Example sentences of "[pers pn] as [pron] [vb mod] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sitting down beside her , Michele pulled her on to his knee , cradling her as one would a child . |
| 2 | It is impossible to express the Hopes , the Fears , the various Conjectures , and Reveries , that your humble Servant must undergo this important Season , I am like the unhappy Gentleman mentioned in the Guardian ; and can scarce endure the bare Pronunciation of the Letter S : The hissing of the Tea-kettle distracts me ; and if I meet a Goose , I shun him as I would a Lion , or a Crocodile . |
| 3 | When the tears sprang from his eyes and nose and his body shook as with an ague , Mick put his arms about him and , pulling him round , cradled him as he would a child , saying , ‘ There ! |
| 4 | You just load it as you would a program , stick it on your power drive and that 's it — full video capability . ’ |
| 5 | You ca n't house-train it as you can a cat . |
| 6 | You come to see me as you would a man upon his death-bed . |
| 7 | The need for this editing by copying , which requires the use of a second video machine , of course , is brought about because it is not possible to edit video tapes by physically cutting and rejoining them as you would a cine film or sound tape . |