Exercise 3
Define the type of clause introduced by as. Say whether as is a conjunction or a relative pronoun.
1. Theoretically he ought to leave everything as he found it until the arrival of the proper authorities (Strange). 2. Such a scene of death and destruction met his eyes as would have delighted the heart of the most blase cameraman (Strange). 3. The next and last step in the investigation brought matters, as they say, to a crisis (Collins). 4. They had met at the club and Bertha had fallen in love with her, as she always did fall in love with beautiful women who had something strange about them (Mansfield). 5. He dashed energetically in pursuit of the shadowy apparition. I followed him, but search as we would, we could find no trace of any living soul having passed that way (Christie). 6. "You will understand, monsieur," said Monsieur Briquet, "that I can only inform you of the names and addresses of such purchasers of these cats as have had an account sent them" (Sayers). 7. At the distribution of the prize money, there was much ringing of a bell, shouting "of names, and some factitious applause as a pert and portly lady,of title appeared at a table in front of the pavilion to perform the ceremony (Coppard). 8. He looked just as he had looked ten years before (Snow). 9. The wind had dropped and it was as lovely a morning as one could desire (Jerome). 10. Ah! I haven't much strength, but what I have I wanted you to have the benefit of or per-, haps, as you may think, the reverse (Galsworthy). 11. Both women pour out their hearts without a trace of self-consciousness and, miserable as they are, protest from time to time in the manner of wives — that their husbands are the best and most loving of men (Kxuisinga). 12. Father said that as the car was hired and paid for, we might just as well use it for a drive up into the hills where the streams are (Leacock). 13. It is just as you say (Doyle). 14. Unused as I was to strangers it was rather a trial to appear thus formally summoned in Mr. Rochester's presence (Ch. Bronte). 15. Early as he was, another man was there before him (Dreiser). 16. It was a little charm such as women hang upon, a bracelet —a diminutive diamond cat with eyes of bright emerald (Sayers). 17. As I say, I was fortunate to get her (Murdoch). 18. Joe loft the house as he had entered it (Cronin). 19. We're as we're made-(Maugham). 20. The drive wound away in front of me, twisting and turning as it had always done but as I advanced I was aware that a chance had come upon it (Du Maurier). 21. Besides, there was no reason to hurry. Farther than the cross-roads they would not go, as from that point the route from the railway station which their father had chosen was no longer certainty (Molesworth). 22. Strong as I look, there is a weak place in my heart, and it does not take much to knock me over (Doyle). 23. The presence of the word Hudson seemed to show that the subject of the matter was as I had guessed (Doyle). 24. Hubert got wrong with them — he's a hot-tempered chap, as I told you, and, as it happens, particularly fond of animals (Galsworthy) 25.Not that there was anyone to see them, — it was as quiet a country road as one could picture (Molesworth). 26. This is just as it should be (Mansfield). 27. They collected pictures, too, and were supporters of such charitable institutions as might be beneficial to their sick domestics (Galsworthy). 28. Shaken as I was with these alarms, it was hard for me to keep up with the rapid pace of the treasure-hunters (Stevenson).
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