Example sentences of "as tall [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , sure , he quivers on slippery poles as tall as the moon is high , and lopes nude down tunnels while alarm-clocks sound , etc — but there are no worrying resonances . |
| 2 | He was nearly as tall as the ceiling and hardly had to reach . |
| 3 | There were trees outside , great towering hulks of oak , ash and chestnut that stood almost as tall as the house itself . |
| 4 | She was almost as tall as the outsider . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm as tall as the tower . ’ |
| 6 | He was n't as tall as the marquis , but he had a wiry physique and a sound constitution . |