Example sentences of "[adj] as [det] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I see this as such a rite of passage — you get signed to a major , you get money , you go into the studio , a big 24-track hubbub , either it sells or it does n't . |
| 2 | Despite opposition to their plans from many independent experts , the commission says the angle is likely to be reduced by as much as half a degree within the two years . |
| 3 | He could he was a brilliant machinist and er oh crikey I 've seen him turn out a a three throw er crankshaft within a couple of days er you know without any precise measuring and and and in fact he just sort of put his roll on on on a on the shaft he was turning and just sort of gave him an idea as to I mean his eye was almost as good as many a bloke 's measur measurement with a rule . |
| 4 | It is as stiff as many a leather boot , yet required but half an hour 's breaking in . |
| 5 | ’ ’ Your Majesty , ’ Buckingham interposed with emphasis , ‘ onerous as such a duty may be , it is the unanimously expressed will of your subjects ’ . ' |