Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pron] [noun sg] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Oh , he 'll get over that , ’ Terry said with the confidence of a sister who did n't know her brother as well as she thought she did . |
| 2 | So , go to a considerable amount of trouble to , first , find the point where your story has to begin , where the first absolutely necessary fact has to be put before the reader , then work equally hard to find a form of words to state it that will catch your reader as firmly as Ruth Rendell catches hers . |
| 3 | Emily swallowed hard , how could she lower her pride so far as to approach the girl she had been so scornful of ? |
| 4 | Just ring for an authorisation number so we can process your refund as quickly as possible . |
| 5 | I wanted to go home and see my family as soon as possible . |
| 6 | Since I 'm technically retired I ca n't say that I 'll resign if you disagree with my request — and particularly that we should remove my reconstruction as quickly as is feasible , but I do feel it that strongly and I shall publish whatever you decide . ’ |
| 7 | Regular correspondence with the revered minimalist La Monte Young introduced him to the Dadaist movement Fluxus , but by the time he had won a Leonard Bernstein scholarship to the Berkshire School of Music in Massachusetts , ‘ I felt I 'd run my course as far as the avant-garde was concerned ’ . |
| 8 | I 'll reiterate here that the complexity — or at least the perceived complexity — of the Alpha 's operation could limit its market as far as first time buyers go . |
| 9 | Yes , well anybody can come in and trace their family so long as they know that they came from Sussex at some point and they 've got some , something to work on , they 've got some idea of which town or which village they came from . |
| 10 | The unthinking Christian may believe his faith as unthinkingly as the unthinking pagan . |
| 11 | Drinking several pints of water should help to relieve the symptoms in the short term , but , if they persist , you should see your GP as soon as possible . |
| 12 | Drinking several pints of water should help to relieve the symptoms in the short term , but , if they persist , you should see your GP as soon as possible . |
| 13 | However , night workers will never perform their job as efficiently as they would during the day , for the master clock controls far more than just our cycle of sleeping and waking . |
| 14 | If they are lost or stolen , you can recover their value so long as you have kept a note of their numbers separately . |
| 15 | An old potter regretted that machinery did not transform his trade as early as it did that of cotton . |
| 16 | ( 1 ) Timotei is both mild to your hair and to your scalp — so mild you can wash your hair as often as you like . |
| 17 | ‘ Meaning , I can have my say so long as I do what you tell me ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ All right , send me your letter , and I promise to reconsider and let you have my reply as soon as possible . ’ |
| 19 | On the drive back to London , Quinn was silent as Sam told him the outcome of her trip to Washington and the decision of the White House to let him have his head so long as she went with him . |
| 20 | Mrs , I I c Mrs , I can hear your evidence as clearly as Mr 's at the moment I fear . |
| 21 | The Government are currently considering the findings of the recent review of meat hygiene enforcement and will announce their decision as soon as possible . |
| 22 | One of the problems is that educational establishments ca n't renew their equipment as often as desirable . |
| 23 | ‘ We hope they will reach their decision as soon as possible , because it is not the sort of thing we like to have hanging over us . ’ |
| 24 | With 12 fab shades to choose from , you can change your hair as often as you like . |
| 25 | Executors we 've dealt with and expenses , alterations I 've just dealt with er Oh if you want to change you mind , and remember a will is only a piece of paper until you die , you can change your mind as often as you like I have made a will in the past Four wills in one year for one of my clients , his right he 's perfectly entitled to do that er and it 's better that you alter it frequently if your circumstances change than that you do n't be aware of how things go in the way that you do n't want them do . |
| 26 | I will not list Frances ’ numerous qualities but content myself with saying that I know of no one who could fill her position as well as she … ’ |
| 27 | He 'd put his elbow up slightly as he took the bag from her because sometimes she would clout him with it . |
| 28 | Or trying to save the soul of some evil little sod who would slit your throat as quickly as look at you ! ’ |
| 29 | In the rest of this chapter I will explain our thinking as clearly as I can , for there has been much misunderstanding . |
| 30 | If you miss a period you must consult your doctor as soon as possible . |