Example sentences of "[adj] as the rest of " in BNC.
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| 1 | He found the number eighty-two close to the top of the street , looking just as derelict as the rest of the tenements on the shabby street . |
| 2 | For the province will be affected by the next Labour government 's policies just as much as the rest of the UK . |
| 3 | The posters were fixed at night and the culprits were never caught — or , more likely , never looked for by a police force who enjoyed the joke as much as the rest of the city . |
| 4 | There was a period when only McQueen and Dustin were getting their per diem allowance , something they did not need as much as the rest of the cast and crew . |
| 5 | Criminals are not supposed to reveal that they are as human as the rest of us ! |
| 6 | Her appearance is as ill-kempt as the rest of the home . |
| 7 | Her appearance is as ill-kempt as the rest of the home . |
| 8 | I stopped walking and stared wide-eyed as the rest of the senescent strollers proceeded out of this dimension . |
| 9 | I 'd say she 's a bit of a fanatic , and just as naive as the rest of them . |
| 10 | Her nails were torn and rimmed with black , as filthy as the rest of her . |
| 11 | The only , the only bit I did find was the very last part during the course did n't sound as natural as the rest of it . |
| 12 | By the end of the American war its establishment , which had been 2,738 in 1714 , had risen to 4,910 — twice as large as the rest of the financial administration . |
| 13 | I am grateful for the Minister 's reply and I know that she will have been as horrified as the rest of us by the images and the conflict that was reported from Somalia last weekend . |
| 14 | Virus F/x-01–74482 , soon referred to as , simply , the Mahon virus was , as far as she could understand , a unique example of something that up till now had only been postulated : that deep in the ocean , under the terrific pressure and in temperatures approaching absolute zero , there had remained chains of biochemicals , primitive viruses that had been part of the great ‘ organic soup ’ at the creation of life , remaining unchanged as the rest of the primordial swamp had undergone the long evolutionary journey to form all the complexities of life on earth . |
| 15 | Implying that the water we supply is worse than what 's in Europe , and the sewage effluence we put into rivers is not as good as the rest of Europe . |
| 16 | The room was sparse and tidy , as fresh-looking and tasteful as the rest of the apartment , and like the rest of the place it told her nothing about Carson — except , perhaps , that he employed somebody to clean up for him , because it had the impersonal neatness which could only be achieved by an outsider . |
| 17 | ‘ All done now , ’ she had murmured , the once vibrant eyes quite as lifeless as the rest of her emaciated form . |
| 18 | I went along to Brigade H.Q The Officers and other ranks were looking just as knackered as the rest of us out in the orchard . |
| 19 | I hope the Noble Earl will be able to give me an answer in perhaps in correspondence following this , also the date upon which at they were informed , because I am sure he will realise the implications as far as the rest of the British Police Service are concerned that as from April of this year they will have to take on a heavy burden of work which is now being carried out by the British Transport Police . |
| 20 | Invaders swiftly became as Irish as the rest of us . |
| 21 | The finish was as accurate as the rest of the Belgians ' efforts had been wayward and suddenly the numerical disadvantage Rangers were working under threatened to be a severe handicap . |
| 22 | They had a good supper of eggs and milk and crunchy , fresh bread in the kitchen which was as clean as the rest of the house but more cheerful with a big range fire that threw out heat like a furnace . |
| 23 | I replaced the portion of turf , reseeded its damaged edges with ryegrass mix and within weeks the site of the ants ' nest was again as smooth and green as the rest of the lawn . |
| 24 | Her lips , which were almost as pale as the rest of her face , were cracked and papery . |
| 25 | May as well go to bed in a drunken stupor after dinner , same as the rest of them . |
| 26 | The alternative is to try to hang on , for as long as we can , to a form of athletic competition in which the participants at least claim to be just the same as the rest of us , only better-built by nature . |
| 27 | It was soon realised , however , that the national bourgeoisie was too weak to pursue an independent line and being themselves involved in the complexities of dependent development , their orientations remained the same as the rest of the dominant class . |
| 28 | You can only do as well as your knowledge and experience allow which is just the same as the rest of us . |
| 29 | He just smells the same as the rest of them . " |
| 30 | I rolled up my sleeves , those tartan sleeves , still damp , closed my forearms together and saw arms which , the same as the rest of me , had received no care . |