Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] the [noun sg] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Brown 's half-room turned out to be nearly as dark as the basement because of the cardboard panes stuck in the window where the glass had been blown out . |
| 2 | Charman chipped in half as much as the rest because he was not sure whether he wanted to stay with them — and actually played only half the record . |
| 3 | ‘ William can be as stubborn as the devil when he chooses , and the sight of a soldier will only make him dig in his heels further . |
| 4 | A voice for moderation and good order — like many others — but his head as bare as the rest when the bricks started to fly , his body as vulnerable to sabre cuts as his father 's , his countenance indistinguishable to those young and possibly nervous soldiers from the real " physical force " brigade they were supposed to be looking for , who had raised everybody 's temperatures by ambushing and stoning a military escort at Salterhebble . |
| 5 | Aldous Huxley may well have been echoing Gandhi when he maintained that the means whereby we attain something are as important as the end if not more important . |
| 6 | These figures range from Azam Khan , ‘ one of the chief nobles of the Empire ’ whose principal claim to fame is his vast harem and his insatiable appetites ( ‘ a pederast , he is also fond of beautiful girls … whenever he is informed of the availability of a lad or a fine wench he endeavours to be the buyer ’ ) ; through Taqi , ‘ one of the famous eunuchs and the ringleader of the conjurors of Hindustan ’ ( ‘ his house is the abode of delicate beauties , some as fair as the dawn while others are as dark as volatile passion ’ ) ; to great musicians such as the blind drummer Shah Nawaz who played his own stomach as if it was a tabla drum ; or the disgusting Surkhi , a glutton who ‘ snored and expectorated loudly ’ but whose horrible habits were overlooked by his hosts because of the unique beauty of his voice ( ‘ as melodious as a nightingale ’ ) , his brilliant mimicry and his ready wit . |
| 7 | She 'll look as smart as the rest when she enters the ring on Paddock Sportsline just before noon today in front of an almost empty arena . |