Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It will suit as much as them to have the fight later because it will give John that little bit more time to prepare after having his jaw broken in his last fight . ’ |
| 2 | Ari held Nathan 's hand as everyone greeted the dawn of the Solstice Day . |
| 3 | The pragmatist might suggest that precision is fine only so long as everyone understands the term : in fact , Pulex irritans is less obviously a flea , than ‘ flea ’ . |
| 4 | and then there 's the as everyone says the commercialism coming up to Christmas it 's |
| 5 | If any BW officer had reservations about the project they could have phoned me on 10th or 11th June , particularly as everyone knew the work was scheduled to start on the 12th . |
| 6 | Instead the Army welcomes the differences among the British , as long as everyone acknowledges a fundamental allegiance to Queen and country . |
| 7 | ‘ Is this one of the wines you import , Mr Hepwood ? ’ she asked — and suddenly , as everyone looked a trace amused , any tension she had imagined to be there magically disappeared . |
| 8 | Attitude Not easily measurable but has clearly improved as everyone sees a definite objective and a defined route to achieving it . |
| 9 | ENGINE buzzing , wheels spinning , the go-kart whizzed around the track as everyone watched the daredevil driver … |
| 10 | Some bisexual relationships work perfectly well as long as everyone knows the score . |
| 11 | Something I 've always wanted to do and rather daunting as everyone knows the original movies and shows and the people who sang and danced in them . |
| 12 | So long as everyone has an equal right to vote there must be a limit to the variations in prosperity in the community that are politically acceptable . |
| 13 | And as no-one takes the paradigm seriously , no-one is troubled to try to find an explanation for the seemingly anomalous data . |
| 14 | Presumably they were only here to set the scene for the current convention , as nothing represented a period later than the fifteenth century . |
| 15 | There was another loud report as someone slammed the shutters closed again . |
| 16 | There was a crash downstairs as someone knocked the record player over . |
| 17 | It suggests that the 26-year-old Ranger will be a bench man until such time as someone takes a knock , runs out of steam or the game has been won with some 20 minutes to go . |
| 18 | She was a spy , noting the spurt and lick of match-flame as someone lit a cigarette , the scent of rough tobacco , the light in the cupped hands , then the red tip of ash . |
| 19 | Then , just as someone mentioned the band were preparing to go on next door , my luck changed . |
| 20 | To check this look at the top of the axle and , as someone moves the vehicle forward , watch to see if the axle top moves forward slightly . |
| 21 | He heard a thunk as someone hit the crush bar on the inside of the stage door . |
| 22 | They sing the songs of Florence Reece , who wrote Which Side Are You On , and of Sarah Ogen Gunning , author of such great songs as I Hate the Capitalist System . |
| 23 | ‘ My darling girl , ’ he said , ‘ much as I hate the idea , we must stop this . |
| 24 | I really , I 've never hated people as much as I hate the teachers in this school . |
| 25 | My heart gave a jump , then resumed something like its normal beat as I registered the fact that even in an empty house there were draughts , and doors moved and creaked with no one to push them . |
| 26 | The train for Dover left at Il.00 am so I bought a copy of Soldier magazine and leafed through the photos of happy-looking squaddies as I drank a cup of British Rail coffee , which tasted hot and disgusting . |
| 27 | I look round as I reach a junction in the corridor and he quickly pops back into his office . |
| 28 | I shall make an announcement as soon as I reach a decision . |
| 29 | As I reach the open air on the far side of the back cover , having emerged from a cavern called the dungeon of lust , ten thousand voices will greet me with a joyous shout . |
| 30 | As I reach the corner of the building , a head pops out , unsmiling . |