Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] [adv] [subord] a " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 ) .
3 No bread was eatable , for it was as cold and hard as a stone . ’
4 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 .
5 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 .
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