Example sentences of "[noun pl] as [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we accept the mundane world view — that disease has no inherent meaning or significance , that it is ‘ caused ’ by infections , viruses , heredity , biochemistry and the like , and can be ‘ cured ’ by suppressing the symptoms with drugs or removing the offending part — then we are throwing away a priceless gift , covering our ears as our Higher Self tries to speak to us . |
| 2 | The bishops of Norman Sicily were as much parvenus as their Norman masters . |
| 3 | Find out how to use your eyes as your best accessory during the Prescriptives ‘ Have You An Eye For Colour ’ promotion . |
| 4 | I took the comfortable two person tent with me on a number of solo trips as its packed size is small and the weight is good at 7lb 2oz , 3.25kg . |
| 5 | Here is kept the " Good Shepherd " , a small MFV run by the islanders as their only sea link with the outside world , it carries most of the stores , mail and passengers . |
| 6 | She gasped out the words as his dark head bent towards her , but instead of kissing her lips he let his mouth trail over her neck , nuzzling under her hair until shivers started to race down her spine . |
| 7 | She clutched the doll to her heart , and told herself to think of poor dead Effie whose fate had been so much worse than her own , and that should teach her to count her blessings as her dear aunt Nella had always said . |
| 8 | She gave a hoarse moan of resistance and desire , pushing at his broad shoulders as his strong hands pressed her hips closer to his body , and as she felt that mouth claiming hers with deeper passion , and felt the evidence of his hard excitement , she felt her body clamouring for more , her eyes closing and her mouth moving under his hungrily , little gasps of shocked desire coming from the back of her throat . |
| 9 | Eliot 's vision of the urbane savage was very different from Arnold 's , but gave him the same privileges as his Romantic predecessor . |
| 10 | Once established to control domestic reinsurance flows , Kenya Re attempted to grow further by taking on risks from such countries as their African neighbours and Bangladesh . |
| 11 | Pyramids are found in both the Middle East and the Americas , perhaps because men reflected that mountains were closer to the heavens , where the gods were said to live , so they built the pyramids as their own mountains . |
| 12 | The UDR has some 700 women in its ranks ; they are fully integrated into the regiment and , although they do not carry weapons , perform the same duties as their male counterparts . |
| 13 | If all banks sell securities , they will all lose deposits and balances as their own customers buy securities . |
| 14 | ( However , P-E sees a special need for its application in these days of frequently changing corporate cultures and structures : for example , a successful predator might well want to stir up the management of a recent acquisition , and encourage its executives to start thinking along the same lines as their new bosses ) . |
| 15 | Furthermore the resulting " socialist man " seemed to have the same needs as his capitalist counterpart for material goods , especially those based on energy and materially intensive technologies . |
| 16 | Throughout the season , film-makers and critics will discuss their work and ideas with audiences to explore the prevailing themes of French cinema ; recent state support for new directors , particularly through television ; and the possibilities of developing Anglo-French co-productions as our two nations stand on the threshold of the new Europe . |
| 17 | We are sorry to see leave in October after ten years as our regional nutritionist for a well earned rest before her happy event . |
| 18 | There are new flat roof systems about which are supposed to be better , but they suffer from the same inherent disadvantages as their earlier counterparts . |
| 19 | Patients will be asked such diverse questions as their first reaction to hospital , the food , ward temperature and how they were treated . |
| 20 | In the meantime , Nimbus is taking advantage of the ‘ mix ‘ n match ’ features of Mbus to create a demonstration card bearing the 40MHz Cypress Sparc chip Sun uses to power its Galaxy machines as its single CPU , though it is aimed at multi-processors eventually . |
| 21 | Over the next two years , six out of 10 mainframe users in Western Europe will cease to use such machines as their main computing environment . |
| 22 | Over the next two years , six out of 10 mainframe users in Western Europe will cease to use such machines as their main computing environment . |
| 23 | ‘ Still the guns churned this treacherous slime , the surplus water poured into the trenches as its natural outlet , and they became impossible for the troops … men staggered warily over duckboards . |
| 24 | Peter Arkell , has the same ideals and ambitions as his great grandfather , John Arkell , who , as a wealthy farmer , founded the brewery in 1843 . |
| 25 | I would have liked to take the Crusades as my special subject , but my inadequacy in Latin deterred me . |
| 26 | If they are predominantly female , and 83 per cent of part-timers are , the equal pay legislation may entitle them to the same benefits and conditions as their full-time colleagues . |
| 27 | The external researchers use most of the same resources as our scientific staff . |
| 28 | Statements like : ‘ Were n't you Dave Moorcroft ? ’ and : ‘ You 're not still running are you ? ’ , do n't do much for your confidence and yet , despite that , we runners of a more mature age still share the same crazy dreams as our younger colleagues , we just become better conditioned at accepting , so called , reality . |
| 29 | Rosalba imagined Tommaso as a bird : and saw his pale green eye staring at her from a flurry of golden feathers as his vivid wings beat . |
| 30 | THE Prince and Princess of Wales showed no signs of anxiety over the blanket coverage of their alleged marriage problems as their hectic schedule of engagements continued in South Korea . |