Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [pron] [modal v] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And he loved a horse better than he would a Rolls Royce ! |
| 2 | ‘ Firms look on maternity leave just as they would a skiing holiday . |
| 3 | The disc contains a text file reader to enable you to page through the authors text file using indexes , just as you would a book . |
| 4 | Ian Lawrence runs his kitchen just as he would a hotel |
| 5 | I would suggest if anybody has this problem , they drill the heads off as you would a rivet , punch the nail in a little and fill in then with the appropriate filler . |
| 6 | If you act for the seller of a building estate , even though it comprises no more than a dozen houses or flats , it will repay you to have printed as many documents as possible ( drafts and engrossments of conveyance or lease , contract , etc ) and to anticipate as far as you can a buyer 's preliminary requirements . |
| 7 | Sir Peter Walters , a former chairman of BP who now heads Midland Bank and Blue Circle , kept a row of management books behind his desk in Britannic House , but says he read them ‘ primarily for entertainment , rather as I would a novel ’ . |