Example sentences of "this [noun sg] [adv] [adj] as " in BNC.

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1 THE DETECTIVE : There 's a hole at the middle of this case as big as the hole in Lepine 's head .
2 In other words , is this batch as good as the last ?
3 Why do certain images matter to one , and why is the desire to answer this question as involuntary as the response itself ?
4 The message should be that schools are about education and learning and that worthwhile learning is hard work and we in good schools try to make this work as pleasurable as possible .
5 there 's been some very good compliments flying round this place as far as the service is , the meals are prepared
6 But is this conclusion as inevitable as it has come to seem ?
7 this frog so interesting as I inspect its most secret
8 Which principle you choose to sacrifice depends on the answer to the question : " What words should I use to make this drill as effective as possible ? "
9 Make this union as big as John tells us it is
10 Do n't expect , however , to find this city as exciting as Berlin , as trendy as Hamburg , or as elegant as Munich .
11 From the narrow accountancy viewpoint , people are a cost and it is desirable to keep this cost as low as possible .
12 and within the last say twenty five years there 's been a dramatic change in the young people 's way of thinking , maybe more of them have gone to university than they did the previous twenty five years and that there is such a difference now than there was that I mean for instance if there was a war there would n't , there would be far more conscientious objectors than there ever was before far more than erm young man saying no I 'm going to fight for my country , be patriotic I do n't think you would find , for instance , the youth of this country so patriotic as they was in the last war , your country needs you .
13 A number of such products have recently been introduced to the market to make this task as straightforward as possible .
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