Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] a [noun sg] [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I get about as pissed as a bloke can . |
| 2 | My dad 's as brave as a dad can be , |
| 3 | My dad 's as brave as a dad can be , |
| 4 | Something as simple as a mug can turn a handful of pansies into a vivid display . |
| 5 | In as much as a school can be said to have an approach ( eg formal , informal , team taught , class or group based , or one where streaming and setting or vertical or horizontal grouping is practised ) , the degree to which members of staff conform to it very much depends on how the school is led . |
| 6 | An apt combination of noun and adjective , a bon mot , an evocative phrase , is as much as an artist can hope for and a reader can expect . |
| 7 | I loved him , as much as an alien can entertain love for a being on a green planet where she knows she has only a certain time . |
| 8 | Karelius , who had never disliked the French as much as an Englishman should , felt himself warming to his country 's enemies . |
| 9 | He looked as tired as a man could be and still stand upright . |
| 10 | She had done sterling service already , and was as inert as a ship can well be — which is actually , as we have already speculated , not quite inert after all . |
| 11 | Perhaps an organism as complex as a man could never be wholly impervious to the ravages of time . |
| 12 | We suggest that six is about as many as an observer can cope with . |
| 13 | Wearing Havvie 's ring , a diamond heirloom given to all Blaine brides , laughing , talking and playing with him as the London season began , Sally-Anne persuaded herself that she was as happy as a girl could be , Terry Rourke 's betrayal wiped out and forgotten . |
| 14 | Most industry regulators would regard it as fundamental that a member may be called to account for the conduct of its registered traders . |
| 15 | As soon as he is shipped on board of a man-of-war he becomes as insignificant as a midshipman must unavoidably be from his humble situation . |
| 16 | A first flight in something as eccentric as a microlight will leave an impression that is indelible however hard you may try to forget it . |
| 17 | It 's small , quick ( a touch faster than the BJ-200 ) , as quiet as an inkjet can be , and fairly cheap . |
| 18 | Gentle of spirit and as maternal as a dog can be . |