Example sentences of "[pers pn] as [adv] [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even the best brakes in the world will not stop you as quickly as hitting something … |
| 2 | Replacement adsorption pads cost around £5 for three and because of this expense , human nature being what it is , there is a tendency not to replace them as regularly as recommended . |
| 3 | Now go and try to execute them as precisely as drawn ! |
| 4 | I have had the former fitted up with Drawers for birds and books in hope to work going along and taking a quantity of birds with me as well as left over plates to cut up for box books etc . |
| 5 | It would seem that I had no choice in either matter , but whereas the former flattered me as well as frightened me , the latter insulted and enraged me . |
| 6 | Clockwise can be confusing on faces that are away from you — I always treat it as clockwise when looking straight at the face . |
| 7 | It was a part of becoming adult that I grew aware of the great invisible universe of personality which controls us as surely as do physical laws . |
| 8 | Since our first arrival here , their Seductive Highnesses had flirted with us as consistently as had their father ensured that we were together only during public occasions . |