Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] as we " in BNC.
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| 1 | We can not do just as we like because we are limited , or constrained , by ( i ) the amount of money , or capital , we have ; ( ii ) the inventions , or technology , available ; ( iii ) the space , or land , available ; ( iv ) the resources , such as fuel or timber , or existing roads and buildings ; ( v ) the desires of other human beings which may conflict with ours . |
| 2 | The station was filled with hissing steam engines ( well , it was some time back ) and one decided to belch , steam and whistle just as we passed , thus managing to blow the youngest daughter 's mind , who demanded to be carried on the spot — and at frequent intervals during the rest of the adventure . |
| 3 | He did n't look up as we crossed the room , his head bent and the pen moving swiftly across pages held in a clipboard . |
| 4 | Even the insects could n't keep up as we shot down Mount Cedric like a beer down the throat of a thirsty All Black rugby player . |
| 5 | So that 's all in hand , erm the preachers we wanted did n't quite work out as we 'd suggested . |
| 6 | Ten years ago I remember I used to think that it was our mental hospitals which later generations would regard as the most staggering and incomprehensible blind spot of our time , on which they would look back as we do upon the generations which burnt witches or tried by ordeal . |
| 7 | I dislike plastic ties — and you will see why as we proceed . |
| 8 | That is what we in Britain must do : we must catch up , and then we must compete effectively as we have not done since the present Government came to office . |
| 9 | A similar delay will not happen again as we will make sure British Rail have the right numbers . |
| 10 | ‘ Oh , caro why can not we go on as we are ? ’ |
| 11 | It is surely obvious that we can not go on as we are as we pollute the world and as poverty increases , along with violence , vandalism and random destruction , more of it at Gateshead last night apparently . |
| 12 | You should not arrive early as we are most unlikely to have waiting space available in the lounge area . |
| 13 | So as far as this meeting 's concerned , erm , most of our meetings are basically business meetings , but we , we have tried and we will try to put in speakers and , and do different things from time to time , we had er , er a woman last time who 'd been to Central America recently and she gave us a very interesting talk on a visit to El Salvador and Guatamala , erm , and we , we 'd like to do that more often , but , but what we do really erm , to begin with any rate , is we go th we go through the , the headings on this sheet , on the , on the minutes , we use them as headings for others and erm , items on the agenda and er some may have more to say than others and there are one or two not on there which we 'll pop in as we go along . |
| 14 | Sort of things we can tick off as we need them . |