Example sentences of "[adv] as you [modal v] " in BNC.

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1 Much as you might like to , no smallholder can escape the clerical and book-keeping side of the business .
2 If you are under pressure in your own life , with heavy business or family responsibilities , and find that , much as you would like to do so , you can not spend a whole day , or even a whole evening with your parent , there are several ways of coping with this , according to your circumstances .
3 Plugging in a 4-string bass the tone is generally tight , controlled and correct , much as you would expect at this price .
4 Much as you 'd care , ’ she derided .
5 Sleep is a great help to any illness , so sleep as much as you can .
6 You think to yourself now what am I giving , what am I giving in the contribution box now as compared to one , two , three , four , five , years ago , it may be the same and it may be as much as you can afford , well if that 's so , then that 's grand is n't it ?
7 In March 1265 , when he renewed his oath of fealty to the king ( then in effect a captive in Montfort 's power ) he made clear ‘ before the people ’ that his loyalty was highly conditional : ‘ For as long as you will be a good lord and king to us , ’ he told Henry III , ‘ we will be faithful and devoted to you . ’
8 I have nothing against thorns and prickles so long as you can admire them from a safe distance .
9 ‘ Keep quiet for as long as you can , ’ SHe said , without much hope .
10 You can uncover many things in this way , so long as you can hold your nerve when the technique is put into reverse and used against yourself .
11 Live yoghurt applied vaginally can often bring considerable relief from the itching , so long as you can contain the mess !
12 To improve the quality and texture of your skin , put a crystal of your choice in to the bathwater about 10 minutes before you get in , then soak in the water for as long as you can .
13 Continue for as long as you can without getting uncomfortably out of breath .
14 Then jog properly for as long as you can without getting uncomfortably out of breath .
15 Then jog properly for as long as you can without getting uncomfortably out of breath .
16 Then jog properly for as long as you can , still moving your arms .
17 Then jog properly for as long as you can without getting uncomfortably out of breath .
18 Continue for as long as you can and record the number of steps .
19 Then j–g properly for as long as you can .
20 Continue for as long as you can and record the number of steps .
21 Then jog properly for as long as you can and record the number of steps .
22 Continue for as long as you can and record the number of steps .
23 Write for as long as you can .
24 If it 's really severe , lie as flat as you can for as long as you can .
25 ‘ Hold them off for as long as you can . ’
26 ‘ You might as well hang around for as long as you can . ’
27 If you are making a passage , laid-back local advice is to move off at dawn and motor in the calm for as long as you can .
28 Keep the sail driving for as long as you can through the tacks .
29 It is trivially easy to select for a particular genetic formula , so long as you can read the genes of all the animals .
30 I want you to try and do that for as long as you can , the person 's who 's trying to take them off it you try and take them off that point as long as you can , the other person stick to your guns , okay ?
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