Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [be] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new 2–10 ml Finnpipette has been designed to be as simple to use as any standard volume instrument . |
| 2 | In addition , the coding system used to describe the condition of items was designed to be as simple and unambiguous as possible . |
| 3 | The AA Foundation study also suggests that car radio/cassette players should be designed to be as automatic as possible , and sold with an information leaflet highlighting the possible influences of music on driving . |
| 4 | Operation of the system by LIFESPAN users such as programmers , who are able to control what is online and what is offline , and by the offline manager who is responsible for the administration of the offline system , is designed to be as automatic and simple as possible . |
| 5 | BBCBASIC(Z80) has been designed to be as compatible as possible with Version 4 of the 6502 BBC BASIC resident in the BBC Micro Master series . |
| 6 | These areas are specifically set apart for retail outlets ( both large and small ) and are designed to be as convenient and pleasant as possible for both customer and retailers . |
| 7 | The counsellor should seek to be as warm , supportive and caring as possible . |
| 8 | A few openly resent us ; that 's why we 've got to try to be as good as they are . ’ |
| 9 | There is , furthermore , at least some limited evidence to suggest that most commercials do not need to be as long as they are in order to communicate at least the more fundamental elements of their message . |
| 10 | Perhaps their timing will not need to be as accurate as that of Vienna . |
| 11 | You do need to be as sharp as possible , because you have to be so quick with your gags . |
| 12 | Used when one of the branch pipes ( to a central heating radiator , for example ) does n't need to be as large as the main pipe . |
| 13 | You appear to be as reckless as fitzAlan . ’ |
| 14 | The jaws appear to be as broad as long . |
| 15 | The jaws appear to be as broad as long . |
| 16 | The jaws appear to be as broad as long . |
| 17 | The jaws appear to be as broad as long . |
| 18 | The jaws appear to be as long as broad or slightly longer . |
| 19 | The jaws appear to be as wide as long . |
| 20 | And , from the capitalist 's point of view , the workers in the luxury goods producing department appear to be as productive as those engaged in the production of necessary means of consumption or means of production . |
| 21 | They could be expected to be as obedient to the workers as they had been to the capitalists . |
| 22 | Human beings are expected to be as mechanical as the musak . |
| 23 | ‘ I must say , ’ answered the pregnant girl , ‘ that I had never expected to be as tired by anything as I was during those awful nights in the Blitz when sleep seemed something one would never have again — but this is worse ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ She felt pressurised that she would be expected to be as career-orientated as she was before having the baby , ’ says Sandra , ‘ so she works with us because we are relaxed about it — if she does n't want to work on Wednesday , that 's fine , she can work on Friday instead . |
| 25 | On the point of commenting scathingly that not everyone could be expected to be as cold-blooded as he was , Gina hesitated , finally deciding that in this case discretion was certainly the better part of valour . |
| 26 | I pretended to be as puzzled as everyone else was about the nature of my ‘ mysterious illness ’ . |
| 27 | Tony Garnett produces for Temple in California , and it has to be as far as he has ever got from the Ken Loach films with which he was associated before going to America . |
| 28 | To be effective the disclaimer has to be as bold , precise and compelling as the trade description itself ( i.e. the mileage reading ) and it has to be as effectively brought to the notice of any person to whom the goods might be supplied , Norman v. Bennett ( 1974 C.A. ) . |
| 29 | They want to be as certain of retaining India 's most idyllic coastline , as they are certain of continuing to have the sweetest melons , the most lyrical music , the loveliest women , and even the most perfectly shaped mangoes . |
| 30 | ‘ I want to be as good as them , the Pitts . |