Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] [vb past] it [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as I predicted it would , it 's falling off . |
| 2 | Mind you it 'll probably be fine and anyway as someone said it 'll be good to widen the group a bit more and launch some journalistic careers into the bargain ( -> ) . |
| 3 | I tried getting him slimmer once as I thought it might help him to jump even better , but it did n't suit him . |
| 4 | He never hit a bad shot off the tee ; it just did n't come back as far as he thought it would . |
| 5 | Intelligent input/output board supplier , Byfleet , Surrey-based Specialix Ltd , says its flagship product , the transputer-based RIO controller , is n't going down the storm that it had hoped it would : even OEM deals with the likes of Groupe Bull SA have not boosted sales , says marketing director , Ian Cummins , ‘ RIO is not selling as well as we thought it would … and our estimations on its performance in the market are nine months ahead of what has actually happened ’ . |
| 6 | It was n't really as hard as I thought it would be . |
| 7 | Heffers ' sales were up 6 or 7% on last December : ‘ Christmas was n't marvellous , but it did n't turn out as badly as one feared it might , ’ reported Mark Wait . |