Example sentences of "[adv] as [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed totally relaxed , but Polly was suddenly as nervous as a kitten . |
| 2 | Ronni squeaked a puny protest , her body suddenly as stiff as a rod of iron , as Guido 's hand closed around her wrist . |
| 3 | Oxford Crown court heard that the 4 year old girl who weighed only as much as a toddler half her age was found covered in bruises and under nourished . |
| 4 | The back avenue was a secondary way from the house , only as wide as a street , it ran between a shrubbery and a park-like field until it reached the farmyard wall . |
| 5 | A path cut precariously into the valley side , sometimes only as wide as an animal 's body , sometimes passing through the cliff itself . |
| 6 | Some were only as big as a chicken , while others grew to a length of about 5 metres . |
| 7 | On some days ( not enjoyed by any of us ) perhaps as many as a quarter of our cases will be requests for euthanasia . |
| 8 | In Cumbria , said Redfern , the ‘ height increment [ growth ] does appear to have fallen off markedly since about 1975/6 … down as much as a quarter in recent years . ’ |
| 9 | She eased down his pants to his ankles , and she saw that his cock was already as stiff as a poker . |
| 10 | I was given the opportunity to have a rehearsal with him but I declined because I am not like the professionals who can rehearse in detail and then put it over as fresh as a daisy when the time comes . |
| 11 | They 're not as warm as a sweatshirt . |
| 12 | Most missiles with pretensions to cleverness are brighter than a laser-guided bomb , but not as clever as a Tomahawk . |
| 13 | While not as watertight as a Section 50 agreement , planning conditions have been used elsewhere to control phasing . |
| 14 | But I think you have to say the club 's just not as much as an event as it used to be . |
| 15 | Not like , not as good as a squirrel 's tail . |
| 16 | ‘ Not as good as a fingerprint , ’ said Coffin , ‘ but I can see it would help . |
| 17 | So the wireless is not as good as a lead for that sound . ’ |
| 18 | ( Not as good as a giggle , but at least it 's relieved his embarrassment . ) |
| 19 | She thought that this view was perhaps not as beautiful as a view of Blackmoor Vale , which she knew so well . |
| 20 | While not as flexible as an overdraft or the Managed Rate Facility , they offer the advantages of : cheaper borrowing , especially as adding Barclays name to a bill provides you with the finest rates available on the Discount Market . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's not as fast as a mouse , ’ Matilda said . |
| 22 | Although advocates of the main parties are allowed to cross-examine other parties ' witnesses and the advocates are frequently barristers or solicitors , hearings are not as formal as a court of law and great effort is generally made to bring out the real substance of the layman 's arguments . |
| 23 | This obviously makes explicit what is generally true of performance indicators : that they are not usually generated from a systematic record ( and when they are , the system is not as reliable as a bookkeeping system can be ) . |
| 24 | Building union organisation is not as dramatic as a riot , but it is still possible and does offer hope where Steve Platt offers pessimism ! |
| 25 | ‘ While at present returns are not as high as a year ago , they are still relatively attractive . ’ |
| 26 | A fast turn of speed was not as important as a range of at least 1,000 miles , and flight would have to be maintained on one engine with 60% of the fuel still aboard . |
| 27 | I agree he is probably past it — Just lets give the bloke some credit — he was a key figure for us , and not as bad as a lot of people make out . |
| 28 | A woman should be just as committed as a man to the construction of justice and love . |
| 29 | So , why do n't we say that a rubbish dump , or Mont Blanc , or the moon , is just as complex as an aeroplane or a dog , because in all these cases the arrangement of atoms is " improbable " ? |
| 30 | Men may suffer just as much when a relationship fails , but they seem able to make a cleaner break . |