Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [adv] as a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The chance that a random conglomeration of whale cells would swim , let alone swim as fast and efficiently as a whale actually does swim , is negligible . |
2 | No bread was eatable , for it was as cold and hard as a stone . ’ |
3 | She felt Fand grip her arm ; the white face turned , whiter than before as a gust of fire passed . |
4 | These are less fully double and there are now six separate colours available as well as a mixture and all are more resistant to bad weather conditions than any others . |
5 | Weekend and midweek breaks available as well as a summer special during August ; Just £203 per person for seven nights . |
6 | Though data are not available , it may well be that socio-economic disparities were narrower in 1974 than before as a result partly of the Contract of Employment Act , 1963 , which required employers to give their employees notice of one to four weeks according to length of service , and partly of the increased power of trade unions . |
7 | As war developed he took on many treasurerships for the army and Parliament , becoming one of the treasurers for war in 1645 as well as a commissioner for the customs in 1643 . |