Example sentences of "as [adj] as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This may be a group effort in which children are able to join as they wish and do as much or as little as they choose . |
| 2 | Every cabin is fitted with private facilities and ample wardrobes , and the onboard activities give everyone the opportunity to take part in as much or as little as they want . |
| 3 | ‘ Governors do as much or as little as they care to , ’ says David White , editor of the island 's only daily newspaper , the Royal Gazette . |
| 4 | Decorate as much or as little as you like . |
| 5 | The simple answer is as much or as little as you feel able to give . |
| 6 | All the trips and good times will be available in the normal fashion , and you can join in as much , or as little as you want . |
| 7 | There literally is everything under the sun , and you 're free to do as much or as little as you want . |
| 8 | A meeting of all the tourists would be summoned straightaway ( Ashenden felt a pair of unblinking blue eyes upon him ) — summoned to meet somewhere in the hotel ( the Manager nodded again — the St John 's Suite was free ) , and Morse himself would then address the group and tell them as much or as little as he wanted to tell them , believing , he admitted , that Rumour had probably lost little of her sprinting speed since Virgil 's time , and that most of the tourists already had a pretty good idea of what had happened . |
| 9 | Tim , 32 , said : ‘ She always got upset when we were apart and cried as usual as she went through into the departure lounge . |
| 10 | The sitting-room light at Lomond View was on as usual as she turned into the darkened driveway . |
| 11 | you know you can have all the fish courses , you can eat as much as that as you like , then they have all the , the meat courses |
| 12 | that 's nothing then , I could eat as much as that as I liked . |
| 13 | With many hand shakes and introductions , the candidates and their leader met as many people as possible as they visited each department . |
| 14 | Eat self-blanching celery as soon as possible as it does not keep well for long periods . |
| 15 | It is surprising how little will actually be remembered about a house after you have left it , so make as many notes as possible as you go round . |
| 16 | At first she tried to be as quiet as possible as she began preparations for lunch , but after a few minutes gave up and worked normally , deciding to impress the moody Dr Vaughan by making dumplings to top the soup . |
| 17 | Members would like the people they represent to be able to watch as much as they wish of their MPs at work , and whenever they wish , without being dependent on the editorial and journalistic selections of the broadcasters . |
| 18 | The clock in the hotel foyer showed the time as nine-fifteen as she pushed through the doors and walked through the patio . |
| 19 | She said it was n't as good as good as they thought it was gon na be , everyone told me it was brilliant . |
| 20 | ‘ No indeed , ’ Bull O'Malley protested , ‘ yerself and Malachi are welcome to stay as long as ye like . ’ |
| 21 | Or as long as they said nothing , I 'd say nothing ; or if they started talking , I 'd say , ‘ Listen , inside you or get about your business . ’ |
| 22 | Well I mean to say as long as they last him . |
| 23 | So I said they could look at it as long as they made up their own minds and I was n't involved . |
| 24 | As long as they had been promptly informed he was covered for any eventuality . |
| 25 | At the same time , some people also said that although they were aware that they may face an early death , they also felt fortunate to have lived as long as they had . |
| 26 | Women would have the right to an abortion during the first 12 weeks of their pregnancy as long as they had first received non-binding counselling . |
| 27 | As the law stands the squatters had legal rights to live in their home as long as they had not forced entry . |
| 28 | Mr Fallon said he had talked to the longest serving officials in his department who said the expansion rule had been in place as long as they had been there . |
| 29 | The ‘ temptations ’ of the jazz era in London 's West End , especially to Cup finalists , were a real danger , and Chapman constantly reminded his players that ‘ they only count as long as they retain their form on the field ’ . |
| 30 | These males are still in their bright nuptial plumage and as long as they retain it they maintain the high levels of vigilance observed when accompanying their females . |