Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [adv] as [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roger did not do as well as hoped in his ‘ A ’ levels , but will probably go to Birmingham to do a BSc in Computer Engineering . |
| 2 | When Le Roux bought Norton Motors in 1987 with shareholder and bank money , he knew there was a risk the profit might not flow as quickly as hoped . |
| 3 | Erm and I think it 'll happen again tonight as happened a fortnight ago . |
| 4 | Th was it 's a little personal thing w with me , erm and I think it 'll happen again tonight as happened a fortnight ago . |
| 5 | Over-optimism at the Treasury Through the summer , the signs of a slowdown in domestic demand had come reasonably on cue : the inflation figures duly peaked , retail sales tailed off , even labour costs did not accelerate as fast as feared . |