 12 | There is also some indication that the appearance of particular items in particular columns is less easily shown as rule-governed than it is in the inner city . |
| 13 | Oh , we could have give that one to Reg as well but it 's a bit busted up . |
| 14 | However , the guard can be loosened and repositioned for particularly awkward jobs , as long as it is fully retightened . |
| 15 | Obviously in many cases the car is a ‘ family car ’ and as long as it is generally used for the benefit of the disabled person it can be treated as any normal family car . |
| 16 | I asked him how he would prefer to be addressed and he said you can call him what you please , as long as it is polite . |
| 17 | Baumol 's theory of contestable markets states that consumer welfare can be maximised regardless of the number of firms in an industry , as long as it is greater than one . |
| 18 | In any case there is nothing wrong in principle with handing money to shareholders through dividends or share repurchases ( as long as it is tax-efficient ) ; the money is not lost to the economy since it will be invested elsewhere . |
| 19 | Caletti 's admirable attempt at removing fear , ignorance , and stigma from sexual topics is tempered slightly by his view that prostitution is ‘ disgusting ’ and that masturbation is not harmful as long as it is not indulged in more than twice a month ( my italics ) . |
| 20 | Think of how you could be spending your time instead ; you could go swimming , make model aeroplanes or learn to yodel — it does n't matter what you do as long as it is fun ! |
| 21 | As long as it is n't your wife As long as |
| 22 | The scheme applies to Peugeots up to five years old and there is no limit on cost , ‘ as long as it is a part that keeps the vehicle off the road ’ . |
| 23 | However , many firms take a fairly robust approach to allocation , using one overall basis ( such as space times fee income ) and as long as it is a fair allocation and does not distort fee rates , it provides a perfectly acceptable alternative to the more detailed method . |
| 24 | We are trying to suggest here that academic enterprise may be useful as long as it is placed in its proper social context . |
| 25 | As long as it is considered safe , the more ‘ testing ’ weather conditions can provide an extra element of challenge to a braver set of participants . |
| 26 | Young people , in their first home , can usually accept a much lower standard , as long as it is dry and warm . |
| 27 | Our housework goes on behind the scenes , unnoticed , uncounted , uncharted as long as it is unpaid . |
| 28 | There is no particular order in which to introduce them as long as it is done reasonably slowly . |
| 29 | Well , if you have a problem after , say , the tenth month after purchase , you will be too late for any claim under the Sale Of Goods Act , but you will still have a claim under your guarantee — as long as it is for more than ten months , and providing you sent off the registration card ! |
| 30 | Barley is exceedingly delicate in his treatment of the great Bung Karno , the man who once stated , to wild applause from an audience of Indonesian economists , that ‘ Inflation can be good — as long as it is inflation for the Indonesian revolution ’ . |