Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bones are counted as complete if they include significant portions of all three segments . |
| 2 | In general only a minority of holidays are affected in this way and most changes to the published arrangements are small and whenever possible these changes will be advised at the time of booking or as quickly as possible after they occur . |
| 3 | He stressed that people should also seek advice as early as possible if they feel they are getting into financial difficulties . |
| 4 | G. is pleased with the response at the company — not only do they report as soon as possible when they 've got a pollution , they let him know about the progress they make : ‘ I 've got them so well trained now they 'll be phoning half an hour before they have a discharge . ’ |
| 5 | The problem here is not so much to prevent partners leaving before reaching retirement age ( any such general prohibition would be unrealistically restrictive in all but a few firms ) as to ensure that as little damage is done to the firm as possible when they do . |
| 6 | Shrewsbury have got to make sure as much as possible when they do win the ball in the they do n't just smash long balls up , because as l as soon as they do that and as long as they keep doing that , Blackburn just pick up the ball again and keep coming at them , they 've got to try like they did just a few minutes ago , try and play themselves out of defence with nice low passes . |
| 7 | I am anxious that my grandsons , Prince William and Prince Harry , should grow up in as happy and stable an environment as possible because they represent not just my family 's future , but a continuation of a tradition which has bound the British people together for centuries . |
| 8 | They must be treated as adequate because they reflect the statutory provisions in regard to appeals by persons upon who intervention notices are served by S.I.B . |
| 9 | We might say we perceive them as separate because they vibrate at different frequencies . |
| 10 | Clients often report that they stop seeing themselves as abnormal when they meet others in a similar situation . |
| 11 | In other words , populations become generally eligible for management as deviant when they disturb , hinder , or call into question … capitalist modes of appropriating the product of human labour … the social conditions under which capitalist production takes place … patterns of distribution and consumption … the process of socialization for productive and non-productive roles … and … the ideology which supports the functioning of capitalist society . ’ |
| 12 | Well I mean to say as long as they last him . |
| 13 | The ‘ temptations ’ of the jazz era in London 's West End , especially to Cup finalists , were a real danger , and Chapman constantly reminded his players that ‘ they only count as long as they retain their form on the field ’ . |
| 14 | These males are still in their bright nuptial plumage and as long as they retain it they maintain the high levels of vigilance observed when accompanying their females . |
| 15 | They 're not poor , powerless people , they can make you wait as long as they like . ’ |
| 16 | The lethal message is that those who have AIDs can engage in sex as long as they use a condom . |
| 17 | The trainees ' responses , with guidance , may provide enough sound material for discussion as long as they cover the main points of the text . |
| 18 | As long as they pretend they have no alliance , none of the four needs say a word about the share-buying . |
| 19 | I not too bothered that Scum Could get to the league cup final and FA cup final ( as long as they lose ) , I hope they do with several replays along the way . |
| 20 | erm so therefore as long as they take their history |
| 21 | ‘ Why should terrorists care what it looks like — as long as they get their money , or whatever they 're after ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ As long as they get me past the post . ’ |
| 23 | As long as they get some exposure to written language , most learners will acquire at least a modicum of literacy . |
| 24 | Crane driver , television tubes , light bulbs , do you know these bulbs er , they used to come er , we used t they used to be made here , they used to be sent over to Holland and the brass bit used to be put in and the element inside and they used to go over there in cardboard boxes all loose and there used to be hundreds of them broken , they did n't , they did n't worry about it , as long as they , they reckon that as long as they get twenty five percent a hold they were satisfied and they were just in ordinary boxes , no paper in or nothing , just all loose . |
| 25 | Goodey has reported and concluded , that as long as they get their hundred per cent minimum requirement they can still go on their contribution holidays , and many and my scheme members feel that this is just a it 's a freebie as far as they 're concerned and scheme members do n't do not benefit from the surplus and they would like to have seen or preferred to have seen |
| 26 | Denis Smith says there 's no match you can bank on for points but as long as they get results they do n't care where they come from . |
| 27 | You can break it but the thing is that I warned her , er , you know , as long as they get through to her hold on that that 's very nicely set up if she twiddles her |
| 28 | Although most children remain well as long as they stick to their diet , a few seem to relapse after a few years for no apparent reason . |
| 29 | Barcelona are only two points behind Real and , as long as they stay in contention for the Spanish championship , an obsession last satisfied under Terry Venables in 1985 , the club will have no need to calculate the cost of a pay-off . |
| 30 | On recounting the tale to a journalist , the victim is asked if he thinks there will ever be an end to this cycle of violence , to which he answers , ‘ No , as long as they keep shitting in our shoes , we 'll keep pissing in their Bovril . ’ |