Example sentences of "[adj] as a [noun sg] [modal v] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | My dad 's as brave as a dad can be , |
| 2 | My dad 's as brave as a dad can be , |
| 3 | In as much as a school can be said to have an approach ( eg formal , informal , team taught , class or group based , or one where streaming and setting or vertical or horizontal grouping is practised ) , the degree to which members of staff conform to it very much depends on how the school is led . |
| 4 | This was Cultra , where an introduction was de rigueur before so much as a cocktail could be taken . |
| 5 | He looked as tired as a man could be and still stand upright . |
| 6 | Wearing Havvie 's ring , a diamond heirloom given to all Blaine brides , laughing , talking and playing with him as the London season began , Sally-Anne persuaded herself that she was as happy as a girl could be , Terry Rourke 's betrayal wiped out and forgotten . |
| 7 | Gentle of spirit and as maternal as a dog can be . |