Example sentences of "[pers pn] can be as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Radio operator Paul , who is serving with the Second Battalion Royal Irish Regiment , said : ‘ Gillian is the perfect bride I only hope I can be as good a husband . ’ |
| 2 | I can be as upset as I like , I suppose ? ’ |
| 3 | She 's a beautiful woman , but she can be as hard as a man . |
| 4 | She keeps at home now , and she can be as secret as any man . ’ |
| 5 | See if you can be as good as Mrs , she was doing well then for a moment , and Mrs makes a good clown , do n't you dear ? |
| 6 | You can be as nervous as anything inside , if what you 're saying comes over confidently and persuasively , that 's what matters . |
| 7 | You can be as serious about it as you want to be . |
| 8 | You can be as gruesome as you like if the adventurers really start looking for bits and pieces ! |
| 9 | See if you can be as clever as you were yesterday . |
| 10 | It was he who was now leaning towards her , and his voice and face serious as he went on , ‘ A big house , a room to yourself , and all the food you can eat is n't everything ; you can be as miserable as sin with it all . |
| 11 | You can be as elaborate as you like and you will doubtless develop your own style . |
| 12 | You can be as thick as two short planks but I mean if you have n't got enough food in your belly you 're gon na be wanting to do something about it . |
| 13 | During your turn you can be as bitchy , whiny or self-righteous as you like — but when time 's up , that 's it . |
| 14 | You can be as active or as lazy as you wish ; the important thing is that it is something you want to do rather than something you feel you should do ; |
| 15 | We 're busy getting our cat together so we can be as supportive as we possibly can . |
| 16 | ‘ But we proved against Ipswich that we can be as good as anybody on our day and we will be looking for more of the same tomorrow night . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Our defence was brilliant and hopefully we can be as professional in the future . ’ |
| 18 | If er if we can be as successful next June , I 'd be very happy . |
| 19 | They can be as simple or as elaborate as you like , depending on the fabric , the heading , the pelmet , whether they hang free or are tied back and , of course , on your taste and what suits the room . |
| 20 | Tuck the clothes around the bodies — they can be as simple or as detailed as you like . |
| 21 | WITH three Australians , the greatest number since the 70s , and the club 's first American rider , Middlesbrough Bears are set to start a new season confident they can be as good as anyone in the Sunbrite League 's second division . |
| 22 | ‘ In Victorian times they used to be about 35 inches wide ; now they can be as narrow as 30 inches . |
| 23 | By and large everything I have said about locked rooms applies to " impossible crimes " and they can be as fascinating to invent as to read . |
| 24 | His enemies are not the fearsome ape Donkey Kong or King Bowser the dragon — though they can be as deadly . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Although an official response has already been sent off , Newsline readers may wish to pen their own reply and let us see if they can be as imaginative as the original writer . |
| 27 | ‘ The thing with The Wedding Present is that they can be as big and as successful as they want to be , ’ says Marshall . |
| 28 | David Seymour says it can be as simple as ABC . |
| 29 | In other cases , an attack can be linked to another infection , such as Thrush , but it can be as simple as ‘ holding on ’ too long before going to the lavatory , or wearing tight fitting trousers or underwear — creating the warm , moist atmosphere germs love . |
| 30 | Although it can be as profuse as a gonococcal discharge , it is sometimes only seen first thing in the morning before urine has been passed . |