Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would think so as I would have think so . |
| 2 | So absorbed was she in the effort of preparing herself mentally for what lay ahead that she did not glance upstream as she drove across Cookham Bridge and wonder why there were no party-goers gathered round a marquee on the lawn of Swans ' Meadow , why indeed there was no marquee pitched on the lawn at all . |
| 3 | The chariot itself may attack only as it charges causing D6 hits plus +1 per scythe if scythes are fitted on the model . |
| 4 | If you get it right the engine will catch just as it slows almost to a halt and , to the accompaniment of a swirling grey cloud of oily smoke stage right , the hiccupping bass thumping will grow into the irregular loping lumpy grumble of a healthy Pratt 986 . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've never seen you behave before as you do with him . |
| 6 | It would doubtless hoot derisively as it drew level ; perhaps it was carrying poisons , enema pumps and cream tarts , or supplies for chemists and mathematicians . |
| 7 | ‘ Every Brownie must stay exactly as I put her — on the ground . |
| 8 | The general property will exist just as it did — at least on several views of general properties — if the weight of this bottle of wine changes and the napkin is not flattened in the same way . |
| 9 | She scrambled to her feet , feeling her heart bump painfully as she caught sight of the two men standing by the car . |
| 10 | Let the hand spring away as it touches the skin . |
| 11 | The Gulf states will do exactly as they are told . |
| 12 | I just thought I should do exactly as they said . |
| 13 | His problem seemed to be that he believed a Government could do exactly as it liked without taking public opinion into account . |
| 14 | I made the mistake of giving in too often and paying her so much attention that eventually she felt she could do exactly as she pleased . |
| 15 | If she married Pogo , she could do exactly as she pleased and she would be mistress of her own home . |
| 16 | If she had n't known her twin better , Dana 's mask of sophistication could have wounded her deeply , particularly when she persisted in being so sure that Roman would do exactly as she wished . |
| 17 | She had not at all looked forward to being a débutante and wearing fancy women 's clothes , and not being allowed to climb trees , and accompany Papa , who always , said her mama despairingly , let her do exactly as she pleased . |
| 18 | ‘ Or in other words , he will do exactly as he is told , ’ Kubitsky said . |
| 19 | ‘ The only problem is that we will kill your daughter if you do not do exactly as you are told . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You will do exactly as you 're told . ’ |
| 21 | BBCBASIC(Z80) will appear exactly as you left it . |
| 22 | Rune 's eyes swept across her open face and she saw his jaw tighten momentarily as he clearly read her distress . |
| 23 | Steve would feel exactly as she had felt when she had thought Fernando was the father of that child — absolute desolation . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | You know if they think they can do just as they like at that age , well I mean er the , the |
| 26 | And now I sha n't need you again this evening , so apart from looking in on Anna from time to time , you may do just as you please . ’ |
| 27 | The leisurely lunch is over and you can now stretch out and do just as you please . |
| 28 | ‘ You think that you can do just as you like — well , you 're wrong . ’ |
| 29 | He can not do just as he pleases . |
| 30 | As usual , he thought he could do just as he pleased , without any regard for the consequences . |