Example sentences of "[adj] as the man " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not nearly as good-looking as the man sitting right next to her . |
| 2 | ‘ You 're not as old as the man who had me first . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ The deputy tries to prove to his manager that he is as good as the man he is replacing , ’ said Broos , doubtless applying that theory to all of Rangers ' outfield worries . |
| 4 | But a marriage could be smooth and peaceful , and many were , as long as the man carried out his duties towards his wife and a woman was submissive to her husband . |
| 5 | Her mind was open as long as the man had great quality ; she saw him as an explorer possibly , or an English statesman . |
| 6 | Wicked episodes were often brought to my attention , but nothing either then or since has been as evil as the man Beck . |
| 7 | Admitting that to someone as detached and uninterested as the man standing in front of the fireplace was going to take all the courage she had … |
| 8 | The rocking stopped , the chair was suddenly still , as motionless as the man who sat inside it . |
| 9 | He was walking nearly as zombie-like as the man with the barrow . |
| 10 | So what — you 're as young as the man you feel . |
| 11 | As harmless as the man himself . |
| 12 | The people who heard the rumour and did not take any action are as guilty as the man who used the clenbuteriol . |
| 13 | Oh , I am as bad as the man who ravished you . ’ |
| 14 | Though he was n't , of course , as attractive as the man she truly loved , Hugh Despoins . |