Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [adj] as [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing so absolute as sex . |
| 2 | ‘ Nothing so little as grace at first , and nothing more glorious afterward : things of greatest perfection are longest in coming to their growth … |
| 3 | Passing swiftly over the visual arts bit — a series of paintings of living artists by Zsuzsi Roboz suggestive of nothing so much as chalk drawings on the pavements of Charing Cross Road — Mr Roosen is also offering ‘ complementary and holistic programmes for use in the private and corporate sectors worldwide ’ . |
| 4 | There 's nothing so lonely as unemployment , even if you 're on a queue with a thousand others . |
| 5 | She said : ‘ I understand that bit , but I as sure as hell do n't understand you when you talk about the sort of girl I am . |
| 6 | I as sure as hell do n't want it . |
| 7 | To someone as proud as Angel , this , and the result of the war , had been the ultimate humiliation . |
| 8 | Their as different as chalk and bloody cheese . |
| 9 | Well , go on , do n't stop there , I 'm sure the rest is just as fascinating — presumably that , yes , you knew Ryan , but when you flew over to find out why the hell he could n't get something so simple as planning permission you decided to do something about it yourself , and there was gullible little Hilary , all ready and waiting to fall into your arms . |
| 10 | With my husband 's increasing involvement with homoeopathy , I viewed with interest the impressive , but off-putting , tomes which contained the gems of homoeopathic philosophy and materia medica , but had no enthusiasm for taking up yet another area of study , and particularly not one as arduous as homoeopathy . |
| 11 | Any research on something as complex as intelligence or the biological effects of very low levels of a substance is bound to be difficult , not least because so many factors are involved . |
| 12 | The detailed exploration of how the brain can support something as complex as discourse understanding is arguably one of the most interesting scientific questions of today . |
| 13 | An enmity that goes back to the battle of Manzikert in the wilds of Anatolia 922 years ago will not vanish just because something as ephemeral as communism has gone away . |
| 14 | Strange that something as solemn as death should make so little impression on her , while this trivial memory should pierce her through and through . |
| 15 | If people actually accuse you of something as serious as cruelty and neglect , is n't it worth a listen ? |
| 16 | I gazed at the pistons , the steam , the vats and the slopping trays : so much wetness to produce something as dry as paper . |
| 17 | The voice went on to say that , when you were faced with something as frightening as death , you needed the right people around you , and the right people were the Paradise Corporation etc. etc . |
| 18 | In England obituaries regretted that he had not appeared more regularly for his country , while in Dunedin cricketers could only dream of the great things Jack Crawford might have done for Otago cricket … if only a World War had not interfered with something as important as cricket . |
| 19 | But , Mr Boldwood , any woman would hesitate before deciding on something as important as marriage . |
| 20 | Remember though , if you are unaccustomed to vigorous exercise and are over 35 , it is a good idea to consult your doctor if you want to try something as vigorous as squash for the first time . |
| 21 | I think that erm even something as basic as motorway service areas have improved over the past few years , and this is simply my own personal experience , not particularly Fodors . |
| 22 | It is therefore interesting to discover that something as basic as fashion in furniture has been altered by a single cold winter . |
| 23 | Until now he had never believed it to be true , that something as heavy as gold could fall naturally from the sky . |
| 24 | Indeed , how you measure something as sensitive as intelligence poses problems . |
| 25 | The players told him after the game that the lights did not trouble them as much as sunlight . |
| 26 | Is I wish Erm to be honest with you , I find them as awkward as hell . |
| 27 | Strangeness solicits me as much as familiarity repels ’ ( If It Die , 253 ) . |
| 28 | She 'd said something about being careful with her blood sugar ; nothing as serious as diabetes , but something she had to watch . |
| 29 | During the meeting with him a few months before his death which was recorded in an article published in the London Review , Philip Roth found him as keen as mustard : here was someone who listened , with the intent stillness of a chipmunk . |
| 30 | Yeah , they as much as hire . |