Example sentences of "was [art] [adj] as it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The briefing was the same as it had been every day since he was born . |
| 2 | The ritual was the same as it had been the day before , adjusting the aerial , then , as he turned the tuner to the sound of whistles , crackles and snatches of foreign music , he said , ‘ Speak to me , London , ’ and , in obedience , it did . |
| 3 | It was wonderful to find the rapport was the same as it had ever been . |
| 4 | After all that toil and trouble , the outcome was the same as it is more often than not in a constituency of the Republic — the same , that is to say , as if not a single vote had been transferred : the candidates elected were those who , on the showing of the very first count , had the greatest number of first-preference votes . |
| 5 | Everything was the same as it had been when he left it to go to the club the night before last . |
| 6 | It annoyed her that , despite everything that had been said and done between them , and which obviously had meant absolutely nothing to him , since his attitude towards her was the same as it had ever been , she still found it difficult to control her emotions in his presence . |
| 7 | The magazine 's message then was the same as it is today : that ‘ women hold up half the sky and a great deal more besides ’ and that development will at best hobble along until women 's disproportionate contribution to the work , wealth and well-being of their communities is both recognized and rewarded . |
| 8 | The sun was still bright as we approached the Quigleys ' house but it did n't seem to have reached their road , which was the same as it ever was : dank and green and desperately quiet . |
| 9 | Life was the same as it ever had been . |
| 10 | Apart from that , everything was the same as it had been — plus . |