Example sentences of "as [pron] [modal v] [not/n't] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then , just as if in answer to her private thought , the pilot went on : ‘ I 'd like to kiss each one of you before I go , but as I ca n't very well do that I 'll give your Brown Owl a big thank-you kiss for you all ! ’ |
| 2 | The one time you see it is when a woman takes her clothes off and can not look you in the eyes ( as I could n't then ) . |
| 3 | Still , if you knew the pressure on beds here during the Festival you would be glad not to be in a tent in the gardens — often the fate of the young I do not , however , anticipate being away , as I can not really afford to be ( either literally £££ ) or away from job search which gets daily more depressing . |
| 4 | I 'm sure it 'll cost more than a quid but seeing as you ca n't like get more than a mile long piece anyway so |
| 5 | Telling her she 's naughty probably wo n't have much effect on her at this stage , as she wo n't really understand what that means . |
| 6 | As she could n't yet swim properly the current might be strong enough to carry her away . |
| 7 | As we can not yet do all analyses on one sample , we have assumed that the mineralogy was similar to that of visually identical samples , which were indistinguishable from those reported previously from the same location ( finely intergrown siderite , Mg-calcite and iron sulphide ) . |
| 8 | There will not always be critics and the rest , just as there will not always be man and the rest . |
| 9 | I began thus for to assent both to them and diverse of my friends here at home and not less to an inward prompting which daily now grew upon me , that by labour and intent study , which I take to be my portion in this life , joined with a strong propensity of nature , I might perhaps leave something so written to aftertimes as they should not willingly let it die . ’ |
| 10 | Yes you will , oh yes you will , I fucking see to that , seeing as they could n't even send me a fucking get well card |
| 11 | The worst mistake is to leave clothes near the patient when he is unattended : he may fall over if he tries to put them on by himself , as he may not yet have realized that he can not balance and move normally . |
| 12 | Littledale J. said , at p. 739 , that the payment was not voluntary because the plaintiff submitted to pay the sum claimed , as he could not otherwise procure his licence . |
| 13 | Bayley , Holroyd and Littledale JJ. all agreed that the payment was not voluntary , the latter remarking , at p. 739 , that the plaintiff had ‘ submitted to pay the sum claimed , as he could not otherwise procure his licence . ’ |
| 14 | He must be caught in it as he could n't possibly have had time to get back to where he was staying yet . |
| 15 | Inaccurate : his use of the word handful is speculative and is hardly an accurate or appropriate unit of measurement in references of this kind , as he can not possibly know how many solicitors are dedicated property specialists . |