Example sentences of "[pn reflx] [adv] much as " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should be in the habit of asking questions of ourselves as much as we ask them of others . |
| 2 | Fortnightly [ Review ] hashed up ’ ; the third was a minister who ‘ dresses himself as much as a Church … parson as possible , as much as possible copies the ritual of the Establishment , and poses almost as a full-blown priest ’ . |
| 3 | Louis was a man to whom error was unforgivable , in himself as much as in his associates or employees . |
| 4 | The whole episode was clearly a great embarrassment to my father , and by the time of that conversation in Lord Darlington 's study , he had long since returned to busying himself as much as ever . |
| 5 | The point was , though , that he was trying , with himself as much as with me , and that 's touching , you know . |
| 6 | Doubtless he was trying to convince himself as much as us . |
| 7 | In the investment phase , the learner commits himself as much as possible , as he engages in conversation with other members of the learning community . |
| 8 | To encourage himself as much as anything , he ventured a handful of general questions about Neferukhebit 's activities on the days leading up to her death — questions which resulted in conventional answers , the activities of any rich young girl marking time between the end of her education and the arrival of her husband — for these girls were on the fringes of the royal household , and work such as Taheb did — was taboo to their class . |
| 9 | In one of his Delphic moods , he told himself , which was unfair , since the boss must sometimes puzzle himself as much as his underlings . |
| 10 | Lucker asks this question for himself as much as for me . |
| 11 | He did see himself very much as a responsible figure as far as other people 's well being was concerned when it came to this , and this was probably based on the fact that his step-brother , Terry , by his mother 's previous marriage , was classified as schizophrenic , a problem which David felt could be hereditary . ’ |
| 12 | Over large tracts of the country , especially in the west and the north , and to a considerable extent in the south-east also , the pattern of field and and hedgerow , hamlet and farm , road and lane , had established itself pretty much as we know it . |
| 13 | It occurred to her suddenly that she had rarely enjoyed herself so much as she was now doing , seated in Dr Neil 's kitchen , dressed like a skivvy and eating a huge meal , rather than languidly nibbling at it , as she would have done at one of Aunt Nella 's ‘ At Homes ’ . |
| 14 | It emphasizes that what is important is not the fecund earth-mother herself so much as the dependent relation of the child to her and to her nutritive , sustaining functions . |
| 15 | The words took time to sink in — to herself as much as to the rest . |
| 16 | She turned away to hide her own tears , and spoke for herself as much as for Clarissa . |
| 17 | She was running , running from herself as much as her surroundings . |
| 18 | She went on , as if talking to herself as much as to us , " My father was a ship 's master , for old Mr. Stavanger . |
| 19 | Giggling like a child , rueful self-mockery etched on every line of her face , she applauded when a shout went up , joined in the disappointed groans when it proved a false alarm , commiserated with a rather determined little girl who had wandered into her own area of search and who thought she should have found one by now , and , thoroughly amused , by herself as much as by others , she whole-heartedly entered into the spirit of the thing . |
| 20 | But even as fury blazed like an inferno within her , she knew it was directed at herself as much as at him . |
| 21 | Oh , hell ! she thought , and , furious with herself as much as him suddenly that her thoughts alone could make her so angry , she turned the shower on full force and tried to drown her thoughts that way . |
| 22 | Encourage all residents , however disabled , to dress themselves as much as they can . |
| 23 | A challenging , interesting job which helps tutors develop themselves as much as their students , and gives the chance to be involved in shaping the managers of tomorrow . |
| 24 | To live in a beautiful country , and to enure myself as much as possible to the labour of the field , have been for this year past my dream of the day , my sigh at midnight . |
| 25 | To live in a beautiful country & to inure myself as much as possible to the labors of the field , have been for this year past my dream of the day , my Sigh at midnight — but to enjoy these blessings near you , to see you daily , to tell you all my thoughts in their first birth , and to hear your 's , to be mingling identities with you , as it were ; — the vision-weaving Fancy has indeed often pictured such things , but Hope never dared whisper a promise ! ’ |
| 26 | It must have been for myself as much as any other that I issued that warning : It might be all too easy to take a wrong path ! |
| 27 | My task was to identify myself as much as possible with the personnel of the College and their activities in order to mitigate their hostility and pro-Axis leanings . |
| 28 | ‘ I am old enough to be your father , ’ I said to myself as much as to her . |
| 29 | I try to involve myself as much as I possibly can in ongoing independent Black community struggles in particular , and giving support to overall working class struggles , which are actually putting the needs of ordinary women and ordinary people first . |
| 30 | ‘ However we describe it , and I blame myself as much as anyone else , Charles , believe me , we need some heavy investment , quite apart from the insurance money … to keep afloat . |