Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] as a [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Philippa , whose face was normally as radiant and untroubled as a child 's , had not stopped frowning since Lee had started talking to her that afternoon and it annoyed Conrad to see it . |
| 2 | Her face was set and nervous and white as a clown 's with powder , except for her lips which were bright orange . |
| 3 | There is a kind of corporate responsibility , and as long as a government is just it is a citizen 's duty to support it , but when the actions or a government hurt the individual and harm the nation it is the duty of a citizen to withdraw his support . |
| 4 | As long as a man was unfree , he had no access to the royal courts , but could plead only in his lord 's court . |
| 5 | The new 600 Plus film packs for all cameras , £8.99 for a pack of 10 , include a battery to power all the camera 's functions — so as long as a film is loaded , the camera has power . |