Example sentences of "with [noun] as [adj] [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marissa , a tall cool girl with hair as dark as night , had been not only obviously very clever , but also — alas — very beautiful . |
| 2 | The skiing conditions little better , with snow as soft as sand . |
| 3 | It 's to do with catarrh as much as region . ’ |
| 4 | And covered with sugar as sparkling as ice . |
| 5 | After the mortal blows administered to Wales in recent dismal times by international sides far and wide , big and small , perhaps Welshmen should sigh with relief as much as satisfaction — at any rate until the Wales pack have to confront England 's magnificent eight at Twickenham . |
| 6 | What effects disturbances on the spiritual plane may have on our mental , emotional or physical well-being are more difficult to assess but it is not impossible that our view of ourselves as machines , with a denial of any spiritual aspect and a consequent loss of meaning in our lives , may be one cause of much of the unhappiness and frustration seen today with results as different as vandalism and cancer — aspects of destruction at one level or another . |
| 7 | When they found their home occupied by a man and two children , they simply stood in the doorway with faces as empty as begging bowls , and made no complaint . |