Example sentences of "and as [adj] [conj] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Then , as he was trying to think of something to say to her ( all the speeches he had prepared had somehow been predicated on the fact that , although in distress , she would be lovely , well dressed , and as sweet-smelling as he remembered her ) , an emaciated individual in a green jacket pushed his way rudely between them . |
2 | ‘ The thing with The Wedding Present is that they can be as big and as successful as they want to be , ’ says Marshall . |
3 | The problems they encounter in creating and interpreting them are as sophisticated and as complex as they come . |
4 | But she discovered she had delayed too long , for as she reached the hall , there before her , and as cool as you like , was Naylor . |
5 | The Wolfwood was as dark and as secretive as it had been when they journeyed through to the Forest Court with Nuadu , but here and there , deep within the Trees , Floy caught the darting movement of green and gold ; the rustling of silver-tipped leaves that looked , for a moment , like the trailing hair of a creature almost Human … |
6 | Tim Laurence , tallest player in the Durham University College squad and as tough as they came in a challenge , sported his hair above his ears , and at lectures his tie would always be knotted properly , his jacket and trousers immaculate . |
7 | As long as its main purpose is borne in mind — that of providing a relaxed , comfortable and enjoyable area for eating which is also an attractive , unobtrusive background for any food served — it can , theoretically , be as inventive , curious , and as experimental as you like . |
8 | And London is still as grotty and as horrible as I suppose ! |
9 | She 's old money and as snooty as they come , while he 's the typical self-made second-generation Italian who wants to buy himself a piece of class . ’ |
10 | I called , got through and spoke to a man who sounded as ordinary and as sane as I thought I was . |
11 | Keeping the aircraft low , and as level as he dared , he raced over the target as the bombs fell away , and kept going at rooftop height until reaching the outer suburbs of the city . |
12 | She tried to sound pleased , casual , anything except embarrassed and as miserable as she did now . |
13 | He was younger than she had supposed from Jenny 's description — in his early thirties , and as good-looking as she had expected . |
14 | It is the only time you can tee a ball up where you like ( within the limits of the teeing area ) , and as high as you like . |
15 | They can be as immodest and as positive as you like — although the risk of being embarrassed if other people find them has to be taken into account . |