Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] as [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 've never seen you behave before as you do with him . |
| 2 | We can not do just as we like because we are limited , or constrained , by ( i ) the amount of money , or capital , we have ; ( ii ) the inventions , or technology , available ; ( iii ) the space , or land , available ; ( iv ) the resources , such as fuel or timber , or existing roads and buildings ; ( v ) the desires of other human beings which may conflict with ours . |
| 3 | You know if they think they can do just as they like at that age , well I mean er the , the |
| 4 | ‘ You think that you can do just as you like — well , you 're wrong . ’ |
| 5 | It takes you and deposits you at the edge of a precipice and you can watch helplessly as you dangle and your hopes for survival are sinking into the depths of despair ’ . |
| 6 | I must finish now as I have to prepare teaching for tomorrow . |
| 7 | If you can also grunt loudly as you release the shot , this gives the impression to watching parents that you are putting huge amounts of effort into the event . |
| 8 | Effective marketing , the programme offered , the speakers appearing , the styles of presentation — all these elements contribute to pulling in the public and the theme of ‘ bottoms on seats ’ will appear again as I deal with them . |
| 9 | Ten years ago I remember I used to think that it was our mental hospitals which later generations would regard as the most staggering and incomprehensible blind spot of our time , on which they would look back as we do upon the generations which burnt witches or tried by ordeal . |
| 10 | I dislike plastic ties — and you will see why as we proceed . |
| 11 | Tension can build up as you open doors and walk round corners . |
| 12 | That is what we in Britain must do : we must catch up , and then we must compete effectively as we have not done since the present Government came to office . |
| 13 | The same thing , if somebody 's annoying you like that , ignore them like I said , I do n't mean I wo n't just let them sit there I 'll touch my brakes a couple of times perhaps do the old bit with the mirror and like I said , normally if they 're if they 're responsible drivers that have just happened , they got a bit close then maybe they 'll drop back as I 've done |
| 14 | Your weight should suddenly move back as you reach the tip of the wave and you should pull the boom back over your head . |
| 15 | It is boring to have to say that ( it actually makes me twitch even as I do ! ) , but it is no good pretending that it works in any other way , because it simply does n't . |
| 16 | Consequently scientists did not move around as they do today , or even in the 19th century , and local learned societies and journals flourished . |
| 17 | Do not lean forwards as you block since this will bring your chin close to the opponent 's other fist . |
| 18 | ‘ No — perhaps I 'll call in as I leave , ’ she added pointedly for Feargal 's benefit . |
| 19 | What principles do children rely on as they analyse the structure of words and make use of their knowledge ? |
| 20 | I told the witnesses yesterday , you may sit down or stand just as you wish . |
| 21 | What stages do they go through as they acquire new words ? |
| 22 | It wo n't recalculate automatically as you enter new data . |
| 23 | I 'll tell Joe-soon as I see 'im , ’ he replied . |
| 24 | What 's more , the toolbox will change automatically as you switch between programs , should you so desire , to load the right set of buttons for the application you 're in . |
| 25 | Loose boards will creak annoyingly as you walk over them , and raised edges or pronounced warping may show as lines through your new floorcovering . |
| 26 | erm well I was gon na come down as you know and sort of do something about the loos , but |
| 27 | What I 'm talking about here are not things that are unnatural but things that er will come naturally as you relax into your presentation . |
| 28 | Onions will be ripening in the sun now , and the tops will bend over as they do so . |
| 29 | It may not come out as I intend . |
| 30 | You will feel the cold even more when you ca n't get about as you do now , and you will be even more bored and lonely . |