Example sentences of "[adj] and [adv] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is as honest and upright as they come , but has landed like a ton of bricks on younger members of staff whose behaviour she does n't approve of . |
| 2 | Lara , sweeping frequently , made a bright 50 , then Richardson — booed loud and long as he came in for his supposed anti Jamaican selections and his team 's poor World Cup performances — made 30 of a stand of 106 with Simmons . |
| 3 | However , agile and fast as they are , they are sometimes outwitted by sea-lions who lie near the breaking surf off the beaches and come dashing ashore to grab a bird in the ‘ danger zone ’ of the shallow water . |
| 4 | She now placed her large square hands on the table and leant towards him , and her voice was low and hard as she said , ‘ Well , what 's the choice ? |
| 5 | ‘ It is not easy to hang a fine suit from shoulders so broad and straight as yours , Major . ’ |
| 6 | The British attitude to Europe remained as functional and piecemeal as it had been in the time of Ernest Bevin after 1945 . |
| 7 | Before anyone could say a word he had turned on his heel and strode off looking to left and right as he went . |
| 8 | Maybe I says it as should n't , but they 're not a pair I like , educated and all as they may be . |
| 9 | Penry took the paper from her shoes , which felt stiff and hard as she slid her feet into them . |
| 10 | He said I ca n't I 'm here on my own , he said get a cab and I 'll give you the money back , so anyway I rung Pauline 's husband up Steve and he said I 'll take you , I said to Steve I 've got ta get there for one o'clock cos I said I really do feel that if I do n't see him before he goes I ai n't gon na bloody see him , he was ever so good , he were here at twenty to one , got straight in the car put his foot down , went to the General and just as I got in the door Steve do n't worry about me parking , go , I 'll find you , just get in there , I ran through the bloody doors , ran up the stairs cos I knew |
| 11 | Certainly economic considerations were supreme and just as it did not make sense to build cinemas just for the rich so it would have been crazy to make films just for the religious , the doctrinaire , and the intellectual . |
| 12 | Lancaster 's voice had suddenly become animated and loud as he recalled the sting of his betrayal . |
| 13 | The light in the pale grey eyes was very bright and hard as he watched her expression . |
| 14 | Mister Johnny sat quiet and still as he always did when she talked , watching her mouth and moving his own as if he were trying to copy her . |