Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was halfway across the floor of this valley when Ann came running past ; when I say running , I mean as fast as she could stumble over the uneven ground , pack on her back , carrying her fishing-rod . |
| 2 | I do n't I do n't know that you need to do all this I mean , we would like ac I mean as far as I 'm concerned we would like access to this information but I I do n't particularly need some pieces of |
| 3 | Erm but that sort of thing can always go on so er I mean as far as you 're concerned , are a major broker , are er obviously , obviously a , a reasonable choice in that we are accountable . |
| 4 | they cope , I mean as far as they were concerned , as far as they were concerned they 'd never seen such , the crematorium was packed , the people was all lined outside |
| 5 | I lay as still as death . |
| 6 | I push as hard as I can . |
| 7 | But no , I wind as fast as possible and catch up with the fish which is swimming toward me . |
| 8 | I stand well back as the engine accelerates to cutting speed with a roar and a grind and a clatter of the blades . |
| 9 | I know as well as you that I commissioned it . |
| 10 | I 'm taking steps to make sure that I last as long as possible . |
| 11 | I believe as strongly as I can say that we can reform the costliest and most wasteful system on the face of the earth without enacting new broad based taxes . |
| 12 | Well I think the consultation should take place , I suppose as soon as possible , because I think it 's going to create problems , er , to get the timescale through committee . |
| 13 | I feel as badly as you do , but we do n't have time for this . |
| 14 | Even so , if you consider the pressures contingent on me that night , you may not think I delude myself unduly if I go so far as to suggest that I did perhaps display , in the face of everything , at least in some modest degree a ‘ dignity ’ worthy of someone like Mr Marshall — or come to that , my father . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't mind what I do so long as I do n't have too many lines to learn . ’ |
| 16 | I think so long as you can keep the parts of the structure there |
| 17 | I think as early as 1947 you said you must one day make music on film . |
| 18 | I think as far as market is concerned we have sort of taken certain steps as far as the marketing is I mean the computerisation of ticket system gives us a much greater insight on marketing now cos you can actually see what people come to see and we can by the ticket that 's actually sold and we can actually target people direct . |
| 19 | I mean I think as far as NUPE 's concerned we would want our branch secretaries or a branch official and probably senior senior shop stewards I would think . |
| 20 | Erm and certainly I think I think in going to neighbourhood panels it was it was to serve a democratic process of tenants being able to panels local to their that area and I think in that sense erm it has been successful and certainly , I think as far as we were concerned er , it avoids the perhaps intimidating nature of , of tenants appearing in a large centre of the various panel which er I think was er , certainly one of the members wishes when we started on a neighbourhood basis but , yes it was our intention and , I would think that it 's quite reasonable to ask us to bring the report to the next meeting er with a better explanation of how the council works so far . |
| 21 | And I think as far as the critics are concerned , John Maynard-Smith may allow me to adapt erm the critical misjudgement of all time , which was made by a Dublin Professor when The Origin of Species first came out , which you will remember no doubt |
| 22 | If I move as privately as possible , it is to hold off the fools and rogues until the thing has a chance of success . |
| 23 | McManus , who now faces Thailand 's James Wattana in tomorrow 's semi-final , said : ‘ If I play as well as I did against Stephen , there 's no reason why I ca n't go on to win . |
| 24 | Okay then I 've as far as I 'm concerned draw the meeting to a close now . |
| 25 | No doubt my readers will have bigger and better examples of the persistence of facies which so fascinates me in this chapter , but I write as far as possible from my own experience . |
| 26 | I 'm the same , erm , I spend as much as time driving as I do sitting in stock |
| 27 | I work as hard as I need to and sometimes I think I overwork myself , especially on the putting . |
| 28 | ‘ The other mums are always talking about what their children eat and most of them seem as just as confused as I am . ’ |
| 29 | All the while you imagine as hard as you can what he would look like , your dream lover . ’ |
| 30 | A building surveyor can offer guidance on any problems you anticipate as far as structure , planning and building regulations , and cost are concerned . |