Example sentences of "as you [vb mod] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ( 3 ) Swing your right hand and arm down as you would during a downswing in golf .
2 You should look on your notes as you would on a stamp collection — small , frequent additions on the right pages and plenty of empty space for more in the same category .
3 Type in text as you would on a typewriter , but at the ends of lines do not tap Enter .
4 Any other PC equipped with Ultrafax can also send and receive files , as you would with a modem , which is a bonus .
5 That 's where you actually sign over er the management of your whole portfolio to another individual , as you would with a share portfolio with a bank .
6 Be as cautious with a dog as you would with a child .
7 In fact , sweet traitor , you clung to my hand as you would to a lover . ’
8 It 's rather like a Ford Granada ; you can buy the basic version or you can pay almost as much as you would for a Jaguar and get the Ghia version .
9 Cut out each letter of the phrase and hide them in or around the house and in other places , as you would for a scavenger hunt .
10 With the stake firmed in the hole , hold the tree up with a simple string loop , and plant it just as you would for a bush — except that , without the bud to go by , you will have to look carefully for the soil ‘ tide mark ’ where it was growing in the nursery and finish off to that height , with the standard stem about 1½–2 inches ( 4–5cm ) from the stake .
11 ( 2 ) Swing the club back as you would in a golf swing and then start to return to an imaginary ball .
12 Find out as much as you can about a job before you apply for it , and certainly before you have an interview .
13 Note that when you are acting for a seller of registered land ( unlike unregistered ) , the plan attached to the transfer must be signed by the seller alone , and not by the seller 's agent — not even by the seller 's conveyancer as you can for a buyer .
14 I keep reminding myself that this was a film , a work of art , a dramatic illusion , but it 's not easy to detach yourself from a film , as you can from a play . ’
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