Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] as [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Strange that something as solemn as death should make so little impression on her , while this trivial memory should pierce her through and through . |
2 | Until now he had never believed it to be true , that something as heavy as gold could fall naturally from the sky . |
3 | It is therefore interesting to discover that something as basic as fashion in furniture has been altered by a single cold winter . |
4 | She said : ‘ I understand that bit , but I as sure as hell do n't understand you when you talk about the sort of girl I am . |
5 | But he as sure as hell goes somewhere . ’ |
6 | An enmity that goes back to the battle of Manzikert in the wilds of Anatolia 922 years ago will not vanish just because something as ephemeral as communism has gone away . |