Example sentences of "as [adj] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Bali , amongst the community of wise and loving farmer artists where we have our home , such a stunt would be as unbelievable as it would be unnecessary , for when it comes to the supernatural — or human trickery , for that matter — the Balinese are old hands . |
| 2 | She 's tall , as tall as you int |
| 3 | Tim , 32 , said : ‘ She always got upset when we were apart and cried as usual as she went through into the departure lounge . |
| 4 | The sitting-room light at Lomond View was on as usual as she turned into the darkened driveway . |
| 5 | Unemployed workers were encouraged to look on the NUWM as a " trade union of the unemployed " acting as far as possible as their representative . |
| 6 | Gina capitulated with as much grace as possible as her companion padded across the room towards another door , beckoning her to follow him . |
| 7 | Therefore I am entreating you most earnestly to send me those men you aught to send , well armed , as soon as possible as we are going to assemble beside Colrane and the general is to come shortly to make a muster there … [ to fight the Irish rebels ] . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've been using this , but conserving the batteries as much as possible as they 're very low . |
| 9 | One should attempt to withhold all conventional hypotensive agents for as long as possible as they will tend to exacerbate the postural hypotension . |
| 10 | Residents should be able to live as far as possible as they would in a home of their own . |
| 11 | The senior members of the team in each discipline should be switched to other jobs as little as possible as they must have an on-going responsibility for their area . |
| 12 | With many hand shakes and introductions , the candidates and their leader met as many people as possible as they visited each department . |
| 13 | Eat self-blanching celery as soon as possible as it does not keep well for long periods . |
| 14 | It is important for people with HIV to try and keep as healthy as possible as it is known that a balanced diet , rest and relaxation can help to strengthen the immune system . |
| 15 | Make the name as descriptive as possible as it is added to the pop-up menu that is accessed when you click the button bar icon at the bottom right of the screen . |
| 16 | It is surprising how little will actually be remembered about a house after you have left it , so make as many notes as possible as you go round . |
| 17 | At first she tried to be as quiet as possible as she began preparations for lunch , but after a few minutes gave up and worked normally , deciding to impress the moody Dr Vaughan by making dumplings to top the soup . |
| 18 | Witchcraft was no longer a recognized cause of death since the British authorities considered such beliefs as absurd as they were uncivilized . |
| 19 | I have to say , relatively er in an erm unbiased as unbiased as they could be . |
| 20 | The establishment of such a correlation is not as easy as it might seem at first , because lead is only one ( and probably not one of the more important ) influences on the behaviour and intelligence of children , so that the correlation would at best be low , and hence require a large number of cases to be established at an acceptable level of statistical significance . |
| 21 | She said it was n't as good as good as they thought it was gon na be , everyone told me it was brilliant . |
| 22 | It follows that attempting to reduce error rates by one person checking another 's performance or automatically comparing the output of the individuals simultaneously performing the same task is not as effective as it would be if errors in the sources were independent ( Chapanis et al . , |
| 23 | If you 're going to , if you 're going to provide the service you have to be careful that it , it is being effective , as effective as it can be , does it need to be more effective and should it be operating all week . |
| 24 | ‘ No indeed , ’ Bull O'Malley protested , ‘ yerself and Malachi are welcome to stay as long as ye like . ’ |
| 25 | A junior Defence Minister attempted to explain that a bomb might easily be planted in a barracks : ‘ Anyone could walk in as long as they were carrying a package which did not look suspicious . ’ |
| 26 | It implies , of course , that as long as they have the right kind of causal relations , other machines , apart from brains , can possess mentality ; and it also implies that the study of artificial intelligence and computational modelling is the royal road to understanding mentality . |
| 27 | Applications will be accepted as long as they are made by 1st October 1991 but your council can chose to set a later date . |
| 28 | Unlike wood dyes , varnish stains can be applied to previously coated surfaces , as long as they are clean and free from wax or grease . |
| 29 | ‘ Dogs are welcome in here as long as they do n't wee on the carpet , ’ she said . |
| 30 | One assistant said : ‘ Dogs are fine , as long as they do n't disgrace themselves ’ . |