Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | The specialists are then much easier to satisfy — providing they are given the right kind of food , they are content to sit and stare out from their cages , much as they would sit and stare out at their wild landscapes . |
| 2 | When the stress at the ends or edges of the joint reaches the strength of dry casein therefore , cracks appear at the edges of the joint which immediately produce their own private local concentrations of stress , and so the cracks run through the middle of the joint , much as they would in glass . |
| 3 | You know with the and when she does n't know where she 's going to get enough money to feed , clothe them and especially at a time like now , when all these adverts are on television for , you know the toys that children want , and they just have n't the ability to provide those those things for the children , much as they would want to do it . |
| 4 | Out of it she drew a little distaff , much as we would draw out a pair of knitting needles . |
| 5 | It is on this account that we talk of the baby 's right to life , much as we would of a normal adult . |
| 6 | We are showing a select number of works , much as we would at a major international fair such as the Biennale . |
| 7 | It is clear that the Central Wales Line still has much to offer , even with modern traction , much as we would all like to see BR allowing us the pleasure of an occasional steam run . |
| 8 | Certainly , I have known some undergraduates who would rise brilliantly to such a challenge ; but they are an exception , and one can not base a course on what would suit the exceptional student , much as one would like to . |
| 9 | Much as he would have liked to try to rescue Murray , he recognised that to be out of the question . |
| 10 | So , much as he would have liked to ride for Perthshire with his friends , in especial Mariot , he left them , to turn up Eskside , but promising to come to Doune before long . |
| 11 | With these developments beyond his mid-September 1838 positions , Darwin had reached the theory of natural selection much as he would publish it later . |
| 12 | Bartocci might be convinced of his conspiracy theory , but Zen just could n't take it seriously , much as he would have liked to . |
| 13 | If you are under pressure in your own life , with heavy business or family responsibilities , and find that , much as you would like to do so , you can not spend a whole day , or even a whole evening with your parent , there are several ways of coping with this , according to your circumstances . |
| 14 | Plugging in a 4-string bass the tone is generally tight , controlled and correct , much as you would expect at this price . |
| 15 | In the context of the Paganini , I would argue that minor imprecisions do little to interfere ( much as I would dearly do without them ) with the focal point of the work — it 's raison d'être , ie fabulous solo fiddle playing . |
| 16 | Much as I would love to see the 1995 World Cup help to kickstart the South African economy as overseas visitors pour in to fill impressive stadia and savour the beauty of the land , the facts are that as things stand rugby will be used as a political pawn . |
| 17 | Much as I would enjoy debating this matter with the hon. Gentleman , whom I might also call my hon. Friend , I do not wish to go down this path . |
| 18 | Much as I would like to assist the hon. Gentleman , I can not as I do not accept that transport for students at boards of management colleges should remain with education authorities . |
| 19 | ‘ Much as I would love to claim all the credit , I must point out that my part in this rescue was very small indeed . |
| 20 | IBM was unable to know everything about everything , much as it would have liked to — so it had to learn to cooperate . |
| 21 | They wanted to see a battleship launched , they wanted to see Royalty in action , they wanted to see anything that was happening which was an event in the world , and so cameramen like George Albert Smith , and eventually George Albert Smith 's staff , would go out around the world , much as it would happen now but in a much simpler way , erm to make actuality pictures . |
| 22 | Much as she liked him , much as she would miss his companionship , it seemed to her that the relationship had reached a dead end . |
| 23 | Much as she would have liked to stay , Penny had to hurry home with her budgie , but she learned later that Brownie Owl got the puppy out of the tree and took it home and gave it food . |
| 24 | How ironic that she felt so alive in Piers 's company , the one man who could shrug her off as carelessly as he would shrug off a few flecks of sand from his T-shirt . |
| 25 | This means that at any frequency , sound waves in water are nearly five times as long as they would be in air , and so provide poorer resolution . |
| 26 | For instance , a very good way is to make everything you do take twice as long as it would normally take you . |
| 27 | The petrol fumes could be far more dangerous to your fish , especially as they would be pumped into the tanks by your air pump , as well as settling on the water . |
| 28 | Also , she was acutely embarrassed at having to share her cousin 's bed , especially as they would be squeezed so closely together in the small space . |
| 29 | Now , I conceive that a plan of the kind which I have sketched … would answer the purpose , and more especially as it would give the honour due to the focus of all our liberties , of that regulated freedom which we hope will overspread the world . |
| 30 | The construction of such a large building was welcomed by the people of Louth , especially as it would create jobs for many men who were returning from the war . |