Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] as they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mushy peas are believed to have originated in the North and remain as popular today as they have ever been . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Or the rabbits sit tight underground as they become cornered by the ferrets . |
| 4 | But unlike the brachiopods the molluscs are probably as diverse today as they have ever been . |
| 5 | But for the caring and hard work of the Pet Rescue Fund Committee many animals would not be alive and well today as they deserve to be . |
| 6 | A Warrior Bane or Parrying Blade are useful too as they reduce your enemy 's attacks . |
| 7 | Forenames should be printed in full exactly as they appear on your birth certificate and/or passport ; |
| 8 | I am always amused by the idea that outsiders have of Whitehall as being slow-moving ; we are like a snake , whose coils seem to be lying motionless even as they flow past your eyes and are gone . |