Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] as i do " in BNC.
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1 | Last night we celebrated the defeat of Italy — our brigadier ordered a rum ration to all ranks in honour of the occasion — yet I ca n't help feeling just a bit sorry for the Italians , and have never found it in my heart to dislike them as I do the Germans . |
2 | Though there is a good deal there which I found deeply offensive , he wrote , as you must have realized when you sent me the stuff , though , knowing you as I do , I suspect it may not even have crossed your mind , anyway , to be brief , I have , of course , put my feelings to one side and decided to honour the integrity of . |
3 | I 'm not afraid of the future and , knowing you as I do , nor should you be . |
4 | I dare say , though , knowing you as I do , that it 's only because you 've thought up some other diabolical vengeance to inflict on me . ’ |
5 | ‘ The fact that , knowing you as I do , knowing what you have deliberately done , I still find you attractive . ’ |
6 | ‘ You can carry on doing my washing , if that will please you — and knowing you as I do , I do n't doubt you 'll be in here at least once or twice a week clearing things up and telling me what a mess I 'm living in — just as you do now . |
7 | ‘ You will grow to know her and love her as I do , ’ their father took the woman 's hand and she smiled up at him . |
8 | A late sign of sanity , in my view , if you do it as I do it , silently , the lips entirely still , the net curtains drawn . |
9 | Even if I did n't love you as I do , I know my duty . |
10 | I 'm following you as I do n't know the words . |