Example sentences of "it be as [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the pressure of surrounding poverty and the fear of it were as inescapable as a shadow . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't know what it 's like inside but it 's as black as the ace of spades outside . ’ |
| 3 | I did n't want to use print film ; I just do n't think it 's as good as a slide film where you can get the saturation . |
| 4 | ‘ I call this my Holy Water , it 's as good as a tonic . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's as good as The Living Body , is n't it ? ’ said Elinor . |
| 6 | It 's as lazy as a cat in hot weather , with the lyric amounting to a mere two verses before the vocals just sit down to let the languid groove take over . |
| 7 | Now I know it 's the landlord 's it 's as tainted as an unfaithful lover . |
| 8 | Steve has got one that he played at the last S L Os meeting , it lasts about four minutes it 's as long as the song he ai n't heavy he 's my brother . |
| 9 | And while not everyone can detect the tonal nuances of brass and chrome jackplugs it 's as plain as the selector switch on your ‘ 62 Strat that one mag has more body , more highs and more sustain than a patent-applied-for Shredbucker . |
| 10 | . It 's a f it 's as fine as a line . |
| 11 | It 's as clean as a virgin 's whistle . |
| 12 | To him it 's as important as the Olympics . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's as dead as a dodo , ’ she said , referring to the sheep . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's as bad as a war wi' you two , ’ Thomasina had said . |
| 15 | But you do n't get that choice you do n't er and to me I , I hate going because the , you , you got everyone seems to be , it 's , it 's as bad as a road really with the trolleys erm and I badly miss this over-the-counter service but er |
| 16 | It 's as bad as the Big Dipper at Blackpool . |
| 17 | I never seen a Christmas tree so big — it 's as high as a house . |
| 18 | Christ , but it 's as cold as a witch 's tit back there , ever thought of investing in any heating , Simon ? ’ |
| 19 | And I listen at the wall for sounds from Jancey , but it 's as quiet as a pillow , and she 's obviously gone to bed . |
| 20 | IT IS as well that the Princess Royal has a salty sense of humour . |
| 21 | IT IS as well that the five-point try , which is about to be introduced by the International Rugby Board , did not apply when an assortment of stars drawn from eight countries , calling themselves a World XV , displayed their skills in the seaside town of Timaru , South Canterbury , yesterday , against a Hanan Shield XV — winning 74–3 . |
| 22 | Although the wife , as the other trustee of the conveyance , should have received notice of any incumbrance ( see Dearle v Hall ( 1828 ) 3 Russ 1 ) , it is as well if the conveyance to the wife and new husband contains a recital that the property is free from incumbrances ( assuming this to be so ) to stop any requisitions on a later sale and also to direct the parties ' attention to any incumbrances if there have been such . |
| 23 | I think it is as much that the word is a philosophy , but I do n't think we should throw it out of the window altogether , like I say , it 's a foundation , it 's our our foundation stone . |
| 24 | ‘ It is as much as the Soviet Union has been spending on vodka , as much as US companies have been spending on advertising cigarettes , or 10 per cent of the EC 's annual subsidy to its farmers . ’ |
| 25 | It is as much as the Soviet Union has been spending on vodka each month . |
| 26 | It is as much as the developing world is paying every week to service its debts . " |
| 27 | Once given it is as good as a seal . |
| 28 | Happily , at the time of going to print the craze is dying a death , as consumers realise that £500 is a lot to pay for something you carry about on one shoulder , and that as a social status symbol it is as impressive as a 1979 Cortina without wheels propped up on bricks . |
| 29 | It is as twisted as the entrance to a tomb . ’ |
| 30 | However , describing it is as far as the organisation has got for the moment , though OSF says members are screaming for a bridge that spans all GUI environments . |