Example sentences of "[vb past] as [adj] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And high above , at the end of the curve , the steep hillsides rose as high as the rim of the dormant volcano on High Island . |
| 2 | Every driver seemed as ill-tempered as the airline passengers he 'd left behind , his own complaining that his migraine would n't stop until the threatened storm broke . |
| 3 | The promises on human rights seemed as tenuous as the Declaration on Liberated Europe , issued at Yalta 30 years before , and it was difficult to reconcile the Helsinki pledge to refrain from interference in other countries ' affairs with the Brezhnev doctrine . |
| 4 | She seemed as unworried as the headmaster at the fact that the place was due to be consumed in hell-fire . |
| 5 | Neither economic incentives nor insecurity therefore provided a really effective general mechanism for keeping labour hard at work ; the former , because their scope was limited , the latter because much of it was or seemed as unavoidable as the weather . |
| 6 | Their colours and patterns seemed as fresh as the day they were made and she was amazed at their richness compared with the wartime materials she was used to . |
| 7 | Although Mungo guessed that he was probably no more than fourteen , he seemed as old as the oldest adult . |
| 8 | Amaranth 's eyes wandered : the hotel foyer was almost empty , and the only other couples seemed as old as the hills . |
| 9 | The cosy status quo seemed as secure as the Austro-Hungarian Empire . |
| 10 | But now it seemed as natural as the confluence of two rivers and needed no words at all . |
| 11 | The pleasure he felt , and the calmness , and the determination burned as dear as the trees in the forest . |
| 12 | As long as they 've been racing hangliders in Britian Pete Harvey from Milton Keynes has flown as fast and soared as high as the very best … |
| 13 | Yeah we walked as far as the lights |
| 14 | Invaders swiftly became as Irish as the rest of us . |
| 15 | After a few months of getting the house in order , Elaine became as restless as the stereotyped male executive and persuaded Louise to move out into the country . |
| 16 | So far removed was it , both in time and in temper , from the realities of a large city parish and the growing bewilderment and tribulation that the first two decades of the new century had visited upon its inhabitants that his birthplace and its memories became as insubstantial as the tales of Cuchullain and the Red Branch Knights that he had read about in school . |
| 17 | Attack turned out to be the best form of defence and as long as we pushed and shoved as much as the opposition , everyone was happy . |
| 18 | Her mind leapt as high as the moon — somehow she knew the seal could answer her heart 's desire — but how could she make it happen ? |
| 19 | She felt as heavy as the smell of beer in the air , as crude as the wood of the tables , as cheap as the picture mirrors on the walls . |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Gabriel , though he felt as crushed as the thistle she had just stood on . |
| 21 | Her heart felt as empty as the cage in her hands . |
| 22 | She suddenly felt as cold as the raw wind of March that swept the streets of London outside her office window . |
| 23 | They looked as dubious as the photographs which are claimed to prove the existence of a spirit world : swirls and patches of white suspended in a grey mix . |
| 24 | She looked as Spanish as the building with her quick smile and very red lips . |
| 25 | Opaque polyhedrons split as he peered at them , revealing tiny mazes , each of which looked as complex as the larger network that filled the chamber . |
| 26 | Judd saw his own hand , held hovering uncertainly over the heap of treasure , quiver as Stringy 's had done and wondered if that meant he looked as mad as the rest of them did ; and he wanted to say they could have it , that he was opting out and they could divide his share among the three of them and stuff it . |
| 27 | The beast was frozen in a running posture and looked as fresh as the proverbial daisy . |
| 28 | It was well for Breeze that all the holidays she had spent in St Petrock 's had accustomed her to invalids — but even so , she had never seen anybody who looked as ill as the old , old man who lay propped up on cushions in the corner facing the engine . |
| 29 | Under the direction of the control tower , all went as normal and the Stratocruiser was aligned for a landing on runway 31 . |
| 30 | Perdita went as green as the guides ' unconsumed lemon squash . |