Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] as a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't needed to offer such a weak plea as a scratched finger after all , Isabel remembered . |
| 2 | Nevertheless there is an increasing tendency for such workers to regard this function as a separate job , not part of food production or handling , to be carried out by other unskilled people . |
| 3 | Examples can be found in the research literature on elderly people , where it is reported that those without children tend to form equivalent ties with whichever kin are available , typically a niece or nephew , although there is some doubt about whether such a person can properly be expected to provide such extensive or reliable support as a ‘ real ’ child ( Townsend , 1965 ; Allan , 1983 ; Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 4 | For the contemporary reality of homeworkers bears as much relation to this scene as a Dutch interior does to a squat . |
| 5 | It contains explicit commitments to Euro-federalism , as well as such anathematised pieces of social law as a European minimum working wage and maximum working week . |
| 6 | Thus , for example , in the case of such a social group as a ball team , the team is the generalized other in so far as it enters as an organized process or social activity — into the experience of any one of the individual members of it . |
| 7 | The 2D has the same colour quality and light output as an ordinary 100 W light bulb but it uses only 21 W of electricity ( 16 W for the lamp and 5 W for the control gear ) . |
| 8 | She was as much an old friend as a lover , or future wife … ’ |
| 9 | Such a transitory career as a rabbi suggests to me a new saying — ‘ sick humorists transit ingloriously ’ . |
| 10 | The communications course , in many ways , is as much a social science as an humanities subject , although many of the staff come from English literature backgrounds . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , we 're just going out to have one , ’ said Penelope , thinking how typical it was that Ianthe should long for such a dull and essentially English thing as a cup of tea . |
| 12 | In Upper Halling a wheelwright had his workshop in the old Chapel as an early print shows . |
| 13 | At one time , this rating was credited with almost as much scientific objectivity as a person 's blood group , but now its use is generally limited to self-diagnosis questionnaires in Sunday supplements . |
| 14 | A doctor of medicine is in the same social class as a company director but is more likely than the director to be accorded some degree of deference by the local community . |
| 15 | By 1839 the mill was in the hands of Richard Hone and in 1840 he installed some form of steam engine , probably to power such auxiliary equipment as a winnower and bolting machine . |
| 16 | Enforcement of restraint covenants will be by way of injunction , if the firm does not in the event consider that the attendant publicity will do as much damage as an actual or threatened breach . |
| 17 | There are also people who are unable to control such a simple technique as a front kick . |
| 18 | We open on Thursday and at the moment we 've made about as much noise as a fart in a hurricane . ’ |
| 19 | Ideally , you should look on such money as a bonus and should save or invest it . |
| 20 | Even though the cooperative production approach is dissimilar from orthodox business methods , a cooperative must have the same entrepreneurial freedom as an orthodox business enterprise . |
| 21 | The employer is building an internal labour market , with a view to retaining the skilled workers , but extends it to all employees , using payment premiums and participative management measures , in the hope of persuading workers to embrace such change as a competitive product market makes necessary . |
| 22 | There was no legislation to enforce the use of the safety lamp and many miners did not like it because it did not give out as much light as a candle . |
| 23 | The headlights , in their blackout cowls , threw about as much light as a candle , and finally they went off the road . |
| 24 | Socks that are too tight can cause as much harm as an inadequate pair of shoes during childhood . |
| 25 | Arguing with him had about as much effect as a snowflake falling on a pond . |
| 26 | These vivid , compact displays require as much creativity and care , and can give as much pleasure as a formal garden . |
| 27 | Few things in life give as much pleasure as a well-tended garden . |
| 28 | You were taken on as a boy and er you got a boy 's wages but you were expected to do as much work as a man . |
| 29 | In your twenties , you took as much exercise as a woodworm . |
| 30 | Dressed hair is as important to the overall appearance as a well made-up face . |