Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [adj] as it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wondered if her hair were as soft as it looked . |
| 2 | It was all much as it had been the first time , only evening instead of morning ; and Emily stood by herself as before , and now he knew why , wearing his ring on another finger . |
| 3 | It was more adaptable and was less expensive as it had the quality of being effective , whether richly ornamented or not . |
| 4 | In many ways I was greatly relieved as it had become obvious to me that he was n't well . |
| 5 | The driver and conductor made up for them by shouting and singing , and the little bus itself was extremely noisy as it rattled along the bumpy streets . |
| 6 | Up to the late 1950s this inflow of dollars was generally welcome as it relieved the earlier shortages . |
| 7 | The fierce face was still unsmiling as it spoke again . |
| 8 | The end of the bridge was clearly visible as it grew out of the far bank , and needed only a couple of rafts to make it complete . |
| 9 | I add my voice to the condemnation of the activity of the Provisional IRA which has pertained in Northern Ireland for more than 20 years and which in this case was clearly sectarian as it killed seven Protestant workers . |
| 10 | The two-parter was also fun as it gave all of us a chance to act in conflict and be a bit more expansive , because otherwise , if you think about it , all we were doing most of the time was feeding lines to other people . ’ |
| 11 | My parents both showed interest in my academic work , and my mother some minimal interest in the personalities of my teachers or friends , but that was as far as it went . |
| 12 | ‘ I gave her my condolences , ’ she said , properly , ‘ but that was as far as it went . |
| 13 | That was as far as it went . |
| 14 | He was attracted to her , as any red-blooded male would be to any presentable woman in these circumstances , but that was as far as it went and it was up to her to make sure her own feelings did n't betray her . |
| 15 | The Cabots had sailed for Newfoundland but that was as far as it went . |
| 16 | Fergus waited until the herd was as close as it looked like it was going to come , then sighted on the limping beast , still two hundred yards away . |
| 17 | For about four centuries the rulers of England had been trying to conquer and rule France , Scotland , and Ireland , but they had just lost their last foothold in France at Calais , their position in Ireland was as insecure as it had ever been , and the Scottish problem had taken an altogether new turn because Mary the Queen of Scotland could present a good claim to the English throne . |
| 18 | Whether it was during a healing , or during one of those morning meditations , I ca n't remember , but I had to assure Christopher that although I had stayed to every meditation and seen it through to the end , and although he had brought God , and probably Jesus Christ in upon several occasions , my original It was as intact as it had ever been . |
| 19 | It was as expensive as it looks , but then , Alaa bolero tops do not come at bargain basement prices and in any case who could resist the temptation to pirouette up stairs like this ? |
| 20 | This large parish now had two Anglican churches but Nonconformity was as pronounced as it had been in the seventeenth century . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't think it was as easy as it looked . |
| 22 | Peter sat down on the leather sofa , which was as uncomfortable as it looked , and went through the folder . |
| 23 | He wanted to know whether that was as wild as it seemed . ’ |
| 24 | Although the capacity was restricted to 25,000 , because of the redevelopment of Leeds ' home , the noise and expectancy from the crowd was as intense as it had been at Ibrox . |
| 25 | Dynasticism was not dead ; for some rulers , promoting family interests was as important as it had been to a Tudor or a Valois . |
| 26 | Investigations were still proceeding , but unless Dalziel had some private little line well hidden from everyone else , the phrase was as empty as it sounded . |
| 27 | Images are powerful and subliminal , and this one was quite discriminatory as it projected precisely that Family of which society so approves . |
| 28 | This was indeed fortunate as it prevented him from revealing the fossilization of his mind by repeating much of what he had written in 1986 . |
| 29 | The Myrcan stave was almost invisible as it smashed bones and cracked skulls , hurling the animals into the river , and Darmid 's sword wreaked havoc also . |
| 30 | The menu was pretty basic as it turned out . |