Example sentences of "[adj] as [pron] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quate would like to see the SAM used to watch polymer chains in rubber as they stretch and bounce back . |
| 2 | She knew that his Gothic romance and glossary were being turned down by publisher after publisher and he grew despondent as he rewrote and rewrote again . |
| 3 | The wall is not as steep as it looks and a pleasing sequence of stretches and foot-changes , made all the more enjoyable by more excellent protection , leads to a stopping place just short of the arête . |
| 4 | You 're not quite as clever as you think and your shortcomings will be all too apparent to a switched-on youngster . |
| 5 | Of the fact that they attracted amused glances and speculative nudges , they were totally unaware as they read and interpreted the message in each other 's eyes . |
| 6 | This treatment , which originated in Japan , is by no means as violent as it sounds and it can be used , in varying degrees , on anyone from babies to the very old . |
| 7 | They do n't blend , but remain discrete and separate as they shuffle and reshuffle their way down the generations . |
| 8 | Sam was as ordinary as they come and proud of it . |
| 9 | Parents may have carried around concerns about a past event that they feel might harm the child but often it is not as serious as they think and the subject can be raised in later sessions with the child present . |
| 10 | Hidden behind their line of sight was a precision , a passion , a calling which chilled as it touched and made the other two pause . |
| 11 | Not that I could ever do anything with Nelly , she 's soft as they come and bone-idle . |
| 12 | You can choose as much as , or little as you like and can be sure of a superb service . |
| 13 | The tendons to the corners of the mouth may stand out clearly like lengths of string , and the facial muscles will become more and more obvious as they tauten and contract in the normal flat plains of the horse 's head . |
| 14 | Tweed , who had refused to let her take over the wheel , appeared outwardly to be perfectly relaxed as he stopped and presented the passport in the name of William Sanders . |
| 15 | The muscles of his arms and chest were rippling as he moved and she felt a hot flush creeping over her body . |
| 16 | You can be as elaborate as you like and you will doubtless develop your own style . |
| 17 | Mrs Hollidaye 's voice was comforting as it rose and fell like the wind . |
| 18 | This is a confusing area , and in mist and rain , navigation can often be awkward as you slip and slide your way across the greasy limestone . |
| 19 | If you 're as poor as you claim and the money is untouched , who paid for your flight ? ’ |
| 20 | To achieve that , Fernandez changed her tactics , and the transformation was little short of astonishing as she served and volleyed her way to victory . |
| 21 | The bands can be as deep as you like and the whole time you are creating a unique structure . |
| 22 | United 's best chances came in the first half , but Barnsley gave as good as they got and went close once or twice . |
| 23 | It is every bit as good as I remember and so are the other two ballets . |
| 24 | The moon had almost set and the night was now dark , but they could see the water faintly shining as it flowed and could just make out , on the further side , a thin belt of nut-trees and alders . |
| 25 | There was a lot of saluting as we arrived and I tried to appear defiant when they looked at me . |
| 26 | As with most classifications of natural phenomena the exact forms of which are governed by the interactions of continuously variable sets of conditions , the classification can be as complex as one likes and the only non-controversial classification is that which puts each reef in a class of its own . |
| 27 | There was silence , filled only by the glare of expression , the tension that sparked between them , just as it always had , always would as long as they lived and breathed . |
| 28 | We just worked as long as we liked and it and it was hard work of course it was , turning these socks like that , two , well it was hundred dozen pays , that 's two thousand four hundred . |
| 29 | Attack turned out to be the best form of defence and as long as we pushed and shoved as much as the opposition , everyone was happy . |
| 30 | And , as long as we bow and scrape to the descendants of an obscure family of German princelings , that is exactly what we will remain . |