Example sentences of "could do as [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The son of the family went to California , learnt what made the Californians tick , and swore he could do as well , if not better , back in France . |
| 2 | Lord Palmerston sent for me and told me in a jaunty way that he would have nothing to do with this Gothic style , and that though he did not want to disturb my appointment he must insist on my making a design in the Italian style which he felt sure I could do as well as the other . |
| 3 | If you think you could do as well , get cracking — if your game 's anywhere near as bostin' as this one , you could find fame and fortune as a Commodore Force Megastar ! |
| 4 | Now Mill concedes that the guardian , the despots might manage the affairs of the state tolerably well that there 's no reason of principle why a very enlightened despot could n't do fairly well , although Mill claims that no despot could do as well as a good democracy . |
| 5 | Mr Dinkins said he wished ‘ that we could do as well as Tokyo does ’ in keeping crime low and hoped to learn how Tokyo has largely avoided New York 's problems of high crime , drugs and unemployment . |