Example sentences of "as [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Admissions staff say students should n't panic as no-one will lose a place . |
2 | That 'll change on the next record as I 'll have a say in the writing . ’ |
3 | ‘ I 'll leave here tomorrow , as soon as I can book a flight . ’ |
4 | ‘ I 'm leaving as soon as I can get a taxi , ’ she told her mother very firmly . |
5 | ‘ Just as soon as I can get a flight to New York . ’ |
6 | Read a piece as you would tell a bed-time story to a sleepy six-year-old . |
7 | And just as you would keep a watch on your neighbour 's house if they were away , you should do the same for unoccupied caravans on the site and report anything suspicious immediately . |
8 | Trees sir , fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
9 | Truly sir , in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
10 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
11 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
12 | Truly sir , in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
13 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
14 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
15 | Truly sir in respect of fine workmen I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
16 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
17 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
18 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
19 | Truly sir in respect of fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
20 | Truly sir truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
21 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
22 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
23 | Truly sir in respect of a fine working I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
24 | You should edit your notes , just as you might edit a computer file . |
25 | Just as you might make a selection of examples of written English from newspapers , journals , academic textbooks or works of fiction , so you can have video material of very different styles and construction . |
26 | ‘ Behind Bars ’ at the new , huge , non-profit Threadwaxing Space on Broadway is not as you might suspect a show of political art about prisoners ' rights or even about the exotic lives of cocktail waitresses but rather about the stripe in art . |
27 | Choose your entertainments wisely this evening , as you could spend a lot more than you have bargained for . |
28 | So that , erm just as you can construct a house out of bricks and mortar , and really , although the house looks very different from just bricks and mortar , it is just bricks and mortar arranged in a certain way , so the glass , the bottle , erm although it looks a very different thing from a sense experience , is really nothing more than a very complicated pattern of actual and possible sense experiences . |
29 | Now while this sounds complicated it is n't — as long as you can find a way into your systems BIOS SETUP . |
30 | ‘ I 'll leave as soon as you can find a replacement , ’ she said softly , looking at her shoes . |