Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] as you 'd [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was about as friendly as you 'd expect , but she told me he was n't home . |
| 2 | We had the little coles that when you just When the hay was n't just Was just as dry as you 'd want it , they put it into hay coles Little coles just little things about four feet that And then you 'd put them into the tramp coles and that was where you tramped it . |
| 3 | He 'd work alone and be as discreet as you 'd want . ’ |
| 4 | So on the FGM all three have been countersunk by an extra few mm , meaning that the pickup mounting rings sit flush with the body , which does n't look half as odd as you 'd imagine . |
| 5 | The analogue recording is clean , smooth , and well-balanced , but benefits from being given a little extra playback volume to help bring the instruments into focus ; fortunately tape hiss levels are as low as you 'd expect on a good digital recording . |
| 6 | I think she 's left her bits of jewellery to your Auntie Lou — there 's not as much as you 'd think , mostly glittery junk , paste copies of real stones . |
| 7 | They were as relaxed as you 'd expect a couple of dogs to be in the midday sun in the West Indies and clearly had life exactly as they wanted it . |
| 8 | Rachel-comes out of her room looking as frightened as you 'd expect , but I say nothing and concentrate on easing into my shoes . |