Example sentences of "you [adv] [det] as " in BNC.
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1 | If you so much as parked on a yellow line they stuffed a mortgage application under your windscreen wipers . |
2 | A gift shop , a snack bar and a petrol station is not exactly a model , thriving Highland community , and the disquieting feeling that these places now exist only to empty the contents of your wallet if you so much as slow down is not a pleasant one . |
3 | It does n't frighten you so much as remind you where you are , " explained a young Barnsley miner . |
4 | ‘ You are coming home with me now , and if you so much as open that foul mouth of yours , I 'll beat you within an inch of your life . ’ |
5 | So if you so much as look like you 're going soft on us I 'm gon na take you apart with my bare hands . |
6 | Next day , at the mum-and-toddler group , your gentle , chatty child turns into a little monster : she spitefully destroys another child 's sandcastle , throws a tantrum when she ca n't have the toy she wants , or screams in terror if you so much as walk across the room away from her . |
7 | " Adrian , " she said in a level voice that surprised her , " if you so much as lay one finger on me , I swear I 'll tear you to pieces . |
8 | If you so much as loosen your seatbelt or drop your ash or pick your nose , then it 's an Alcatraz autopsy with the questions asked later . |
9 | There will be no jam on your bread today if you so much as lay a finger — ’ |
10 | ‘ If you so much as whisper a word about Dame Agatha to the Lady Maeve , you will regret the day I ever plucked you out of Newgate ! ’ |
11 | ‘ If you so much as mention sitting ducks or fish in a barrel , ’ Lambert said acidly , ‘ I 'll kick your teeth in . ’ |
12 | ‘ If you so much as lay a single finger on me again , Adam Burns , you 'll hit the deck so fast you wo n't know what 's happened to you ! ’ she swore softly , her tawny eyes gleaming as she gazed unseeing across the room . |
13 | ‘ As long as you remember that I want to see you as little as possible . |
14 | ‘ We 'll try to inconvenience you as little as possible . ’ |
15 | Try to get his movies from your local video store , and you will find that they will tell you as much as this book . |
16 | The teachers are beginning to hate you as much as me . ’ |
17 | I think I love you as much as I love him . ’ |
18 | However , there is always the remote possibility that you might run down and injure someone in the water , which could cost you as much as £100,000 ! |
19 | Yet I offer to you as much as I possess , and so much as old age has left me , with the utmost satisfaction , as being at least a testimony to the instruction and delight that I have received from your marvellous invention . |
20 | ‘ If a girl returns it to you , good and well ; though a jeweller will not give you as much as you paid for it . |
21 | They seem intent on confusing you as much as possible — largely because they do n't what they 're talking about themselves . |
22 | I 'm helping you as much as I can . |
23 | If you should find yourself feeling the pinch , there are several ways to reduce your outgoings , some could save you as much as £200 a month on a £60,000 loan . |
24 | It would be very naive to suppose that one report taken on its own could tell you as much as you might want to know about the organization . |
25 | And perhaps they love you as much as I do — almost . ’ |
26 | I laughed when my mother told me of the entire postnatal fortnight spent in the maternity hospital , with bedpans and blanket baths and fierce ward sisters who wagged fingers at you if you as much as stuck a big toe over the side of the bed . |
27 | ‘ And no , I do n't like feeling like that , which is why I 'm trying to avoid you as much as possible ! ’ |
28 | I said , I do n't want to hassle you but I 'm going to give you as much as I can . |
29 | ‘ Well , I do n't suppose I 'll be able to help you as much as Doctor Rice would , but if you would like to tell me what is wrong , I may be able to offer a little advice . |
30 | ‘ You as much as told me , the other night , that you did n't have any experience . ’ |