N4 — outside your level filter
say + as
iu you ni
as; just as — points back to something already said, written or shown, and builds the next claim on it
さっき言ったように、今日は早く帰るからね。
sakki itta you ni, kyou wa hayaku kaeru kara ne.
Like I said just now, I'm heading home early today. casual
メールに書いたように、集合は九時です。
meeru ni kaita you ni, shuugou wa kuji desu.
As I wrote in the email, we meet at nine. neutral