Example sentences of "[vb infin] [conj] [adv] as [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are forced , then , to the apparently bizarre idea that study of any aspect of the subject should precede as well as follow the lecture on it . |
| 2 | Again , it 's vital not to overheat the liquid because it will curdle as well as lose its taste . |
| 3 | This will help you speak as well as write more idiomatically . |
| 4 | On reflection I regret my use in In re R. ( A Minor ) ( Wardship : Consent to Treatment ) [ 1992 ] Fam. 11 , 22 , of the keyholder analogy because keys can lock as well as unlock . |
| 5 | The ‘ presents ’ and the ‘ gifts ’ were those we exchanged daily when we were writing poetry together — presents which , unlike those of my childhood , did not break as soon as touched . |
| 6 | It must therefore help learners when they listen to a foreign language if they can see as well as hear what is going on . |
| 7 | The fact that you can see as well as hear means that it is much more difficult to make the whole thing credible . |
| 8 | A television or press report of an event , for example , will consist of a selection of information and that particular selection will inevitably inform as well as contribute towards , rather than directly form , specific attitudes . |
| 9 | Boards could maim as well as protect : they had to be muzzled with noseguards . |
| 10 | A woman I could love as well as want to go to bed with . |
| 11 | As a design element , hedges can lead or intervene as well as define , diverting attention from an obvious path or keeping secret areas from immediate view . |
| 12 | It can provide a young person with a good understanding of what work is like and what a particular career can offer as well as bringing confidence and enhancing their personal aspirations . |
| 13 | It 's , it 's , it 's a bit like erm you know the Catholic idea of the guardian angel sitting on your shoulder only it can punish as well as give good advice and threaten you with guilt . |
| 14 | What makes you think I can cook as well as get stroppy about words ? ’ |
| 15 | This means that we deprive ourselves of their expertise and the valuable contributions they can make as well as failing to challenge the implications of statements such as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's claim , ‘ Children who need to be able to count and multiply are learning anti-racist mathematics — whatever that may be . ’ |
| 16 | Words and bodies can repel as well as attract . |
| 17 | ‘ A transceiver , which means it can transmit as well as receive . |
| 18 | The sensitive leader needs to watch and listen as well as to lead strongly . |