Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [adv] as [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was ever-smiling Doctor Agrippa , hawk-visaged Carey , the thick coarsened face of Melford and , of course , Scawsby , his face sour as ever as if he had just broken wind and hoped no one would notice . |
| 2 | And run as straight as if they saw their way . |
| 3 | When he came to a stream or a fallen tree trunk , he would launch himself like a ballet dancer , but in slow motion , and land as softly as if his feet were scatter cushions . |
| 4 | So just go down there as and when they 're needed ? |
| 5 | If we play as well as that I do n't see why we ca n't finish them off . |