Example sentences of "as you [modal v] [verb] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Read a piece as you would tell a bed-time story to a sleepy six-year-old . |
2 | And just as you would keep a watch on your neighbour 's house if they were away , you should do the same for unoccupied caravans on the site and report anything suspicious immediately . |
3 | Trees sir , fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
4 | Truly sir , in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
5 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
6 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
7 | Truly sir , in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
8 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
9 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
10 | Truly sir in respect of fine workmen I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
11 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
12 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
13 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
14 | Truly sir in respect of fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
15 | Truly sir truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
16 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
17 | Truly sir in respect of a fine workman I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
18 | Truly sir in respect of a fine working I am but as you would say a cobbler . |
19 | I am but as you would say a cobbler. make it interesting make the character . |
20 | You should edit your notes , just as you might edit a computer file . |
21 | Just as you might make a selection of examples of written English from newspapers , journals , academic textbooks or works of fiction , so you can have video material of very different styles and construction . |
22 | ‘ Behind Bars ’ at the new , huge , non-profit Threadwaxing Space on Broadway is not as you might suspect a show of political art about prisoners ' rights or even about the exotic lives of cocktail waitresses but rather about the stripe in art . |
23 | Choose your entertainments wisely this evening , as you could spend a lot more than you have bargained for . |
24 | So that , erm just as you can construct a house out of bricks and mortar , and really , although the house looks very different from just bricks and mortar , it is just bricks and mortar arranged in a certain way , so the glass , the bottle , erm although it looks a very different thing from a sense experience , is really nothing more than a very complicated pattern of actual and possible sense experiences . |
25 | As you can see a pounds sign when you type Alt 156 you must already have the correct code page ( i.e. national character set loaded ) and so all you need is the command : KEYB UK |
26 | Now while this sounds complicated it is n't — as long as you can find a way into your systems BIOS SETUP . |
27 | ‘ I 'll leave as soon as you can find a replacement , ’ she said softly , looking at her shoes . |
28 | Power Toolbox goes further than this , though , as you can define a set of buttons for individual applications , so , for instance , you could design a set for Word for Windows to do things like applying styles to paragraphs , saving files in multiple formats — almost anything you choose . |
29 | Soon as you can pack a bag , ’ I told her . |
30 | So if you play small smoothly declarer , ( who is only missing queen , ten , five in the suit ) is almost certain to play a top honour on the first round , after which the contract will be doomed to failure as you will make a trump trick by force . |