Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] as [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE Chattahoochee river seems tranquil enough as it meanders 385 miles from north Georgia 's mountains past Atlanta , along the Alabama border and across the Florida Panhandle , finally spilling into the Gulf of Mexico . |
| 2 | The law , she thinks , is strong enough as it stands . |
| 3 | Perhaps because something called a stoup in a church was not so interesting enough as he had thought . ’ |
| 4 | I managed to roll clear just as it flew off into the air , never to be seen again . |
| 5 | Her mocking laughter sounded as clear now as it had done months earlier . |
| 6 | Mushy peas are believed to have originated in the North and remain as popular today as they have ever been . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , the designer has integrated them in the text , and while this might be admirable for coffee table books or even guide books , it is quite wrong here as it makes them look cramped and mean . |
| 8 | The blue-greens , therefore , flourish uncropped just as they did when they were the most advanced form of life anywhere in the world . |
| 9 | The couple 's new attitude was clearly visible yesterday as they continued their tour of Korea . |
| 10 | Yet it was as impossible now as it had always been , and she groaned . |
| 11 | I would still prefer to see the priority being a quick release of the ball to the backs , purely because they are looking as dangerous now as they have done for years . |
| 12 | It was quite dark now as they bounced along the rough road . |
| 13 | But he grew serious now as they sat out on the terrace , two blissful days into their marriage , watching a blood-red sun sink into a blood-red sea . |
| 14 | We were fortunate really as we did n't have a lot of , you know , bombing round here but we used to go in . |
| 15 | Phil Lowe was as dangerous here as he had been at Wembley . |
| 16 | Her expression was jaundiced therefore as she gave it her attention . |
| 17 | I know this will be unpopular especially as he has won the League but I just feel he does n't handle ALL his players well . |
| 18 | ‘ Reality is bendy enough as it stands , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Or the rabbits sit tight underground as they become cornered by the ferrets . |
| 20 | But unlike the brachiopods the molluscs are probably as diverse today as they have ever been . |
| 21 | Not as cold not as cold yet as I thought it was going to be . |
| 22 | ‘ Modern Greek , ’ she said , only a little breathlessly as she scrambled to her knees and began a series of back stretches . |
| 23 | If they were to set up their own company in America instead , and negotiate a distribution deal with an American major just as they had done with Island when first setting up Virgin — then that profit margin could be inflated from around 18 per cent to 80 per cent . |
| 24 | Tony Atkinson , 16 , was knocked unconscious yesterday as he walked to school in Norris Green , Liverpool . |
| 25 | ENGLAND midfielder Paul Gascoigne 's return to form continued yesterday as he scored in his second successive game for Lazio . |
| 26 | A JURY sat spellbound yesterday as they heard the ‘ chilling ’ account of estate agent Stephanie Slater 's terrifying eight-day kidnap ordeal at the hands of alleged killer Michael Sams . |
| 27 | Mr Major remained buoyant yesterday as he campaigned in Cambridgeshire , insisting that the Tories were on course for victory . |
| 28 | The big , light-hungry leaves were almost black now as I walked briskly back along the path searching for the track to take me back to the lodge . |
| 29 | ‘ Indeed the working relationship between the two is as good now as it has ever been . ’ |
| 30 | So it 's not long now as you say . |