Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] [conj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an integrated service will dementia sufferers be given sufficient priority , or can that only be achieved in a specialist service ? |
| 2 | As the train drew near she looked out for Rough Stones , the house up on the hillside where they had made their first home ; but it was night , and all she saw was a glimmer that could as well have been a shepherd 's lantern . |
| 3 | One man who took early retirement at 61 thought , at the time , that the advantage of early retirement was ‘ The fact that there are so many young people out of work and I thought I 'd done a lifetime 's work and might as well leave it for the young ones . ’ |
| 4 | I think she saw you very clearly , better than some who live side by side with you and might as well be blind . |
| 5 | A watchman squatted at the entrance of one , but he was asleep , and might as well have been a statue . |
| 6 | During a proper swing , the clubhead free-wheels through the ball and might as well be disconnected from the shaft at the point of impact . |
| 7 | and might as well have been doing decimals . |
| 8 | But he cancelled his trip to England at the last minute and pretended he thought I was going to see you in your show and might as well hand you the invitation at the same time . ’ |
| 9 | But may but not nec |
| 10 | She pinched herself , but might as well have been pinching the padded plastic of the bed on which she sat for all the sensation she felt . |