Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [adv] [adj] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The couple 's new attitude was clearly visible yesterday as they continued their tour of Korea . |
| 4 | Aggie , too , was on her feet and her voice was much lower now as she said , ‘ Aye , it 'll suit me . ’ |
| 5 | Zeinab was very quiet afterwards as she and Owen drove home in an arabeah . |
| 6 | The world was quite difficult enough as it was without people going around trying to make it better all the time . |
| 7 | Racial politics were as distasteful then as now but were as the government put it " part of an essential compromise " . |