Example sentences of "as you might " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as you might decide to colour co-ordinate your curtains and cushions , why not try arranging your houseplants into effective colour schemes ? |
| 2 | As you might expect , this inevitably leads to bruised insteps , toes and shins . |
| 3 | If alcohol misuse affects your business , it could mean that you are n't as competitive as you might be . |
| 4 | The affliction is not as rare as you might think . |
| 5 | Four Hearts , on the other hand , was not a success although the play did not go quite as you might think . |
| 6 | It has been a rough week down at Eurotunnel as you might imagine . |
| 7 | We called them huskies , as you might expect , but Odd-Knut was not happy with the name . |
| 8 | With the hood up , it 's not as quiet as you might expect even though the canopy is water and air-tight . |
| 9 | The Carlsson does n't accelerate quite as hard as you might expect ( 0–60mph in 8.8secs ) , but its top speed of 131mph looks healthy enough . |
| 10 | Reinforced concrete is an example , and is not as irrelevant to motorised transport as you might think . |
| 11 | The first part of the programme consists of three short pieces : Cohan 's clever solo for Bhuller in which he discards his garments , in front of Crickmay blow-up photographs , to Britten 's Six Metamorphoses after Ovid ; Bhuller 's own Interlock , which is quite simply about an interlocked couple to the accompaniment of a sitar ; and a dance by Jonathan Lunn , to Philip Glass music , called Doppelganger which is , as you might guess , about a chap confronted by a woman in identical costume whose stuttery movements gradually blend into his own . |
| 12 | This is not as wild a question as you might suppose in a country where every Buddhist is a monk some time in their lives , and can slip into the habit again at any time . |
| 13 | The British way is a bit of a compromise — as you might expect . |
| 14 | As you might expect , there are a number of excellent restaurants in Le Havre . |
| 15 | That sounds simple , but it 's not quite as straightforward as you might think . |
| 16 | You can tell by the signs — not , as you might thin , an early primrose opening its frail petals to the strengthening sun , or the tweet of birds in the tree outside the bedroom window , but by the growing pile of work . |
| 17 | As you might expect , the great are much outnumbered by the good . |
| 18 | Lamond was talking to some people and then as he was leaving he came by me and said , ‘ But , you know , it was n't all as beautiful as you might imagine ! ’ |
| 19 | Strangely , these scenes do not name the church as you might think ; that honour goes to a fresco by an unknown sixteenth-century artist , the Madonna of the Passion , in the fifth chapel on the right . |
| 20 | We are casting about , as you might say , hoping to pick up a whiff of a scent . ’ |
| 21 | As you might expect , I did not take Mr Farraday 's suggestion at all seriously that afternoon , regarding it as just another instance of an American gentleman 's unfamiliarity with what was and what was not commonly done in England . |
| 22 | I was , as you might imagine , a little taken aback by this request and ordinarily the matter might have been one I would have spent some time pondering . |
| 23 | As you might expect , studies show a strong correlation between marital dissatisfaction and infidelity . |
| 24 | Stylistically , as you might imagine , I am conservative . |
| 25 | Much as you might like to , no smallholder can escape the clerical and book-keeping side of the business . |
| 26 | As you might imagine , this takes some time and is also completely mental . |
| 27 | You encourage or motivate your child by reinforcing his/her efforts , but this is n't as straightforward as you might think . |
| 28 | As you might expect , a much higher proportion of serious crime is liable to be reported to the police and thus recorded . |
| 29 | Not as rosy as you might think if you have to rely on just the state pension , or fail to review existing pension arrangements . |
| 30 | As you might expect , some behaviours are more influential than others but all behaviours have a direct impact on other people . |