Example sentences of "[adv] as [pers pn] [vb base] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think I do , Shannon Lea ; I know that , much as you like to play the frightened virgin , there 's a passionate woman inside of you , desperate to emerge . ’ |
| 2 | Much as I like to believe a man can have sex with any woman and enjoy it , it just does n't stand the test . ’ |
| 3 | You hear beep beep all night long as they try to pass each other . |
| 4 | They sit only so long as they continue to hold episcopal office . |
| 5 | To use an analogy from short sight : people who wear glasses are relieved of the effects of their short sight for as long as they continue to wear them and for as long as they remember that there are still some things ( such as seeing clearly underwater ) that they can not do even if they are wearing glasses . |
| 6 | Correspondingly the Anonymous Fellowships enable recovering people to surmount their handicap for as long as they continue to follow the recommendations of the Fellowships and not believe that they are " cured " for all time and can handle " responsibly " the substance or process of addiction once more . |
| 7 | Maybe just having the space to say all the things they want to say , including the difficult and confusing things , as often and for as long as they want to say them , is what they seek help and support with . |
| 8 | First you are told that you can take as long as you like to put the counters in the jar . |
| 9 | You are going to need an area about a yard ( metre ) wide , for as long as you need to accommodate the plants — and that you will be able to judge as you read on . |
| 10 | ‘ If I do , which I doubt where Jenny 's concerned , then I unhesitatingly offer you my hospitality for as long as you care to accept it . |
| 11 | She is yours for as long as you care to keep her . |
| 12 | Now for those of us that have been slightly biased by the dubiously titled ‘ Warehouse Raves ’ compilations that Rumour have been responsible for in the past , well we can not sit up and take note , because here comes their most exciting release for as long as I care to remember ( sorry Rumour ! ) . |
| 13 | Your father has extended to me the hospitality of his house for as long as I care to take it , or until he grows sick of the sight of me . |
| 14 | ‘ With Joan Armatrading , we did 2–3000 seaters , and that just worked fantastically , especially as I like to communicate with the audience , and people these days are n't used to that . |
| 15 | ‘ My family has always helped me out , but it 's getting hard , especially as I have to give up work for four months . ’ |
| 16 | With the unparalleled luxury of the lodges and the delights of a Highland weekend fresh in your mind , perhaps as you prepare to depart , you 'll make a secret promise to return again to this special hideaway … as the proud ‘ LAIRD ’ of your own magnificent Highland home . |
| 17 | Erm so as I say to get your erm to get the elephant er have the cage with planning permission . |
| 18 | Only as we begin to respond personally to the text 's content and open ourselves to its message ( irrespective of whether the consequence of this is an acceptance , modification , or rejection of it ) do we go beyond a mere decoding or perception of the words and begin to perceive meanings . |
| 19 | It 's only as you begin to come out of the Ketamine state that you begin to appreciate where you are or where you 've been . |
| 20 | The agony that others seem to go through as they try to balance the contrasting facets of their lives leaves Sustad largely unaffected . |
| 21 | Just as we attempt to exert control over our children , physically and mentally from birth through to adolescence , so we suppress and as William Blake would have affirmed ) repress their spontaneity and imagination . |
| 22 | Just as we like to define a grid across the page so should we define a grid down the page . |
| 23 | This is what the Englishness of England is made of , and it is this sense of place and the particular which we are currently in danger of losing , just as we come to understand it more clearly . |
| 24 | We want to be able to challenge the whole idea of housework being women 's work , just as we want to challenge whether engineering or surgery or being a crane driver or a football referee , whether any of those are men 's jobs . |
| 25 | Yes , I 'll come on that romantic stroll with you and watch the sunset as we did in Seville and I 'll remind you of it , just as you intend to remind me of it , and I 'll go with you all of the cruel way , Fernando , and when it 's all over I hope it gives you the satisfaction you crave . ’ |
| 26 | Security can also be a problem here , so try to park in highly visible places which are less likely to be jammed by visitors ' cars just as you want to get home . |
| 27 | Equally , you need to protect original work from unlawful commercial exploitation , just as you need to ensure that any ideas developed from elsewhere do not infringe someone else 's copyright . |
| 28 | I like to take care of my staff , just as I intend to take care of my wife — if the one I love will marry me . ’ |
| 29 | SHOOTING and shouting will be the key factors for Portsmouth at Villa Park tonight as they attempt to finish with a bang in a season which , after promising so much , could end in double disappointment . |
| 30 | We run into immense difficulties as soon as we attempt to project our minds any distance at all above or beyond the area of our concrete experience , for then our reasoning and arguing can not be properly controlled . |