Example sentences of "[vb infin] as [adv] as [pers pn] did " in BNC.
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1 | Dana did not shave as often as I did . |
2 | It does not necessarily work as quickly as it did in Sylvia 's case — but it always succeeds , provided the patient does his or her homework regularly and conscientiously . |
3 | She 'd never seen anyone move as fast as he did when he put poor old Dan Pearson on his back . |
4 | Elinor was sometimes at a loss for the right word , or name , and then became impatient with herself ; she was often frustrated because she could n't move as swiftly as she did before . |
5 | Will the outswinger still swing as late as it did last summer ? ’ |
6 | erm If United can play as well as they did this afternoon and Oldham perform as well as we know they can , we 're in for a really tremendous game of football . |
7 | If Jason Peake can regularly play as well as he did on his debut on loan from Filbert Street on Saturday , Pool need to sign him quickly . |
8 | No one imagined that Mr Bush would intervene as abruptly as he did , or that Mr Kaifu would go off to Palm Springs without so much as a by-your-leave to the party barons . |