Example sentences of "it [verb] as [adj] a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Their open-endedness is and can only be captured by a conception whose imprecision makes it uncongenial to real property lawyers , though it plays as important a part in legal doctrine as does the traditional tally of technical terms . |
2 | Ingleborough — the ‘ Monarch of the Dales ’ — is a noble hill , especially when seen from Whernside 's Twistleton Scars across the deep trench of Chapel-le-Dale to the west , with its features etched against a clear , blue sky ; then it looks as fine a peak as any in the country . |
3 | It seemed as good a way of ingratiating myself as any other : the palace was a protective place , and there was no automatic guarantee that a visiting journalist would be granted an audience . |
4 | I did it for a bet — with one of my uncles , his side being that I would n't stick to anything — and because it seemed as good a way as any of getting away from home , but I was not uninterested and I have not forgotten my subject . ’ |
5 | It seemed as good a moment as any for a change of scene . |
6 | It seemed as good a time as any to go , so I went down to the squat in the King 's Road where I was living and picked up my passport . |
7 | But in the hazy world she had mysteriously entered it seemed as wise a move as any . |
8 | Processed carefully in Rodinal it gives as fine a grain as is likely to be required from , for example , 35mm enlarged to a 20″×16″ exhibition size print . |