Example sentences of "[adj] as [verb] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not as simple as saying an embryo has a value equal to one human life which it is entitled to cash in . |
| 2 | it will be henceforth assumed that the typical unit of lexicology is the word ( this statement is so obvious as to have an air of tautology ) . |
| 3 | ‘ They can become a bit cartoony , and making people chuckle is just as important as raising an issue . |
| 4 | ‘ They can become a bit cartoony , and making people chuckle is just as important as raising an issue . |
| 5 | And yet in these , he made himself so ridiculous as to become an entertainment . |
| 6 | Bereavement can have devastating effects on our defensive cells , but even something as minor as taking an exam can make us more vulnerable to infection . |
| 7 | Where feasible , activity in one part of the system should be so organized as to have an effect in other parts ( for instance , the results of stock revision at one service point can be used in all others ) . |