Example sentences of "as [adj] as [art] rest " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's as upset as the rest of us , naturally . ’ |
| 2 | The longed-for mistress of his heart was in his arms at last , soft and apparently willing , and if her lovemaking was as fiery as the rest of her , what delights might he not taste ? |
| 3 | He 's as odd as the rest of them really . |
| 4 | He found the number eighty-two close to the top of the street , looking just as derelict as the rest of the tenements on the shabby street . |
| 5 | For the province will be affected by the next Labour government 's policies just as much as the rest of the UK . |
| 6 | The posters were fixed at night and the culprits were never caught — or , more likely , never looked for by a police force who enjoyed the joke as much as the rest of the city . |
| 7 | Charman chipped in half as much as the rest because he was not sure whether he wanted to stay with them — and actually played only half the record . |
| 8 | There was a period when only McQueen and Dustin were getting their per diem allowance , something they did not need as much as the rest of the cast and crew . |
| 9 | Criminals are not supposed to reveal that they are as human as the rest of us ! |
| 10 | I am grateful for the Minister 's reply and I know that she will have been as horrified as the rest of us by the images and the conflict that was reported from Somalia last weekend . |
| 11 | I 'd say she 's a bit of a fanatic , and just as naive as the rest of them . |
| 12 | Her appearance is as ill-kempt as the rest of the home . |
| 13 | Her appearance is as ill-kempt as the rest of the home . |
| 14 | By the end of the American war its establishment , which had been 2,738 in 1714 , had risen to 4,910 — twice as large as the rest of the financial administration . |
| 15 | The only , the only bit I did find was the very last part during the course did n't sound as natural as the rest of it . |
| 16 | Her nails were torn and rimmed with black , as filthy as the rest of her . |
| 17 | That would drive him to madness , to the place they most wanted him , the place in which it would be even more difficult to find the Key ; an institution , a hospital where they filled you up with all sorts of disgusting drugs and deliberately kept you as stupid as the rest . |
| 18 | ‘ All done now , ’ she had murmured , the once vibrant eyes quite as lifeless as the rest of her emaciated form . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | A change is as good as a rest , right ? |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Implying that the water we supply is worse than what 's in Europe , and the sewage effluence we put into rivers is not as good as the rest of Europe . |
| 25 | A voice for moderation and good order — like many others — but his head as bare as the rest when the bricks started to fly , his body as vulnerable to sabre cuts as his father 's , his countenance indistinguishable to those young and possibly nervous soldiers from the real " physical force " brigade they were supposed to be looking for , who had raised everybody 's temperatures by ambushing and stoning a military escort at Salterhebble . |
| 26 | I hope the Noble Earl will be able to give me an answer in perhaps in correspondence following this , also the date upon which at they were informed , because I am sure he will realise the implications as far as the rest of the British Police Service are concerned that as from April of this year they will have to take on a heavy burden of work which is now being carried out by the British Transport Police . |
| 27 | I went along to Brigade H.Q The Officers and other ranks were looking just as knackered as the rest of us out in the orchard . |
| 28 | Invaders swiftly became as Irish as the rest of us . |
| 29 | The finish was as accurate as the rest of the Belgians ' efforts had been wayward and suddenly the numerical disadvantage Rangers were working under threatened to be a severe handicap . |
| 30 | They had a good supper of eggs and milk and crunchy , fresh bread in the kitchen which was as clean as the rest of the house but more cheerful with a big range fire that threw out heat like a furnace . |