Example sentences of "as good [conj] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I call this my Holy Water , it 's as good as a tonic . |
| 2 | Even if you 're as good as a master they still wo n't give you the top black |
| 3 | It was as good as a holiday . |
| 4 | The funeral service was nothing at all in the way of a ceremony , because Harry refused to allow his family to attend , let alone contribute to the cost , and Martha was as good as a pauper . |
| 5 | And then laughing , he looked at her and said , ‘ That was as good as a play . ’ |
| 6 | As good as a play . |
| 7 | It was as good as a caress and Violet could only squirm . |
| 8 | To a child , Mrs Burrows , a slap is as good as a cuddle . |
| 9 | For someone over seventy her descent of that great staircase was as good as a frolic ; her satchel swung wildly round merrily bumping her large bottom , her sensible suede shoes skippetty-hopped like the finest quality glass slippers , while her honest tweed skirt flirted up her legs in order to give her long beige knickers their first sight of the sunshine in quarter of a century . |
| 10 | Not like , not as good as a squirrel 's tail . |
| 11 | There 's plenty of detail in the smaller pictures of the humans , too , and the book as a whole adds up to a great experience for a child — almost as good as a day out at the zoo ! ( 2–5 ) |
| 12 | It was therefore greatly in the masters " interests to insist that there was " no point " in the women learning the later skills ( because they were not strong enough , because they would leave the trade early , because they would " never be as good as a man " and so on ) . |
| 13 | This discourse of ‘ as good as a man ’ was to recur frequently in interviews with the women ; certainly there were some schools which had taught their pupils to think in those terms . |
| 14 | Well , I did n't hate anybody , but the change of running away to be a lady actress was every bit as good as a rest . |
| 15 | However , if it is right that a change is as good as a rest , you should now feel rested and ready to cope with anything . |
| 16 | Common fantasy that a spell on the dole is the change that 's as good as a rest assumes that the pastimes of the poor are the weekend pleasures of the employed — drinking , fishing , playing with cars , playing pool , playing bingo , going to the cinema . |
| 17 | A change is as good as a rest , right ? |
| 18 | Though they say ‘ a change is as good as a rest ’ I do agree with you that one needs both in order to end up feeling refreshed . |
| 19 | A nod was as good as a wink . |
| 20 | ‘ A nod is as good as a wink to a blind man ’ the saying goes — and so it may be , for the man can see neither . |
| 21 | So the wireless is not as good as a lead for that sound . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Not as good as a fingerprint , ’ said Coffin , ‘ but I can see it would help . |
| 23 | It was as good as a ballet to watch Finn eat but Francie mopped gravy with bread and chewed bones from his fingers . |
| 24 | The boy was as good as a murderer . |
| 25 | It was all enormously enjoyable and satisfying and as good as a week-end break . |
| 26 | I did n't want to use print film ; I just do n't think it 's as good as a slide film where you can get the saturation . |
| 27 | Once given it is as good as a seal . |
| 28 | He had not deliberately marked it but to his eyes the pattern of tiny scratches on the handle was as good as a signature . |
| 29 | But erm I , I think a midwife , a good midwife , is every bit as good as a doctor because she 's doing it all the time . |
| 30 | ( Not as good as a giggle , but at least it 's relieved his embarrassment . ) |