Example sentences of "[pron] as [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clutching Elaine 's hand , as much to comfort himself as to protect her , he retreated by stepping backwards as unobtrusively as he could . |
| 2 | To earn her displeasure was to forgo all delight ; through the days Nicandra devised love tokens , as much to stimulate interest towards herself as to express her deep affection . |
| 3 | ‘ Should I really ? ’ she said , looking at the wine glass doubtfully , speaking as much to dispel the strange feeling that was coming over her every time she looked at him as to reassure herself over the wine . |
| 4 | As much to find out how much Sasser had told him as to learn what Hurley was up to , Coleman agreed , and over a sandwich from the embassy canteen in Hurley 's basement office , discovered that the DEA attaché was trying to put together a videotape documenting narcotics production in the Bekaa Valley . |
| 5 | A sum like this , though , would eat such a hole in it as to jeopardize his ordinary work . |
| 6 | Will teachers have sufficient respect for them as to make their judgements acceptable ? |
| 7 | Edmund reports to Gloucester how , Since it is all , in truth , Edmund 's ‘ suggestion , plot , and damned practice ’ , the inversion is so apparent to us as to make him seem cheeky . |