Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [adj] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hari was angry as she walked back through the streets towards her home , Emily Grenfell was nothing but a snob , she thought everyone beneath her . |
| 2 | Winnie Mandela was grim-faced as she and her husband arrived at the Soweto Magistrates Court . |
| 3 | Whitehead Mann and GKR are different as their consultants did not come from any of the major search firms . |
| 4 | Nigel was glad as it saved him breaking his own rules about using the phone . |
| 5 | The bonnet of the Peugeot was cold as she leaned against it trembling . |
| 6 | As the debate intensifies over the BBC 's Charter — virtually its right to broadcast — which is up for renewal in 1996 , a younger chairman is needed to take the corporation into the next century , critics say , but Mr Hussey was tightlipped as he flew in from Hong Kong . |
| 7 | To be fair , Down were fielding a scratch squad and goalkeeper Ashley Gibson was blameless as he denied Instonians at least half a dozen more goals with an outstanding display . |
| 8 | Leicester C.C. ( N.C. , 1985 ) said that where an order had to be laid before Parliament , laying before the House of Commons was sufficient as there had been substantial compliance with the procedural requirements . |
| 9 | Matthew was silent as they went downstairs again . |
| 10 | The case of the Granada is different as it is being used in the business exclusively and giving the business some benefit . |
| 11 | And Mrs is ill as you know , Rhoda is ill . |
| 12 | Of course the type of soil in the area plays an important part in good gooseberry growing , and the good heavy loam of Egton Bridge is ideal as it retains vital moisture . |
| 13 | Okay if I could say good evening and welcome to the theatre this evening the reason the meeting has been convened this evening quite clearly is part of the process and art structure for Harlow having undertaken by the Council , the Playhouse is keen as it says quite clearly on the leaflet is to get the publics view on how best to plan this programme and it 's , and facilities for the future . |
| 14 | Blanche was happy as she walked out , confident at the end of the afternoon that she had at last found an explanation for Tatyana Nowak 's suicide , and the first direct link between a particular human being and the murder . |
| 15 | He added : ‘ Lee was outstanding as he has been all season . |
| 16 | Lynagh , helped off just before the interval , failed to score for the first time in 60 Tests , but new goal-kicker Marty Roebuck was cool as he amassed 17 points from three penalties and four conversions . |
| 17 | The tentative price was £8,000 and Oceanic Airways of Australia were interested as they operated 10 Monospar four-seaters . |
| 18 | Torridon is right as it is . |
| 19 | Paula was tense as they approached the German frontier post beyond Echternach in Luxembourg . |
| 20 | Bertha Cohen was silent as she restuffed each empty piece of skin , assembled the whole fish again , with the tail , in a dish , and put the dish into the range oven to cook . |
| 21 | Delighting a delirious patriotic crowd of 9,000 packed into the Festehalle — who sang Happy Birthday at the start — in honour of his 25th , Becker was irresistible as he overwhelmed the American 6–4 , 6–3 , 7–5 in 2hr 23min to take the title he last won in 1988 . |
| 22 | Miles was silent as he followed Piper to the Technical Support area . |
| 23 | Kate was silent as she digested this fact . |
| 24 | Well to be quite honest I think the reason she wanted it in Norwich was cos Glasgow 're over-loaded as it was I think and they had to learn new skills and staff support and therefore it might not be a good idea to have them as well |
| 25 | The court advised that a detention order made under the authority of an Emergency Powers Act passed by the illegal regime in Rhodesia was invalid as its authority to legislate had been taken away . |
| 26 | That violent struggle led to the deaths of six members of the Doyle family whose house in the Ruchazie area of Glasgow was fire-bombed as they slept . |
| 27 | That violent struggle led to the deaths of six members of the Doyle family whose house in the Ruchazie area of Glasgow was fire-bombed as they slept . |
| 28 | In Lille last night , Diana was radiant as she met former Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife Linda before a performance of his Liverpool Oratoria . |
| 29 | She said : ‘ Teleworking is innovative as it allows qualified women to come back to work in senior positions . |
| 30 | I may not always be able to offer a Danby or a Holmes ( Holmes is available as I write ) , but I should be considerably embarrassed if I could n't find a good view of the Gorge for a departing new graduate or a returning old one . |