Example sentences of "as [pron] [modal v] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I learnt to speak French and German fluently , and had passed as much leave as I could travelling about Europe . |
| 2 | This basic categorical imperative bids me only act on such a maxim as I can will should become a universal law to which all rational agents conform their behaviour . |
| 3 | And that is as much as I can sort of remember . |
| 4 | Think of buying flowers in the same way as you would buying fish : always look for fresh , unmarked blooms . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's not quite as romantic as you might image ’ , he explains . |
| 6 | Supposedly , when I , when I told Nicola the other day that you reckon that I do n't do enough work , she says cor blimey she was shocked she was , shocked oh do it , do it as near to the microphone as you can mum |
| 7 | I was concerned , Dennis has never been given any schedule since he last spoke to erm Arthur which was get as much down as you can boy . |
| 8 | I know , so I mean the thing is that we 've always said have n't ya as long as you can sort of get 'em down |
| 9 | He 's not like a father as you 'd sort of think of a father . |
| 10 | She would only bewilder him quite as much as she would distress him . |
| 11 | What had changed was two things , one that the governor of the state had talked about defying the court rather than actually do it and secondly , that Eisenhower had summoned Forbus to see him at Camp David , the president 's summer retreat in Maryland , and had a weekend of talks with Forbus Now I was n't there , I was at primary school then , but I was n't there as far as one can piece it together what , what Eisenhower said to Forbus was , you know , I do n't really care what you do , but I do n't want it on prime time national television , I do n't want a scene , I do n't want you to flagrantly , openly , publicly to flout the order of the court . |
| 12 | We designated the areas , we chalked 'em off , we did as much as we could pre-prep . |
| 13 | The Handbook of Developmental Psychology , edited by Benjamin Wolman , covers nearly everything one could think of — as it should weighing in at £69 and nearly 5½ kg ! |
| 14 | C. griffithii is a good accent plant and should be grown away from most other plants , as it will bush out quite densely . |
| 15 | He expresses no doubts , knows precisely what is required and will set about the job with the same approach as he would building a house . |