Example sentences of "[vb infin] exactly as [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Every Brownie must stay exactly as I put her — on the ground . |
| 2 | I just thought I should do exactly as they said . |
| 3 | His problem seemed to be that he believed a Government could do exactly as it liked without taking public opinion into account . |
| 4 | If she had n't known her twin better , Dana 's mask of sophistication could have wounded her deeply , particularly when she persisted in being so sure that Roman would do exactly as she wished . |
| 5 | I made the mistake of giving in too often and paying her so much attention that eventually she felt she could do exactly as she pleased . |
| 6 | If she married Pogo , she could do exactly as she pleased and she would be mistress of her own home . |
| 7 | She had not at all looked forward to being a débutante and wearing fancy women 's clothes , and not being allowed to climb trees , and accompany Papa , who always , said her mama despairingly , let her do exactly as she pleased . |
| 8 | BBCBASIC(Z80) will appear exactly as you left it . |
| 9 | Steve would feel exactly as she had felt when she had thought Fernando was the father of that child — absolute desolation . |