Example sentences of "[adj] as you [vb base] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one could be as ignorant as you pretend to be . ’ |
| 2 | Although we have prepared suggested menus for each day , it is important to stress that these meals are flexible as long as you stick to the suggested foods for each week and the calorie allowance per day . |
| 3 | As long as you stick to the rules . |
| 4 | But — as long as you stick to the traditional DOS spreadsheet programs , such as SuperCalc 5 or 1-2-3 — you will manage very well with an XT . |
| 5 | Ah , but what about this remarkable new diet formula from America which tells you that you can eat vast quantities of melon and chicken , or spinach and prunes , or pineapple , or whatever , as long as you keep to this one food , or this combination of two foods , for the whole day ? |
| 6 | When you eat and how often you eat is entirely up to you as long as you keep to the correct calorie total and aim for the right fibre total . |
| 7 | You can stay as long as you need to . ’ |
| 8 | I mean one of the things I was taught when i my training for work with children , was that erm , it 's alright to use big l long words , for children , as long as you explain to them what the words mean . |
| 9 | And you can talk about erm er adoration , shall we say , as long as you explain to them what adoration means . |
| 10 | I mean you can see , it 's self evident as you travel to Strensall that that development has been highly successful and s and the s the final seventh point is that the A sixty four north east corridor can be well served by the public transport to achieve the close relationship between the workplace and home , as national policy now seeks . |
| 11 | if it 's as close as you like to zero , |
| 12 | I mean probably , I have n't looked at that function , but it 's probably from minus infinity , up to as close as you like to minus three . |
| 13 | Promotion , we go out to cause promotion , but when you first get it , it can be very stressed as you come to terms with your new situation . |
| 14 | ‘ Now , now , ’ he said , ‘ Let's be a kind , dear girl , your lover wants to get the feel of you , let him , if you 're as sweet as you seem to me to be . ’ |
| 15 | Let's hope the opposition are n't quite as bright as you seem to be , ’ he said , his words and the warmth of his smile suddenly bringing a flush to her cheeks . |