Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] [adv] as " in BNC.

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1 could n't wait to get away as soon as he got his bloody present , he was
2 But I know it is sad that all our clubs are out of Europe now and it will probably be a long time before we can hope to dominate abroad as we once did .
3 Others will need small sails in the afternoon , and may sometimes have to retire ashore as the wind picks up .
4 ‘ Even though we remain hopeful I 'd have to characterise yesterday as disappointing , ’ FBI agent Bob Ricks said at a daily news briefing on the 23rd day of the stand-off between cult members and federal authorities .
5 Er and I suspect some of our competitors may have to do so as well .
6 She said , ‘ Fred and I will have to leave now as we have to catch the early train in the morning , Mary .
7 He has come under the microscope of German giants Bayern Munich and is clearly a man the Crues will have to watch carefully as well .
8 Buyers will have to move quickly as the discounts apply to anyone who can complete by the end of January .
9 Then on the question of consistency across the services , my colleague chief officers and I are very conscious of the fact that we should endeavour to get just as Mr suggests some er , er cross service er , erm common response time for various points raised .
10 And given that it was Godolphin himself who supplied these items — most were simply terrestrial trivia , revered in the Dominions because of their place of origin — and given that he would not cease to do so as long as the fever of collection was upon him and he could exchange such items for artifacts from the Imajica , Peccable 's business would flourish .
11 I am sure that the House will start to fill rapidly as I address it at the start of the second day of debate on the Bill .
12 Foals who have learnt to evade bot-flies in such a way , will continue to do so as adult horses if they have access to shelter .
13 The copper is then moving against a concentration gradient , yet it will continue to do so as long as light is shone on the system to initiate the chain of transferred electrons .
14 Gilmore said , ‘ The army has worked with the civil authority to bring about a reduction in violence and will continue to do so as long as it is necessary . ’
15 ‘ Now then , as your duly elected leader , let me assure you that I am always working tirelessly on your behalf , and I will continue to do so as long as I remain your duly elected leader .
16 I can not start to live again as I used to . ’
17 Maybe the tide will start to turn shortly as the avant-garde begin to lead the way back to the old traditions .
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