Example sentences of "as [pron] [adv] [vb past] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Before I came here , I had my life all sorted out , I was happy — at least , as happy as I ever expected to be . |
| 2 | I am so happy , as I never expected to be , knowing that he wishes to marry me , has not rejected me as soiled goods as so many would have done . |
| 3 | Not that Susanna Cellini — or Belford-Cellini as she apparently preferred to be known — would be impressed , but neither could she be disparaging . |
| 4 | Over the years royal staff and her friends have been puzzled by Diana 's appetite , particularly as she always appeared to be so slim . |
| 5 | In contrast , the Whigs were the " Low Church " party , as they now came to be called : they continued to be critical of High Anglican religious intolerance , and in general remained consistent to their beliefs in liberty of conscience and religious toleration for all Protestants . |
| 6 | The complex , sometimes obscure series certainly was provocative , as it probably meant to be , waking the Chinese people up to harsh realities . |
| 7 | The Special Air Service Regiment — or S.A.S. , as it soon came to be called — was at this time an established part of the Army Air Corps , though it was little known to the public at large . |
| 8 | Then he went walking in Stanhope Wood , looking for a root of something Latin and nasty-sounding , which might be interesting when we know what Frome died of , except that if it was Corbett Farraday he would hardly flourish the matter so gaily in our faces , naive as he certainly seemed to be . |