Example sentences of "as you [modal v] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Read a piece as you would tell a bed-time story to a sleepy six-year-old . |
| 2 | And just as you would keep a watch on your neighbour 's house if they were away , you should do the same for unoccupied caravans on the site and report anything suspicious immediately . |
| 3 | Trees sir , fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 4 | Truly sir , in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 5 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 6 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 7 | Truly sir , in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 8 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 9 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 10 | Truly sir in respect of fine workmen I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 11 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 12 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 13 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 14 | Truly sir in respect of fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 15 | Truly sir truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 16 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 17 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 18 | Truly sir in respect of a fine working I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
| 19 | You should edit your notes , just as you might edit a computer file . |
| 20 | Just as you might make a selection of examples of written English from newspapers , journals , academic textbooks or works of fiction , so you can have video material of very different styles and construction . |
| 21 | ‘ Behind Bars ’ at the new , huge , non-profit Threadwaxing Space on Broadway is not as you might suspect a show of political art about prisoners ' rights or even about the exotic lives of cocktail waitresses but rather about the stripe in art . |
| 22 | Choose your entertainments wisely this evening , as you could spend a lot more than you have bargained for . |
| 23 | So that , erm just as you can construct a house out of bricks and mortar , and really , although the house looks very different from just bricks and mortar , it is just bricks and mortar arranged in a certain way , so the glass , the bottle , erm although it looks a very different thing from a sense experience , is really nothing more than a very complicated pattern of actual and possible sense experiences . |
| 24 | Now while this sounds complicated it is n't — as long as you can find a way into your systems BIOS SETUP . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll leave as soon as you can find a replacement , ’ she said softly , looking at her shoes . |
| 26 | Power Toolbox goes further than this , though , as you can define a set of buttons for individual applications , so , for instance , you could design a set for Word for Windows to do things like applying styles to paragraphs , saving files in multiple formats — almost anything you choose . |
| 27 | Soon as you can pack a bag , ’ I told her . |
| 28 | So if you play small smoothly declarer , ( who is only missing queen , ten , five in the suit ) is almost certain to play a top honour on the first round , after which the contract will be doomed to failure as you will make a trump trick by force . |
| 29 | They were as relaxed as you 'd expect a couple of dogs to be in the midday sun in the West Indies and clearly had life exactly as they wanted it . |