Example sentences of "well as [pron] [vb mod] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Well er we , we 've taken a , a , a policy view over the years because the group has a number of er very attractive er products and , and , and , and shareholders have frequently asked if was possible erm , to have concessions in all sorts of areas and the view we 've taken is that it involves a , a , a , a , a great deal of administration and that our real job is to er increase the profits of the business er , a as well as we can and then to pay dividends to the shareholders erm who will er , er , then use that money er , hopefully to buy a good number of our products .
2 We 've got ta do as well as we can and we 've got ta try and get promotion this year .
3 We 've got ta do as well as we can and we 've got ta try and get promotion this year .
4 ‘ Both John Emburey and Phil Tufnell have not bowled as well as they can but they must be given the opportunity to bowl more on these kind of turning pitches at home .
5 The two eldest kids are doing as well as they can and are bearing up as best as can be expected , ’ she said ‘ But my youngest boy has n't left my side since it happened .
6 ‘ people with learning difficulties are not respected to begin with and because the women 's Individual Programmes , including skills training , are not in place , they are not progressing as well as they could and they are not getting respect . ’
7 He had kissed and fondled her and she had responded as well as she could but they had both been too aware of each others inexperience and uncertainty to achieve fulfilment .
8 Fred I am worried with all that money you wo n't lose your head , there are a lot of clever dishonest people ( she means women , he said ) about these days , I brought you up as well as I could and if you do wrong it 's the same as if I did .
9 After isolating the problem , investigate it as quickly as possible , resolve it , make sure as well as you can that the system does n't allow it to happen again , and proceed at full steam to collect whatever balance you and your customer have agreed upon .
10 They are n't renowned for becoming millionaires after their footie days are over , so I suppose it 's a case of doing as well as you can while you can .
11 Hunter observed that ‘ … the whole viscera when all the Blood is press 'd out goes into a very little bulk , even the Liver will lose vastly of its bulk and in short the whole viscera will come into a small compass when they are well clean 'd and put into dry cloths ; you are then to go to the trunk of the Body and empty it of Blood as well as you can and press the Blood out from the Face , Hands , etc. as well as Arms , and the more Blood is pressed out the better ’ .
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