Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adj] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | O. clavigera can easily be distinguished from O. globifera by the following characters : the plates of the dorsal side are thin not as well developed as in O. globifera ; the spinelets of O. clavigera often have an enlarged rugose tip , those of O. globifera are all of one kind , low and rugose , nearly granuliform ; the apical and oral papillae of O. globifera are shorter and not as rugose as those of O. clavigera ; the oral shield is more regularly rhombic in O. globifera than O. clavigera and the tentacles scales of O. globifera are large rounded while those of O. clavigera are small and spine-like . |
| 2 | The practice is dubious anyway as larger containers of detergent can become contaminated by certain bacteria , often pseudomonads , and act as reservoirs of infection or spoilage . |
| 3 | At the same time as these developments were being implemented , the new town corporations were being disbanded and a massive privatisation programme was well underway as industrial and domestic property in the new towns was sold . |
| 4 | Their deployment is legitimate only as long as the world can accept that there is no real threat of their use . |
| 5 | What he was thinking of doing was risky enough as it was . |
| 6 | It follows that the Created God is everlasting only as long as there is life on earth , the endurance being twofold . |
| 7 | Mr Beecham 's voice was stiff now as he replied , ‘ We have always acted for the house and I shall be happy to continue doing so . |
| 8 | ‘ Reality is bendy enough as it stands , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Furthermore , the hierarchical structuring of the book is typeset so as to emphasize to the reader that p2 is at the same level as p1 and not a continuation of p6 . |
| 10 | Lazarsfeld 's contribution to the development of variable analysis was pivotal both as thinker and as teacher . |
| 11 | This would be the most natural way of questioning any of the predicative adjectives in ( 30 ) — and could be used just as well for the second and third cases of ( 28 ) : ( 30 ) his accountant was sensible Helen 's profile is striking the new coin is octagonal Just as the contrast between how ? and which ? reflects the contrast of structural position between postnominal attributive and predicate qualifier , so the contrast of question words between how ? and what ? or what … like ? allows us to infer that an adjective in ordinary predicative position is not a plausible origin for the predicate qualifier . |
| 12 | A Warrior Bane or Parrying Blade are useful too as they reduce your enemy 's attacks . |
| 13 | A tan is healthy only as long as you give your skin adequate protection from damaging rays and in the mountains the sun can be particularly strong . |
| 14 | The same inherent chemical element is present today as when the sport began . |
| 15 | Her expression was jaundiced therefore as she gave it her attention . |
| 16 | Evolved for hunting in Africa , the quiet nature of this breed was essential so as not to alert game to the presence of dogs and hunters nearby . |
| 17 | The British Minister for Sport , Hector Monro , pointed out that the Gleneagles agreement was irrelevant here as it made no reference to actions by one country against the nationals of another , but on 26 February the British High Commissioner in Georgetown was notified that Jackman 's visitor 's permit had been withdrawn and he must leave the country . |
| 18 | Emilia 's face was white almost as the snow , but she was conscious and moaning now . |