Example sentences of "as [adv] as i [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Let me put it as delicately as I can . |
| 2 | I 've always tried to play as intensely as I can . |
| 3 | Something of that strange that strangeness and that irony lies behind the famous claim ‘ I will try to express myself in some mode of life for art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can , using for my defence the only arms I allow myself to use — silence , exile and cunning . |
| 4 | But after putting the case as powerfully as I could — including some speculation about the alternative of an inefficient and out-of-date inspectorate — the point was conceded and the money found . |
| 5 | In fact I have gone further and said a " mixed " crew was , in my view , infinitely better than , any " national " crew , one of the reasons , possibly , for the high proportion of Commonwealth crews was my established policy of spreading my selection net as widely as I could in view of the poor cooperation of the Groups ; to this end I literally plagued the various HQs in London — the Aussies at Kodak House etc . |
| 6 | I have told her , as gently as I can , but quite firmly . |
| 7 | I suggested as gently as I could to Jean-Claude that he give Chaillot a ring . |
| 8 | " You have n't told us your name , " I said , as gently as I could . |
| 9 | Then I said , as gently as I could , ‘ He is dead , Martinho . |
| 10 | I had been preparing myself for as long as I can remember , preparing myself ( though I did not always realize it ) from the day that I was born , preparing myself , wrote Harsnet ( typed Goldberg ) , but always aware of the dangers of beginning too soon . |
| 11 | In the years we have been going to the Arctic ( at least one summer and one winter trip now for as long as I can remember ) , we have acquired odd niggles . |
| 12 | For as long as I can remember , it has been standard medical teaching that teething of babies causes no symptoms . |
| 13 | Its American equivalent , the New Yorker , has been read for its advertisements in this country for as long as I can remember . |
| 14 | The black tarred roof had been ‘ like that for as long as I can remember . ’ |
| 15 | I have certainly been screaming with loneliness for as long as I can remember . |
| 16 | As for Uncle , he had suffered from rheumatism for as long as I can remember , so , all-in-all , we always had more work than we could really cope with . |
| 17 | I have still got two quilts that she made , which have been in use for as long as I can recall . |
| 18 | He put his hand over the flame of the lamp and said to Stricker : ‘ Let me see her for as long as I can keep my hand in the flame . ’ |
| 19 | She will continue as long as possible playing doubles , saying : ‘ I 'll hang in there for as long as I can . ’ |
| 20 | Baffled Lilly , from Anfield , Liverpool , added : ‘ I 've been like this for as long as I can remember . |
| 21 | They 've been yo-yoing between the First and Second Divisions for as long as I can remember — at the time of writing , they 're well on their way to the Premier League . |
| 22 | For as long as I can remember , I have been fascinated by the U.S.A. From childhood dreams of big cars , space rockets , Pacific coast and cowboys , America seemed to have it all . |
| 23 | I 've wanted him for as long as I can remember . " |
| 24 | ‘ I never went to any formal acting school — in fact , I 've probably just been very , very lucky getting all the parts I have — though for as long as I can remember all I ever wanted to be was an actress , and to be in the Theatre . ’ |
| 25 | I mean , Chrissie , are you allowed to have a wedding ceremony tha tha which says erm I 'll love you for as long as I can possibly manage ? |
| 26 | Scully and Sons have had the job for as long as I can remember , not because they are any good but because they are ruddy cheap . |
| 27 | I 've been impotent for as long as I can remember . |
| 28 | Well , as you know , she did n't have a sweet tooth , not her , but I — They were sent to her twice a year for as long as I can remember . |
| 29 | Vango have been making strong , well constructed tents for as long as I can remember and the Odyssey 200 dome tent certainly lives up to Vango 's good name . |
| 30 | During the Christmas and Easter holidays for as long as I can remember , I 've been going to assorted relatives and friends , but in the long , summer months I 've always gone home . |