Example sentences of "and [vb base] [pers pn] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wife 's common work is to bake bread for the family , to wash and mend ragged clothes , and to look after the children ; but at beansetting , haymaking , and harvest she earns as comes one week with another about 6d . |
| 2 | I suppose you thought you 'd paint Paula in a bad light and make it seem as though she could n't be bothered to go . |
| 3 | And let him lose as well the testicles which excited his hot lust . |
| 4 | Owen drew on him , and let him attack as he would , approving the pointless but touching valour with which he came on . |
| 5 | Remember that harmful thoughts will hurt you and let them go as soon as you become aware of them . |
| 6 | Erm , I think these refugees are likely to include the most enterprising , the best trained and so on , they 'll be a grave loss to the Soviet economy , erm , but I think they 're a potential gain to us and er , I do n't think that , I think therefore we should make arrangements to try and absorb them if we can and , and let them contribute as they undoubtedly will to our own economies . |
| 7 | She was tired , he said ; they would go for a walk before breakfast and let her sleep as long as she needed . |
| 8 | Take him away and get him to do as he says . |
| 9 | Would , would , would would , but , I mean I 'm quite in favour of people having their genitals mutilated as adults , once they 're over eighteen , they go to hospital and sign a consent form and have it done as long as they pay for it themselves , but to do it to newborn children strikes me as outrageous . |