Example sentences of "but [adv] [verb] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Are they like heavy colds — something unpleasant but best ignored as they will soon go away ? |
| 2 | But just consider as I say , when you flash people , that you 've got to maintain the separation distance . |
| 3 | ‘ Ancient person , ’ [ began Gooseneck ] , ‘ for whom I All the flattering youth defy , Long be it ere thou grow old , Aching , shaking , crazy , cold ; But still continue as thou art , Ancient person of my heart . |
| 4 | This must be not only encouraging but also perturbing as we are only able to accept a small number for tuition . |
| 5 | ‘ Everything 's probably all right , but please do as I say . ’ |
| 6 | A man does not by nature wish to earn more and more money , but simply to live as he is accustomed to live and to earn as much as is necessary for that purpose . |
| 7 | It did n't run , but almost idled as it came , the whistle confounding Chant 's thoughts , and making him stumble . |
| 8 | My master , who had found a similar one on the port side , first tried his cloak but then cursed as it went into the lake and he had to stop the hole with the heel of his boot . |
| 9 | At last she sat down , her expression hostile but tightly controlled as she looked at him . |
| 10 | This should be avoided on radio , but otherwise speak as you normally speak-do not try for a " BBC " or any other accent . |