Example sentences of "as you [verb] it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the first place , I 'm not , as you put it so vividly , ‘ after ’ Robert . |
| 2 | A screw that goes in as you turn it clockwise is ( arbitrarily ) called right-handed . |
| 3 | As long as you remove it properly and moisturise and tone your skin , it 's the very best way of preserving it . |
| 4 | And paint was n't as you know it today , there were perhaps three colours in paints , green , brown and cream . |
| 5 | And put a tick on each one as you get it so that 's one two three okay . |
| 6 | What can As You Like It possibly mean to someone who had never been in love , or Hamlet to someone who has never felt ‘ how weary , stale , flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's all kegs nowadays , so as long as you keep it fairly cool , it comes up smiling . ’ |
| 8 | You get away , as long as you do it neatly you 're usually alright . |
| 9 | Perhaps you could go for a walk each day ( with or without a dog ) ; you could go swimming or ride a bicycle — it does n't really matter what you do as long as you do it regularly . |
| 10 | " You can get a search warrant if you like , as long as you do it discreetly and nobody else knows about it . |
| 11 | It 's the basic principle of presentation : almost anything works well as long as you do it deliberately and explain it clearly and pleasantly , and make it interesting . |
| 12 | That 's fine as long as you do it deliberately and not by default . |
| 13 | In the second , what do you think happens to the material as you carry it downstairs ? ’ |
| 14 | During the sixteenth century the Brydges bought up the neighbouring estate belonging to the Garways ( now called Garnstone ) , and at the height of their affluence James Brydges married Jane Blount and built The Ley exactly as you see it today . |
| 15 | He made a few passes and the castle diminished and shrank , as you see it now , and he made a pass or two more and it was walled with glass as you see . |
| 16 | In fact , you can reveal all — your idiotic fears , your justifiable fears , your worst-case fantasies — as long as you say it right . |
| 17 | He offered an as yo as you read it there in the opening of chapter two , he offered her drink , at meal times she was to eat the food provided for Boaz servants he gave to her the extra portion of parched corn and also he provided extra gleaning for her . |
| 18 | This is a good place , too , for the mat-like camomile ‘ Treneague ’ , which gives off a strong aroma as you tread it underfoot . |