Example sentences of "[conj] as [adj] [conj] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If tension was so high in an area not stricken by famine , it may be assumed that as much or more violence occurred in regions like the Ukraine and Tambov guberniia , which were nearly as badly off as the Volga . |
| 2 | And as far as this freedom for schools , I am rather more interested in freedom for parents , and things like open enrolments seem to me to be more akin to how far the au pair can drive the Volvo in twenty minutes than any real choice for parents . |
| 3 | Steve 's life was his own and as appalling as this situation was she was powerless to interfere anyway . |
| 4 | Determination surged afresh through Emily 's consciousness , she would rebuild her father 's reputation and his business , she would show the world that Emily Grenfell was no weak-kneed lady of leisure , but as strong as any man when it came to business . |
| 5 | His eyes were small , but as shrewd as any Topaz had seen and she knew she would n't be able to gull him . |
| 6 | In practice , the County Council 's network covered a wider area , but as important as that fact was its independence : it was a sign of the growing distrust with which the public judged the nuclear ‘ experts ’ . |