Example sentences of "[adj] as a [noun] or " in BNC.

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1 We do n't see it as much as a business or a pressure like he does .
2 His oh-so-careful slimy grin that lashed out and maimed as much as a punch or a kick .
3 ‘ And are you , or are you not , sick as a parrot or over the moon respectively , about increased charges for changing rooms and pitches ? ’
4 It is clear that architecture is not altogether the same as a film or a song : for instance , both the latter make use of performers — more crucially , stars .
5 In other words a fat calorie was exactly the same as a carbohydrate or a protein calorie .
6 A virus is as impersonal as a bullet or a shell .
7 This trowel is every bit as strong as a knife or bayonet , and will easily prize up any large stones ( I have done this often , even in rock-hard clay ) .
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