Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [adv] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have a supply of Duckweed — or Indian Fern , which grows almost as fast as Duckweed in my tanks — you can use this to advantage , as it will supply relatively-natural vegetable food and can , unlike plants which need to be rooted to thrive , be easily replaced . |
| 2 | She runs away as fast as she can . |
| 3 | Perhaps this is why it sleeps twice as long as we do , making up in length of slumber what it lacks in depth . |
| 4 | It goes together as simply as a child 's building blocks |
| 5 | CONCORDE : It goes twice as fast as a bullet and you get smoked salmon . |
| 6 | ‘ Well if it eats half as well as a salmon , I shall be 'appy , ’ grinned Lofty , subtly reminding the others that it was he who had found the fish . |
| 7 | The great benefit of the two-stroke is that , at any given engine speed , it fires twice as frequently as a four-stroke with the same number of cylinders . |
| 8 | This is easiest with an electric beater as it takes twice as long as you expect . |
| 9 | When he is shown a pair of faces and has to decide which of the two is a celebrity , he performs at chance level , even though he performs almost as well as normal subjects on this task when the faces are replaced by their names . |
| 10 | WWF has joined forces with other organisations interested in elephant conservation to make sure everyone works together as effectively as possible . |