Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb base] to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An air-powered sponge filter or small , internal power filter will be adequate , o long as you stick to a proper maintenance regime and are not tempted to overstock . |
| 2 | Just as you say to a small child , ‘ Keep on the path , ’ rather than ‘ Do n't go on the road , or Please can you talk more quietly , ’ not ‘ Do n't shout ! ’ so it is necessary to seek out what is good in any situation . |
| 3 | Possibly a little touch like this has more meaning for us belonging as we do to a mechanical age , than it would have had for our ancestors , who were unaccustomed to the click of an electric switch and its attendant results ! |
| 4 | These assertions are made on the basis of research in modern ethology , and the arguments will not be discussed in any detail as they belong to a different universe of discourse from that of psychoanalysis and sociology . |
| 5 | In the early stages of the inner-city study it was already evident that these rules were of historical and theoretical importance , as they lead to a regular series of alternations in derivationally related items . |