Example sentences of "hard as i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've really had to work hard to get where I got to and when I fight a black guy , I know that he 's had to do the same thing , I think : ‘ Well , he 's had it as hard as me ’ and little zest goes out of your punching , I just want to beat him on points . |
| 2 | I collapsed in a heap as did George , one of the guards from the Pigsty , who was puffing as hard as me . |
| 3 | I have done what I wanted , or thought I wanted , I have pushed as hard as I could , and this is it . |
| 4 | I pushed as hard as I could but it was obvious there was no chance of passing him . ’ |
| 5 | I push as hard as I can . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm going to try as hard as I can . |
| 7 | Thank you very much to those who volunteered , or who were volunteered to help , especially to who worked as hard as I did to get the whole thing set up . |
| 8 | But if just once I feel I 've run as hard as I possible could , in good shape , and I 've still only done 27:50 , maybe I 'll be happy to say , ‘ Oh well , Solly , you 've been kidding yourself all along ’ . ’ |
| 9 | Dear Lord You know that I have not worked as hard as I ought . |
| 10 | As hard as I tried , I could not make use of the staff , so I carried it , hobbling like a stage imbecile . |
| 11 | I kicked the blackguard in the guts as hard as I could , flogged him into insensibility , and dropped him in the canal . |
| 12 | ‘ I trained as hard as I could and spend 2½ hours in the gym every day for six months , ’ said Smith , adding confidently , ‘ the winter has done its job . ’ |
| 13 | I had a lesson with him and he told me that if I squeezed my knees together I would slow down my bottom half and be able to release the club as hard as I wanted to . |
| 14 | I work as hard as I need to and sometimes I think I overwork myself , especially on the putting . |
| 15 | And Novotna admitted : ‘ I just kept playing as hard as I could . |
| 16 | It was n't really as hard as I thought it would be . |
| 17 | I trained as often and as hard as I could , as hard as anybody on the staff — and that includes my old pal Bryan Robson , who was notorious for his unflagging effort — but the pain was excruciating . |
| 18 | I do n't work as hard as I used to . |
| 19 | For all those who scoffed at the idea of my mastering anything complex like Excel , I 'm pleased to say that I 've bought my first copy , and it 's nothing like as hard as I thought . |
| 20 | I stuck my fingers up his nose and pushed as hard as I could . |
| 21 | In the evenings I studied as hard as I could , educating myself for Estella . |
| 22 | I fought back as hard as I could . |
| 23 | ‘ And when we are married , I 'm sure I can work twice as hard as I do now , and earn more . ’ |
| 24 | With a shout , I ran at them as hard as I could . |
| 25 | I hit it again , as hard as I could . |
| 26 | As the neck of the pigeon clears the neck of the suit , I grab it , double it back and pinch the bend as hard as I can — remembering you have to be cruel to be kind — scratching my own neck quite badly in the process . |
| 27 | Then comes this scrabbling round my belly-button and I 'm walloping myself as hard as I can . |
| 28 | Christ almighty I 'm trying as hard as I can ! |
| 29 | ‘ Stormed around for a few days , lobbied as hard as I could and got on with my job . |
| 30 | ‘ Well , considering I 'm working as hard as I am with all the stress involved , I think I 'm probably very fit . ’ |