Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] as the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually she convinces the caller that the timing is somewhat inconvenient as the square will be fully occupied by the parade ; a revised time is agreed and another crisis is averted . |
| 2 | The effort involved in the activity of penance may become less rigorous as the self achieves a habit of self-control born out of self-knowledge , although , clearly , the kind of self-awareness which is the necessary ingredient for penance must constantly be maintained . |
| 3 | European race feldeggii looks smaller and slenderer than Peregrine and differs also in its browner ( but not so brown as the Saker ) upperparts , pinkish underparts , rufous or buff crown and nape and much narrower moustachial stripe ; also has longer tail and blunter wings . |
| 4 | It had grown less incongruous as the town grew towards it . |
| 5 | They were exceedingly lucky as the reef was only clear enough of water at low tide for an aircraft to land on three days each month . |
| 6 | This room is as cold as a cabin in the frozen woods , but it is not so cold as the heart of the person to whom I gave my love , my hope , my talent . |
| 7 | Awareness of opinion polls was most predictable in the Pre-Campaign Wave and became steadily less predictable as the election approached and awareness became more widespread . |
| 8 | Their degree of visibility was also more predictable than the visibility of local candidates , though their visibility became less predictable as the election approached . |
| 9 | Public awareness of opinion polls was most predictable in the Pre-Campaign Wave and became steadily less predictable as the election approached and awareness spread throughout the electorate . |
| 10 | Luckily , this leprous condition did not last long , and the doctor 's visits grew less frequent as the child thrived . |
| 11 | The reason for this might be that it feels more possible to grieve the death of someone or something that is perhaps significant , but not so important as the death of the spouse . |
| 12 | The prevalent ignorance is especially alarming as the number of HIV cases increases . |
| 13 | The symbol of race , however , was not so unambiguous as the symbol of communism . |
| 14 | Trying to introduce solids at a later age is often extremely difficult as the child has not learned how to chew and manage solid food . |
| 15 | Several other offences are included in the above regulations but are not quite so common as the offence outlined . |
| 16 | While not so attractive as the male it still shows the red stripes down the side and a hint of the red spots in the caudal peduncle . |
| 17 | The stream bed below is normally dry as the water percolates through at a lower level . |
| 18 | It was a scrappy contest but nevertheless exciting as the news of the England disaster filtered through . |
| 19 | This is overly modest as the food is very good , with the choice of starter always including a home-made soup , lots of fresh vegetables , and a choice of delicious sweets . |
| 20 | This was built before 1650 and contains good stucco in the interior by Domenico Galli which seems rather wasted as the palace is now a Museum of Sports . |
| 21 | The promotional activities of dealers and certain critics became more brazen as the decade proceeded . |
| 22 | While the primary ethnographic accounts of life and character in such peaceful societies usually present multi-dimensional pictures of complex human beings , these pictures tend to become more and more one-dimensional as the material is employed in secondary and tertiary works , where the original complexity is often reduced to little more than caricature . |
| 23 | The temporary reputation achieved by the other types lasts longer and is more profitable as the discount factor tends to unity . |
| 24 | Moreover , peasant land hunger grew ever more acute as the population swelled . |
| 25 | Historical documentation in this field becomes more scarce as the emphasis moves towards other aspects of social organization , despite the highly influential work of the French historian Braudel , whose books ( e.g. 1981 ) include lengthy accounts of patterns of consumption in food , textiles and housing , which have been followed up by the Annales school of historians ( see also Elias 1978 ; Sombart 1967 for alternative traditions ) . |
| 26 | Digital cameras will become more popular as the quality of image improves and the price falls , but it will probably be well into the next century before they become firmly established . |
| 27 | The wind was behind as he moved , the mist more noticeable as the trail wound downwards , the line of escarpment was broken by the ploughed furrows of tender young lain trees . |
| 28 | The result is that the piece seems to become more polyphonic as the listener can more easily hear the lines . |
| 29 | It was still hot and the seats grew more uncomfortable as the night wore on . |
| 30 | Perceptions of Labour chances remained more predictable , though they also became rather more homogeneous as the campaign came to an end . |