Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] as [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , with his little moustache , each hair as thick as a fishing line , and his noble , gelid face , he counts for something . |
| 2 | THE DETECTIVE : There 's a hole at the middle of this case as big as the hole in Lepine 's head . |
| 3 | In other words , is this batch as good as the last ? |
| 4 | Why do certain images matter to one , and why is the desire to answer this question as involuntary as the response itself ? |
| 5 | there 's been some very good compliments flying round this place as far as the service is , the meals are prepared |
| 6 | Now confidence has manifested in lots and lots of ways and its appealing to that confidence as much as the insecurity , er that makes the advertiser 's and the manufacturer 's of all manner of products er , their huge profits , now I guess we all spend money on , on various products and er , do you , do you worry about how much you spend on the body beautiful or just the body ? , do you or , I mean does any , I wonder if you think you spend too much on it ? , let me ask you that , do you spend too much money on your body ? , er button one for yes and button two for no . |
| 7 | After Millie had flounced away to do her bidding , Aggie said , ‘ She came in that yard as white as a sheet . |
| 8 | — each tear as big as an eye |
| 9 | Then he called for the caskets of gold in which was the balsam and the myrrh which the Soldan of Persia had sent him ; and when these were put before him he bade them bring him the golden cup , of which he was wont to drink ; and he took of that balsam and of that myrrh as much as a little spoon-full , and mingled it in the cup with rose-water and drank of it ; and for the seven days which he lived he neither ate nor drank aught else than a little of that myrrh and balsam mingled with water . |