Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] as [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | GRAHAM GOOCH 's Indian tour of misery reached a new low yesterday as England 's batting slumped again in the third and final Test in Bombay . |
| 2 | This was to be half as large again as St Polyeuktos and was by contrast restrained in its decoration . |
| 3 | They seem as ancient now as Monty Python or Bobby Moore . |
| 4 | Jimmy was able to stand unassisted now as Cardiff turned back to the girl . |
| 5 | He had come on as sub just as Tottenham began to turn the tide against an Everton side who had torn them apart in the first half . |
| 6 | ‘ The Scofield incident ’ referred to — and never yet totally explained — was a play , Adventure Story , by Terence Rattigan , as bankable then as Tom Stoppard is today . |
| 7 | The King 's Head revival features two distinguished veterans : Constance Cummings , who is amusing if not quite intimidating enough as Mrs St Maugham , and Robert Flemyng , looking every inch the judge . |
| 8 | Certainly he looked sulky enough as Richard took all Flora 's attention , setting out to please . |
| 9 | Some 70 trade exhibitors were persuaded to pitch their tents at three levels on steep slopes which proved a testing but rewarding exercise for visitors from as fair afield as Scotland and the West Country . |
| 10 | Some 70 trade exhibitors were persuaded to pitch their tents at three levels on steep slopes which proved a testing but rewarding exercise for visitors from as fair afield as Scotland and the West Country . |
| 11 | Wimbledon v Manchester U That hard-won point at Liverpool a week ago must seem awfully distant now as Alex Ferguson approaches the most critical period of his managerial career at Old Trafford . |
| 12 | Mr Hurd looked every inch the professional , a man of gravitas who understood history and foreigners , an authoritative performer in parliament and on television , the sort of unflappable figure essential at the side of an untried leader as new abroad as Mr Major . |
| 13 | Perhaps he had someone other than John Barnes in mind as he paraded outside the ground , but the prophecy held true enough as Liverpool 's Chosen One produced his own version of the Second Coming . |
| 14 | Real Evil is to Bad just as Saintliness and Heroism to Decent Behaviour . |