Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] as you [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , the walking can be as strenuous as you want it . |
| 2 | After all , if your order books are as empty as you say they are , then how can you lose ? |
| 3 | We might both be surprised that they are n't quite all as one-sided as you think they are . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ You 're not nearly as clever as you think you are , are you , Connie ? ’ |
| 5 | Life 's not as simple as you think it is . |
| 6 | Are you always as fit as you say you are ? ’ |
| 7 | As good as you make me feel . |
| 8 | ‘ Just keep going and there must still be an outside chance the penalty clause will never come into force , especially if on Mr Trumper 's return he proves half as good as you claim he is . ’ |
| 9 | And , darling , if I make you half as happy as you make me I shall have done well … |
| 10 | ‘ Let's get as drunk as you think we have to , and you can tell me all the reasons I 'm so childish . ’ |
| 11 | If they 're becoming as disabled as you think they are , they wo n't be allowed just to go down the way to the shops will they if the nearest shops are twenty miles down the road ! |
| 12 | It can be as large or as small as you want it — a stately-home herb garden with grand borders , " knotted " beds , paving , pergolas and a pool with goldfish ( or carp , to be in keeping with the true tradition of the old monastery herb garden ) . |
| 13 | It could be as marvellous as you think it will be or it could be a total disaster . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm not quite as silly as you think I am , Miguel . ’ |
| 15 | However , this need not limit the total amount of patterning , a collection of different cable patterns arranged across the yoke of a plain sweater for example , can be as intricate as you feel you can manage . |
| 16 | If you and your gran are as wise as you think you are , you 'll be as nice to him as if he was already a member of the family . |
| 17 | ‘ But I 'm sure Wisconsin 's not as bad as you make it sound . ’ |
| 18 | She said , ‘ Things are seldom as bad as you think they 're going to be . |
| 19 | erm and realise that no you do n't sound quite as bad as you think you might . |
| 20 | He replies : It 's as intense as you want it to be . |
| 21 | If the message you sent her was as cryptic as you said it was and she 's still managed to get here , she 's smart enough to be a danger to us . ’ |
| 22 | Tim was fascinated at seeing overturned engines on the side of the line , and you girls were a little anxious as you saw me and a nice Salvation Army wife tear down the track when the train stopped to get water from the engine ! |