Example sentences of "as it [vb mod] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If sharing between mother and baby was minimal , the baby held too tightly and not allowed to play with breast or bottle , pleasing the self by masturbation may give more satisfaction than intercourse and pleasure given by another , as it may if the baby was left too much on its own , the bottle propped up against the pillow . |
| 2 | Suddenly it came to Hazel that if Bigwig was dead — and what else could hold him silent in the mud ? — then he himself must get the others away before the dreadful loss could drain their courage and break their spirit — as it would if they stayed by the body . |
| 3 | There the nectar does not evaporate as quickly as it would if it were in a more exposed position . |
| 4 | In this way , if you stray from the healthy diet , you will know immediately ; your body will protest and send you a clear message , just as it would if you were too hot or too cold . |
| 5 | It is one-trial , because it requires only a single peck for the bird to learn ; it is avoidance because the result of the learning is for the bird to stop doing something it otherwise would ; and it is passive because the bird is not required actively to avoid , as it would if it had to escape from some unpleasant condition , but merely to refrain from pecking . |
| 6 | ‘ Not as much as it would if real trouble set in , ’ he retorted drily , then brushed the subject of her wounds aside by glancing at his watch . |
| 7 | I know , but it wo n't take as long for her to get there as it would if she becomes a doctor |
| 8 | Its real speed changes during the journey sometimes it is more than fifty miles per hour , sometimes less but in two hours it goes the same distance as it would if its speed was fifty miles per hour all the time . |
| 9 | It 's not growing as it should although it 's feeding well and is quite lively . |
| 10 | By thinking of the main directions you will allow the Primary Control to work as it should and this , in turn , will naturally organize all the other reflexes and muscles . |
| 11 | I do keep an eye on my colour changer to make sure that it is picking up each colour as it should and I am also very careful to check that I have no ‘ lazy ’ or less than perfect needles as picking up dropped stitches is not a pleasant job . |
| 12 | Similarly , the Andante ‘ on an old German Minnelied ’ does not move along as freely and naturally as it should and so loses something of its song quality . |
| 13 | But what is the fate of a higher culture like ours in which the latency period does not develop as it should and in which , consequently , the Oedipal dilemma is not satisfactorily resolved ? |
| 14 | In general terms , however , the present state of the law is that an individual who has reached the age of 18 is free to do with his life what he wishes , but it is the duty of the court to ensure so far as it can that children survive to attain that age . |
| 15 | Turbines driven by natural steam generate electricity from there , and because California 's laws require the state to buy as much ‘ green ’ energy as it can before fossil fuel power is bought , the plant sells all the electricty it can produce . |
| 16 | It goes as far as it can and waits there for a while , its big eyes staring up , tantalized . |
| 17 | Conference , you have the composite in front of her , in front of you , you 've heard the facts from myself , please support the composite as it can and it will affect you all . |
| 18 | Your entitlement to redundancy pay will depend on the factors referred to above , just as it will if you are dismissed during the trial period for a reason connected with the changed terms of employment . |
| 19 | I know , but it wo n't take as long for her to get there as it will if she becomes a doctor . |
| 20 | ‘ The dark had descended on us in a howling storm , as it will when the world ends . |