Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] [coord] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | To wake up a Woosnam who has struggled on some dull courses and slow greens recently , it took a demanding course and fast greens , even if neither were as demanding nor fast as perhaps in previous years . |
| 2 | Underneath , Luke Calder was as tough and hard as old nails . |
| 3 | No bread was eatable , for it was as cold and hard as a stone . ’ |
| 4 | She looked straight in front of her , and her face was as cold and hard as marble . |
| 5 | There were birds singing , though not yet many , and apart from the boys ' voices the quiet was as old and deep as the land . |
| 6 | The light in the pale grey eyes was very bright and hard as he watched her expression . |