Example sentences of "[adv] to [pron] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm a single parent , and I blame myself for the way he is — but I feel it 's too late to get through to him now as talking or reasoning does n't work . |
| 2 | Each time we went for another animal all those left howled and fought their chains to get close to us so as not to be left behind . |
| 3 | The elegance of his own style , the willingness of the assistants , the feeling that an endless flow of joy emanated from this eccentric and astute little man , the jade-green charm of the suit that was eventually chosen , the reserve , the luxury , the civilization of that day came back to her now as she stood gazing at iron scaffolding , aware of drunks in the square opposite and the depression that had undermined the world , and her , since the buoyancy of that radiant and particular day . |
| 4 | ‘ Then ask them to repeat it back to you just as you told it . |
| 5 | As I say , I 'll get it back to you just as soon as I 've managed to make a copy of it . ’ |
| 6 | Certainly , yes , you can phone somebody whilst you 're camping on to somebody else as well . |
| 7 | Tina grabbed his arm and held on to it fiercely as he stared back into Mrs Cramp 's hard little boot-button eyes . |
| 8 | Besides , in those days , the girls would have been on to it quick as a flash and we did n't want that . |