Example sentences of "as [subord] you had [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm just the same as if you had had a good nights sleep . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , that 's the Eiffel Tower , ’ and he says it in the same tone of voice as if you had shown him a portrait of Grandpa , and he had said : ‘ So that 's your grandfather I 've heard so much about . |
| 3 | Today we can talk about sex without modesty or fear , but bring up the subject of death and you will be treated with the same social horror as if you had brought up the subject of masturbation at a Victorian ladies ' tea party . |
| 4 | Now sir , can you tell me this , ’ and she looked him straight in the eyes , ‘ will it be just the same for him as if you had baptized him ? ’ |
| 5 | If you continually can not get through to your debtor , the message is as clear as if you had spoken to him . |
| 6 | then use your length of cloth as though you had purchased it from a bolt of fabric in a shop . |
| 7 | " Entertaining " is too unspecific a notion , as though you had slipped backwards in the argument after reaching more sophisticated peaks of describing the details of satire . |
| 8 | If you refuse , you will be treated as though you had failed the test , and you will face a lifetime ban . |
| 9 | " You will read this book just as though you had bought it at a bookstall and you were reading it in the ordinary way as a whole . " |