Example sentences of "[indef pn] [adv] [adj] as [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is nothing so soul-destroying as living from day to day with no purpose . |
| 2 | ‘ Be none so big as looks . |
| 3 | But I find it hard to believe in a second exceptionally heavy wash from a boat in the same morning — one so heavy as to carry the body off again . ’ |
| 4 | That , as may be said in tones suitable to the objection , is the conception of something so complete as to necessitate by itself its effect . |
| 5 | ‘ When we arrived here , ’ said Fenella , and spared a thought for the absurdity of these words , because the manner of their arriving had been something so remarkable as to defy explanation or description . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I think I 'll have one , ’ said Brian , and Scarlet saw that things were even worse than they seemed , for now his tone was artificial : he was making conversation about something so trivial as pouring himself a drink . |
| 7 | Something as simple as setting building standards that improve insulation could cut heating bills , but Lovins suggested that more far-reaching effects could come from thinking about the energy used in the whole process of building . |
| 8 | This need not follow the pattern laid down by Zacchaeus but can be something as simple as turning the back on the past and seeking reconciliation with God and other people . |
| 9 | With something as uncertain as output from a text recogniser , it is also valid to consider that the trigram value stored for x→y→z , also contains information about the likelihood of x given y and z as successors , and the likelihood of y to have x as a predecessor and z as a successor . |
| 10 | Bereavement can have devastating effects on our defensive cells , but even something as minor as taking an exam can make us more vulnerable to infection . |
| 11 | Something as innocuous as suggesting to another student that a life preparation student should be allowed to take the coins out of her purse unaided may , inadvertently , upset the nursery nurse student in the short term . |
| 12 | And , as any football-mad kid knows , there is nothing as embarrassing as mucking about in last season 's kit . |
| 13 | Although fans will tell you there is nothing as exciting as attacking football , those who frequent ‘ The Tip ’ have probably never witnessed a game between two attacking sides . |
| 14 | There 's nothing as exciting as having a new baby , I keep thinking , as I gaze into other mums ' prams at their new arrivals . |
| 15 | Twomey 's niece had prepared what she considered " a nice meal " for the travellers , but Twomey would not allow anything so unfitting as sharing a High Tea with Sir Dermot . |
| 16 | Leo was probably fun to be with , a great companion , a good friend , she thought , then gave a wry chagrined smile as he turned towards her as though he 'd been aware of her presence all along — and she might have known he would n't do anything so obliging as to walk off . |
| 17 | The profusion of newer universities have taken to offering franchised versions of their courses at further education colleges , while breaking with the tradition that it was unbecoming for a university to do anything so crass as advertising its wares . |
| 18 | In a country where anything so conspicuous as reducing food subsidies courts trouble , cut backs in the health sector may seem a safer bet ( in 1977 7.7 per cent of GNP was devoted to health care , down from 9.5 per cent in 1955 ; in comparison , proportions in the United States over the same period rose from 8 per cent to 11 per cent ) . |
| 19 | Status sub-text : ‘ I 'm too busy for anything as insignificant as exchanging pleasantries , so let's get on with it ’ . |
| 20 | I do n't think I 've ever done anything as difficult as containing one particular class of 13-year-olds at that city school . |
| 21 | Only somehow she could n't imagine Luke Hunter being delayed by anything as feeble as stepping in front of a taxi . |
| 22 | I simply said I could n't picture you doing anything as unglamorous as helping wee ones count to ten . ’ |
| 23 | He had been playing alone on the towpath , if anything as purposeless as hurling old beer cans into the canal could be described as playing , and she had paused to say good morning to him . |