Example sentences of "[adj] as [pron] [vb past] be at " in BNC.
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| 1 | The torrent here was almost as fearsome as it had been at the original crossing point , but not so deep . |
| 2 | Although Clare had decided to call in Meg , she did n't ; at first because in the morning things were n't so pressing as they had been at night , and then because she was too busy at the Refuge , and then because it really did n't seem fair . |
| 3 | But Alicia Lockwood at seventy-nine had been as strong-willed as she had been at any time of her life . |
| 4 | Although , as for this last speculation , Harriet could not help thinking that if Liza was still as distressed as she had been at home , she would have been even more likely to let her mother know , for she had never before been one to suffer in silence . |
| 5 | Sophie looked almost as surprised as she had been at Helen 's news . |
| 6 | Although the capacity was restricted to 25,000 , because of the redevelopment of Leeds ' home , the noise and expectancy from the crowd was as intense as it had been at Ibrox . |