Example sentences of "as i [modal v] [verb] [to-vb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is true that this ‘ agreement ’ , or settlement as I would prefer to call it , had only been viable when lesbians and gays tolerated their own oppression , tolerated homophobic behaviour , tolerated heterosexist indoctrination , tolerated liberal tolerance . |
| 2 | Erm again , it 's not quite as sharp as I would like to see it , it 's a little bit er unsharp . |
| 3 | We feel that we have largely succeeded in these aims , but more of that later , as I would like to take you back to the early nineteenth century when the object of our association was first mooted . |
| 4 | Can I buy an off the shelf loom ; which side of the engine do I mount an alternator as I would like to raise it above the dynamo position which is too near any deep water ; is it possible to fit halogen headlamps . |
| 5 | As much as I would like to hand you over to the police , I have no choice but to keep my suspicions to myself . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Much as I 'd like to think my father was somebody important , there 's no real evidence . |
| 7 | ‘ Mr Walker thought , as I 'd come to see you before , it would be best if I came again . |
| 8 | For , given her Marxist-Hegelian approach ( as I should want to call it ) , all reality tends to be collapsed into history . |
| 9 | ‘ Just as soon as I can get to see him . |
| 10 | so I thought as soon as I can get to see her I 'll see if she 'll give Jim my , I thought an aran cardigan |