Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] [adv] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were birds singing , though not yet many , and apart from the boys ' voices the quiet was as old and deep as the land . |
| 2 | Copper had made a completely recovery , he was as sound as ever although a little on the thin side in an attempt to save his legs . |
| 3 | Hence , class conflict is viewed as inevitable and indeed as the only major source of conflict in capitalist society . |
| 4 | So far as the finger-work or typesetting goes , she is as quick or quicker than a man ? — They say she is more deft and better adapted to it " ( a trade unionist ) . |
| 5 | No bread was eatable , for it was as cold and hard as a stone . ’ |
| 6 | The chance that a random conglomeration of whale cells would swim , let alone swim as fast and efficiently as a whale actually does swim , is negligible . |
| 7 | However reference is also made to the Smithers and Griffin ( 1986 ) study which indicated that nonstandard mature students obtained results that were either as good or better than A level entrants on the same courses and were less likely to fail to complete their courses . |
| 8 | The young man stood as stiff and straight as the church columns around him . |