Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] [adv] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our waterproof walking boots were really necessary here as we balanced on rocks to cross the gushing stream . |
| 2 | She made believe that they were as happy together as they should be , and was careful to weep only in secret . |
| 3 | The big , light-hungry leaves were almost black now as I walked briskly back along the path searching for the track to take me back to the lodge . |
| 4 | Aggie , too , was on her feet and her voice was much lower now as she said , ‘ Aye , it 'll suit me . ’ |
| 5 | The couple 's new attitude was clearly visible yesterday as they continued their tour of Korea . |
| 6 | Yet it was as impossible now as it had always been , and she groaned . |
| 7 | In the earlier Wind Quintet Schoenberg was still feeling his way towards a 12-note style that was as well-characterized thematically as it was well-balanced in form . |
| 8 | Phil Lowe was as dangerous here as he had been at Wembley . |
| 9 | I think the remedy was as useful psychologically as it was physically , and his crying subsided , although his lips and tongue were obviously still sore . |
| 10 | He was as shocked here as he had been by the scenes he had witnessed in London 's East End . |
| 11 | Then , as now , the norm was that young married couples should live in a residence separate from those of their families of origin , and the three-generational household was as rare then as it is now . |
| 12 | For she had been wearing this dress the night she had first glimpsed the truth about her sister , a truth that was as unpalatable now as it had been then . |
| 13 | He told delegates he believed the case for strong trade unions was as compelling now as it was when the TUC first met 125 years ago , ‘ or ever has been in the history of our country . ’ |
| 14 | Consequently it was as hard then as it is now to separate our various individual contributions . |
| 15 | And Coleby was as hampered now as he had been in Emor by his lack of imagination : get him away from a straightforward discussion of bricks , mortar and money , and the man was lost ; give him a load of crap about the artistic temperament , and his sense of smell deserted him . |
| 16 | It was quite dark now as they bounced along the rough road . |
| 17 | The world was quite difficult enough as it was without people going around trying to make it better all the time . |
| 18 | Richard Branson was characteristically cock-a-hoop yesterday as he announced a partnership with Japan 's largest record company . |
| 19 | She was again impressive yesterday as she dispatched Conchita Martinez , another 17-year-old , who is ranked 10th in the world , 6-3 , 6-2 . |
| 20 | He was very canny actually as it happened ! |
| 21 | Zeinab was very quiet afterwards as she and Owen drove home in an arabeah . |