Example sentences of "[adj] as [art] rest " in BNC.
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| 1 | He found the number eighty-two close to the top of the street , looking just as derelict as the rest of the tenements on the shabby street . |
| 2 | Criminals are not supposed to reveal that they are as human as the rest of us ! |
| 3 | Her appearance is as ill-kempt as the rest of the home . |
| 4 | Her appearance is as ill-kempt as the rest of the home . |
| 5 | I stopped walking and stared wide-eyed as the rest of the senescent strollers proceeded out of this dimension . |
| 6 | I 'd say she 's a bit of a fanatic , and just as naive as the rest of them . |
| 7 | Her nails were torn and rimmed with black , as filthy as the rest of her . |
| 8 | The only , the only bit I did find was the very last part during the course did n't sound as natural as the rest of it . |
| 9 | By the end of the American war its establishment , which had been 2,738 in 1714 , had risen to 4,910 — twice as large as the rest of the financial administration . |
| 10 | I am grateful for the Minister 's reply and I know that she will have been as horrified as the rest of us by the images and the conflict that was reported from Somalia last weekend . |
| 11 | Virus F/x-01–74482 , soon referred to as , simply , the Mahon virus was , as far as she could understand , a unique example of something that up till now had only been postulated : that deep in the ocean , under the terrific pressure and in temperatures approaching absolute zero , there had remained chains of biochemicals , primitive viruses that had been part of the great ‘ organic soup ’ at the creation of life , remaining unchanged as the rest of the primordial swamp had undergone the long evolutionary journey to form all the complexities of life on earth . |
| 12 | A voice for moderation and good order — like many others — but his head as bare as the rest when the bricks started to fly , his body as vulnerable to sabre cuts as his father 's , his countenance indistinguishable to those young and possibly nervous soldiers from the real " physical force " brigade they were supposed to be looking for , who had raised everybody 's temperatures by ambushing and stoning a military escort at Salterhebble . |
| 13 | Well , I did n't hate anybody , but the change of running away to be a lady actress was every bit as good as a rest . |
| 14 | However , if it is right that a change is as good as a rest , you should now feel rested and ready to cope with anything . |
| 15 | Common fantasy that a spell on the dole is the change that 's as good as a rest assumes that the pastimes of the poor are the weekend pleasures of the employed — drinking , fishing , playing with cars , playing pool , playing bingo , going to the cinema . |
| 16 | A change is as good as a rest , right ? |
| 17 | Though they say ‘ a change is as good as a rest ’ I do agree with you that one needs both in order to end up feeling refreshed . |
| 18 | Implying that the water we supply is worse than what 's in Europe , and the sewage effluence we put into rivers is not as good as the rest of Europe . |
| 19 | The room was sparse and tidy , as fresh-looking and tasteful as the rest of the apartment , and like the rest of the place it told her nothing about Carson — except , perhaps , that he employed somebody to clean up for him , because it had the impersonal neatness which could only be achieved by an outsider . |
| 20 | That would drive him to madness , to the place they most wanted him , the place in which it would be even more difficult to find the Key ; an institution , a hospital where they filled you up with all sorts of disgusting drugs and deliberately kept you as stupid as the rest . |
| 21 | ‘ All done now , ’ she had murmured , the once vibrant eyes quite as lifeless as the rest of her emaciated form . |
| 22 | I went along to Brigade H.Q The Officers and other ranks were looking just as knackered as the rest of us out in the orchard . |
| 23 | I hope the Noble Earl will be able to give me an answer in perhaps in correspondence following this , also the date upon which at they were informed , because I am sure he will realise the implications as far as the rest of the British Police Service are concerned that as from April of this year they will have to take on a heavy burden of work which is now being carried out by the British Transport Police . |
| 24 | Invaders swiftly became as Irish as the rest of us . |
| 25 | The finish was as accurate as the rest of the Belgians ' efforts had been wayward and suddenly the numerical disadvantage Rangers were working under threatened to be a severe handicap . |
| 26 | They had a good supper of eggs and milk and crunchy , fresh bread in the kitchen which was as clean as the rest of the house but more cheerful with a big range fire that threw out heat like a furnace . |
| 27 | I replaced the portion of turf , reseeded its damaged edges with ryegrass mix and within weeks the site of the ants ' nest was again as smooth and green as the rest of the lawn . |
| 28 | Her lips , which were almost as pale as the rest of her face , were cracked and papery . |
| 29 | Cork and Sam Quigg of Belfast proving that the Irish can be as alert and constructive as the rest of Britain . |
| 30 | The longed-for mistress of his heart was in his arms at last , soft and apparently willing , and if her lovemaking was as fiery as the rest of her , what delights might he not taste ? |