Example sentences of "it [is] as [adj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To their credit , The Cherrys are more to do with cartoon frenzies than the slick professionalism which seemingly warrants a Spin front cover at the drop of a bobble hat , but it 's as hollow a victory as Linford Christie 's Olympic Gold in the absence of Carl Lewis . |
| 2 | They 've got to shut something and it 's as good a candidate as any . |
| 3 | It 's as good a way as any . |
| 4 | It 's as good a theory as any to explain it , because lord knows I never intended this to be anything other than a business arrangement . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I think you 'll find it 's as good a time as any . ’ |
| 6 | I hope it 's as good a game as today 's was . |
| 7 | She traces the roots back in time ; she covers some of the more obvious ground ( with chapters on Happy Mondays , the Stone Roses etc ) ; she rights some wrongs ; she flirts with some myths ; she gives a platform to some of the previously unsung instigators ; she dumps a few reputations ; and , though imperfect , it 's as reliable a guide to current Manchester music as you are likely to get . |
| 8 | This is Red Rock West ( QFT ) , a beguiling and modest little thriller which delves into the dark and murky emotions lurking underneath the sleepy face of a tiny American town — and it is as good a film noir as has been on show this year . |
| 9 | It is as good a way as any to the beginnings of an understanding and appreciation of any French province , to see the local markets in action , to watch the produce unloaded from the carts and vans , to hear the talk of the farmers and buyers in the cafés after the main business has been transacted . |
| 10 | We shall start our study of these with the Shipman 's Tale , as that tale forms a good bridge between the non-Chaucerian fabliaux and Chaucer 's other examples of this genre in certain ways , and it is as good a starting point as any for a discussion of Chaucer 's complex response to the norms of fabliau tradition within the Canterbury Tales . |
| 11 | If her weapon is indeed chemical , then it is as insidious a drug as any known to science . |
| 12 | It is as awesome a task as the work in Easterhouse by the Salvation Army captain Eric Buchanan is daunting . |
| 13 | When the English diplomat Sir Ralph Sadler visited her mother , Mary of Guise , on 22 March 1543 , the infant was duly unwrapped , so that her healthy state could be clearly seen , and Sadler could report that ‘ it is as goodly a child as I have seen of her age , and as like to live , with the grace of God ’ . |