Example sentences of "[adj] as [art] man [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not nearly as good-looking as the man sitting right next to her . |
| 2 | But a marriage could be smooth and peaceful , and many were , as long as the man carried out his duties towards his wife and a woman was submissive to her husband . |
| 3 | Her mind was open as long as the man had great quality ; she saw him as an explorer possibly , or an English statesman . |
| 4 | Admitting that to someone as detached and uninterested as the man standing in front of the fireplace was going to take all the courage she had … |
| 5 | A pile of wooden boxes as tall as a man stood on the quay . |