Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] it [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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1 | It 's kind of late now and I 'm in no condition to drive so when I get the 205 I only take it as far as the outskirts of Inverness where I stop at the first lit Bed and Breakfast sign I see and talk politely and slowly to the pleasant middle-aged couple from Glasgow who run the place and then say goodnight , close the door of my room and fall fast asleep on the bed without even taking off my jacket . |
2 | The widget-making company may increase the amount it pays the remaining workers ; it may reduce the price of widgets ( or not increase it as fast as prices in general rise ) ; and it may be able to retain some of the saving as increased profits . |
3 | If you are ever attacked by a man with an erect penis , simply grasp it as firmly as you can , and forcibly rearrange it from 12 o'clock to six o'clock — and then run like hell . |
4 | Colleague , just one second , I do apologize for , for cutting in , but colleagues if you 're , if it 's your intention to leave Congress for a few moments please do it as quietly as possible . |
5 | Instead of laboriously blowing hair dry with a round brush or setting it with rollers , simply dry it as quickly as possible to the ‘ Conversion Point ’ . |
6 | Please return it as soon as possible . |
7 | The rule has been stated often enough , because plaintiffs willing to " try it on " sometimes try it as far as the Court of Appeal . |