Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] as [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wine too proved to be a good stimulant of acid secretion , although not as good as beer , whereas 10% ethanol had no effect . |
| 2 | The curriculum areas accorded the greatest number of teacher-days were maths , English and science , with English accounting for more than twice as many as science , and these two areas between them taking up about as many teacher-days as maths on its own . |
| 3 | They were computerized , all young enough to be looking for promotion and supposedly as mean as hell . |
| 4 | And then as sure as night follows day , they will be paid less . |
| 5 | 'E 's as daft as a brush , and twice as wooden as t'shaft . ’ |
| 6 | Rita , who was too afraid to show her face to the cameras , divorced her husband after she was forced to take part in an arranged marriage , a practice she believes is barbaric and almost as bad as prostitution . |
| 7 | But not as slow as hand feeding the yarns . |
| 8 | But just as satisfying as compensation for Mrs. Morley would be a change in the law . |
| 9 | Terry replied , ‘ he 's retiring next year , fit as a fiddle , but still as soft as shit . ’ |
| 10 | Mat. , though not as young as Matron , was great on being all-girls-together and thrashing things out across a table . |
| 11 | A cup of tea also has an effect , though not as powerful as coffee , which makes psychologists think it is the caffeine in both which counts . |