Example sentences of "[noun] was [adj] [subord] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Meredith was witty as well as brilliant , and the special target of his wit was Rossetti , who , as he had invited two or three of his patrons , did not appreciate the jest . |
| 2 | The benefit for Indonesia was political as well as economic because it implied , as Foreign Minister Ali Alatas pointed out , a recognition by Australia of the legitimacy of Indonesia 's claim to East Timor . |
| 3 | At first all went well ; the princess was fun as well as beautiful . |
| 4 | The disproportionate hold it has on the psyche of white South Africa was evident as soon as the two-pronged Antipodean assault on the previously unconquered Springbok citadel got underway . |
| 5 | This meant that the method over-generated i.e. the correct tag assignment was present as well as incorrect assignments . |
| 6 | The Cabinet was stubborn as well as the owners . |
| 7 | The excavation of Upper Palaeolithic burials has shown that they were already being sewn onto clothing in positions which suggest that their role was symbolic as well as decorative . |
| 8 | With a water-clock inside the tower and sundials outside , visitors could observe the time both by day and by night and also when the sky was cloudy as well as when it was clear . |
| 9 | This has to be seen against the Unionist belief that Asquith 's government was corrupt as well as irresponsible and radical . |
| 10 | ‘ But Lucia was clever as well as beautiful . |
| 11 | She thought a young , rising doctor was glamorous as well as secure , but she did n't have an atom of real interest in his work . |
| 12 | And the challenge was social as well as religious ; for Paracelsus both exalted the laborer and cut across the educational divisions that conventionally separated physician from apothecary . |
| 13 | United made a marvellous start , scoring after six minutes , but the goal was costly as well as precious . |
| 14 | Her expression was thoughtful as well as amused . |
| 15 | She was more than willing — since Nuri was handsome as well as rich — to extend him her embraces ; but enter his harem ? |
| 16 | Betty was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow . |
| 17 | And in Britain , freight 's decline was absolute as well as relative . |