Example sentences of "[adv] and [adj] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opposition in front of us is getting less and less as we advance . |
| 2 | The nun was screaming now at the top of her voice ; then for a moment she became still and silent as she looked at a trickle of blood flowing down over her fingers ; and she now screeched again . |
| 3 | Fascination held her still and silent as she watched the slow , deliberate passage of the hand that moved across and down , over her stomach , the snowy whiteness of her skirt emphasising the rich coppery depth of his tan . |
| 4 | I think basically , if you 've got good colour sense you 're home and dry as I have said many times , it does n't matter how you put it together , but if the colours are superb , it 's going to look good . |
| 5 | I just kept working harder and harder as I did n't want to let anyone down and I did n't believe I would pick up a drink again . |
| 6 | The expression on his face had grown hard and grim as he 'd scanned the paper in his hands , before angrily crunching it up into a ball and hurling it into a nearby waste-paper basket . |
| 7 | Your mouth goes hard and ugly as you try to choke back the tears , but it is honest . ’ |