Example sentences of "do [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( iv ) Individuals choose to belong to national groups ( even if the oppressing force reduces the range of choice to a very narrow one ) and do so as the selection of a strategy for action , not the passive recognition of some primordial ordering . |
| 2 | Ten to fifteen per cent of all the birds in Australia do so as well . |
| 3 | When we talk about it ( now all too common in public ) , we do so as though it had set fast , even for a moment , in some way . |
| 4 | To say that a particular department ( or programme ) provides value for money means that those who strive to provide the service do so as best they can , given the resources that are available and the environment within which they operate . |
| 5 | Those who are studying on a part-time basis as members of a regional course do so as non-residential students , with regular residential weekends and summer schools . |
| 6 | When people write tutorials they usually do so as people who possess great knowledge about the subject they are discussing . |
| 7 | Leading health groups do so as well : |
| 8 | A spokesman for the Roman Catholic diocese of Leeds said : ‘ Those who criticise or accuse do so as private individuals . |
| 9 | There is no threat — as long as you do exactly as you are told . ’ |
| 10 | You imagine this war gives you the excuse to disobey me and do exactly as you wish . |
| 11 | Do exactly as I say or I 'll cover the mattress with your brains , understand me ? ’ |
| 12 | If you manage to take off , follow me and do exactly as I do . |
| 13 | I do exactly as you say ! |
| 14 | It 's a lovely world , beautiful world but it 's the people in it you see who are spoiling things so much and I do n't understand youngsters you see but because young people erm there , there was a time when youngsters just er do just as they like and they were n't reprimanded by the parents , whereas my parents were very strict you see and it did n't do me any harm and I 'm glad now that they were . |
| 15 | A moral is drawn advising husbands : ( Do just as Hain did with his wife , who would only ever show him the slightest respect , until he had beaten her to the core . ) |
| 16 | However , a substantial proportion of patients do well as outpatients — eg , those whose emaciation is not severe ( body mass index >17 ) , who have no serious medical complications , who are motivated for change , and who have supportive friends and relatives . |
| 17 | Those that do survive often do poorly as brain tissue is often damaged . |