Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] [conj] [adj] as [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been starved of funds , and leading politicians with the power to do something about it have done little or nothing , apparently content as long as the radio reported what they wanted it to report . |
| 2 | It is remarkable that a cell as overtly dull and structureless as the fertilized egg can give rise to such varied and complex forms . |
| 3 | And , if the situation with regard to individual psychological development and the evolution of culture is as I have represented it , then this is merely the first of many profound insights into the psychology of the ego — and perhaps most especially the superego — which can be expected but which were totally unobtainable as long as the individualistic fallacy blocked the way . |
| 4 | In summary , Warwickshire 's batting is usually adequate as long as the bowlers are able to put a squeeze on the opposition . |
| 5 | HRT is also of benefit for the intermediate symptoms of the menopause , those that do not appear until some time after periods have stopped but which tend to get more noticeable and troublesome as the years go by . |
| 6 | In fact , Thomas 's evidence became more ambiguous and confusing as the questioning went on , and taken with that of other witnesses , such as Fred Morton of Fellows , Morton and Clayton , it becomes clear that there were no realistic expectations of improvement of canal traffic , either in the form of coal or of other minerals with or without substantial reconstruction of the canal system . |
| 7 | The war in the Far East was far from over , and the fighting was becoming more desperate and costly as the Allies approached the Japanese homeland . |
| 8 | Wherever she looked he was watching her , when she turned to throw the ball he was beside her , his lean , tanned body glistening with thousands of drops of water accidentally brushing against hers , his touch like sudden little electric shocks , both unexpected and thrilling as the game became like some tantalising water charade . |
| 9 | I began to realize how inadequate my picture of Laura was ; that I had made no room in my thoughts for an independent life of her own , let alone one as earthed and pragmatic as the potter 's craft . |
| 10 | Cork and Sam Quigg of Belfast proving that the Irish can be as alert and constructive as the rest of Britain . |
| 11 | Passats , BMWs , dormer windows , back extensions , wooden garden sheds , all meant something more than at first appeared — white wooden railings , gold nameplates on doors , stained-glass windows in bathrooms , net curtains , numbered dustbins , unnumbered dustbins , sash windows , plate-glass windows , windows with double glazing , windows without double glazing , walls painted white , all of this was part of a body of myth as strange and mysterious as the Epic of Gilgamesh . |
| 12 | At the heart of the urgent appeal of such songs are Tom 's strident vocals , which sound every bit as doomy and forceful as the material demands . |
| 13 | It was as tall and cold as a glacier rolling down a valley , crunching trees like matchsticks . |
| 14 | As frail and pitiful as a moth in spring . |
| 15 | Half an hour later , her second son emerged , as strong and healthy as the first , and Pen Browning arrived two hours later to go into paroxysms of delight . |
| 16 | I do n't think any woman , unless an old maid , hankers after emancipation of that sort , which seems to mean that , mounted on her bike , a girl can ride away anywhere and do anything all alone , without either male friend or chaperone , that she can guide and protect herself and be as free and easy as the wind … |
| 17 | For all I know he may be as fresh and innocent as the dawn 's early dew . ’ |
| 18 | Why does a barrow boy selling bunched radishes and salad greens in the market at Chinon know by instinct so to arrange his produce that he has created a little spectacle as fresh and gay as a Dufy painting , and you are at once convinced that unless you taste some of his radishes you will be missing an experience which seems of more urgency than a visit to the Chateau of Chinon ? |
| 19 | When I get to the road , with St James 's Park beyond , as fresh and green as an early summer salad , I stop and turn . |
| 20 | Now , following the rains , the wild Australian bush was as meek and hospitable as the English countryside , with only the incidental reminder of its former ferocity . |
| 21 | And most , they tend to add , are about as interesting and distinctive as the cowboy hats that the men still insist on wearing . |
| 22 | Varying the textures within this sort of monochromatic colour scheme can be just as interesting and lively as a scheme full of more obvious contrasts . |
| 23 | Admitting that to someone as detached and uninterested as the man standing in front of the fireplace was going to take all the courage she had … |
| 24 | The barn was as high and big as a huge hall , an earthen floor strewn with finely scattered straw . |
| 25 | He was as rigid and unyielding as the rugby-tackling machine at school . |
| 26 | Indeed , if performance criteria are to be national , if they are to have currency throughout the system , and if they are to be as detailed and specific as the proponents of criterion-referenced testing insist , then this reform presages central intervention in the school curriculum of a most emphatic kind . |
| 27 | His reply was as light and harmless as a butterfly . |
| 28 | It darted up a tree with breathtaking ease , and the young man watched it leaping from bough to bough , as light and airy as a puff of grey smoke . |
| 29 | I can still remember the sound it made , a lovely special sound , as light and thin as the clothes were thick and heavy . |
| 30 | This low alcohol version is as light and approachable as the full strength variety and is ideal for parties . |