Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] as [adj] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | And a passing glimpse of a profile clear as bronze , and at the moment of passing as aloof and serene . |
| 2 | If parents choose to proceed on this basis , they should do so with the full understanding that they may be aborting a child capable of experiencing as full and satisfying a life as anyone else . |
| 3 | As neither of us knew anything about it we tried to glean as much information on the technical side of sailing as possible and build it in to our globe-trotting plans . |
| 4 | They may reject what they regard as middle-class or old-fashioned values and delight in looking as dirty and scruffy as possible , championing people and causes that most of the people their parents mix with would not consider acceptable . |
| 5 | " The fact that you ca n't take criticism without becoming as personal and spiteful as a neurotic girl is an example of what I mean . " |
| 6 | Then , of course , there were the Bruces , Lord Bruce who should be preparing himself for death instead of being involved in politics as if he were some young courtier intent on rising as fast and as far as he could . |
| 7 | Extracts from the Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health were sent in a circular to the Committee ; each area was to aim at providing as effective and complete a service as was practicable . |