Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | UI and X/Open were due to meet as we went to press . |
| 2 | This hour , before the heat began to build up , was the best time of day to be out of doors , and since her mistress would be asleep for some time yet she was free to go as she pleased . |
| 3 | Filmer , I was interested to see as I distributed glasses , was smiling pleasantly in all directions , when the last thing he probably wanted was the enormous smash-hit the train enterprise was proving . |
| 4 | You can see them beginning so far out … you see them lowly grow as they come nearer and nearer to the shore , rise and then thrash themselves against the beach . |
| 5 | With a muffled shriek , she pushed at his weight with her hands and knees , half laughing as he squashed her flat again and controlled her flailing arms with a glitter of laughter in his eyes . |
| 6 | I must be absolutely free to work as I like and I can not compose in public . |
| 7 | Later on we will modify the program — give you a list of specific sounds we want you to make — but at present you are quite free to talk as you wish . |
| 8 | These ‘ Jewels of Creation ’ are free to flutter as you discover their intriguing life story in a journey past unusual plants , set in a landscape to create a natural environment of leaf and flower for these fantastic creatures . |
| 9 | The value would therefore be displayed on the CAD screen , only if found to be out of range , leaving the designer free to design as he pleased , as long as it was within the range of acceptable values . |
| 10 | This happens as you focus through the view finder . |
| 11 | There is a captive audience , most of whom can understand the relevance of the message , and many are prepared to participate as they await their flight . |
| 12 | The man looked at her again , and decided it would be easier to do as she asked . |
| 13 | People should be free to do as they wish — I believe that this should be so , even dickheads like you should be free to spout off their racist homophobic thoughts , and what is so f—ing good about the Union Jack ? |
| 14 | When ill , which was often , Mrs Cohen acted as his nurse , and thus their children were largely left free to do as they liked , or at least as much as their ‘ nanny ’ allowed them . |
| 15 | To be married would be diverting ; she would be free to do as she pleased , and Paul was such a dear he would cause her no anxiety . |
| 16 | Free to do as she likes . ’ |
| 17 | Nobody knew Hyde , however , and in his body I was free to do as I wished . |
| 18 | It 's a hard fact of life , but a landlord must be free to do as he likes with his own land . |
| 19 | That will leave the Secretary of State for Energy free to do as he pleases : to follow the precedent set by other ministers in the present government by casting aside the inspector 's advice on the grounds of national need ; or to use the report as a ‘ do n't blame me ’ rubber stamp for the project . |
| 20 | A few stumbled as they walked , indicating the cause of the delay . |
| 21 | However , this is not easy to achieve because , as was noted earlier , GPs are independent contractors and free to practise as they wish . |
| 22 | In considering such reports and recommendations , the Houses are free to decide as they wish and it is not unknown for them to divide along party lines where there are party political implications involved . |
| 23 | There is no direct precedent in the second , so he thinks himself free to decide as he thinks best , on a fresh slate , whether or not there is any difference in principle between the two cases . |
| 24 | The Bank of England is , of course , free to respond as it chooses to any such bids or offers but , as well as being concerned to finance the government 's borrowing needs on the best possible terms , the Bank has a publicly-expressed interest in the liquidity of the gilt-edged market . |
| 25 | The rope was once again attached to a tree and then to the saddle of Felipe 's horse , and Maggie lay back on the cliff-top to watch as he made another dangerous trip over the edge . |
| 26 | On this floor was located a braked sheave wheel and loaded mine trams were controlled by this means as they descended the Middle Level Incline ( still a conspicuous feature at Paddy End ) to the reception floor below . |
| 27 | Officers who found the youngsters ' bodies were horrified by the scene and some wept as they left the flat in Tottenham , North London . |
| 28 | The senior officials of these institutions are therefore more or less free to act as they wish , so long as they show a reasonable profit . |
| 29 | I have to say that I am now prepared to act as I see it : with the same political cunning as any politician . ’ |
| 30 | It is true that policy-makers in Washington often saw themselves as using financial inducements to compel the British to act as they desired . |