Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] [pron] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She 'll look as alive as you or me , once we 've packed her and made up her face , ’ the embalmer reassured him again . |
| 2 | ‘ It was for ye , ’ Phillis said , ‘ as much as me that I bought the record . ’ |
| 3 | Plus the fact their bookings would n't be as much as yours if it 's an eight year old caravan . |
| 4 | Political influence is what the Other Side wants as much as anything and you 've got to meet it in that arena . |
| 5 | Your child poses no risk to other children and is able to go to nursery , playgroup or school and enjoy growing up with other children as much as his or her health allows . |
| 6 | We were as glad as anything when we saw this rain coming down . |
| 7 | She 's as human as you and me . ’ |
| 8 | Their clothes were an abrasive barrier between them , and her hands were as urgent as his as she peeled off the same black dress she seemed to have been wearing for the past century . |
| 9 | But it 's not as hard as one that we tried cos we wanted a firm one , she wanted something firm but nice and high . |
| 10 | He 's as healthy as you or me . ’ |
| 11 | Of course , he only imagined it ; he was as healthy as you or me . ’ |
| 12 | The way he wrote it , I guessed he was as sure as anyone that I had been the trigger man . |
| 13 | I 'm thankful for my good health , you see , because apart from arthritis , you see , I 'm as well as anything and I hope I 'm still in my right mind , you see , but I , now and again , I forget names |
| 14 | But anyway seeing that we got it and all this business and and er eventually they got it , but they did n't get it in nowhere near a a as good as ours and you know . |
| 15 | All that he could think of was to show her his work on the counter and the panelling , which was probably as good as anything that he 'd ever done . |
| 16 | He thought that headhunters were kept on their toes by the generally-held view — expressed frequently both inside and outside the headhunting industry — that a consultant is only as good as his or her last assignment . |
| 17 | But the secret agent is only as good as his or her arch-rival , and the evil organisation in this game is a doozy . |
| 18 | A manager is as good as his or her secretary |
| 19 | We sent out a mayday , but your guess is as good as mine if anyone heard it . |
| 20 | We have to feel no one else is as good as us and we usually put others down to make ourselves seem on top , even if we try to make positive comments such as ‘ Your garden is looking nice . |
| 21 | My eyes are n't as good as yours but me me glasses are n't bad . |
| 22 | Vision that is 5 per cent as good as yours or mine is very much worth having in comparison with no vision at all . |
| 23 | the other review is really good , just as good as yours and he and you are saying very much the same things . |
| 24 | Oh , do n't worry , ’ she added , catching sight of her father 's expression , ‘ I 'm not defending him — far from it — I was as angry as you when I knew he was back . ’ |
| 25 | Their teaching qualifications are of obvious benefit to the church ; the ability of a musical director to teach is as important as his or her mastery of musical skills . |
| 26 | They will be as concerned as you that you are healthy and happy during pregnancy , and that you should get the best out of the services they offer . |
| 27 | Now obviously , it is the reporter 's job , and quite legitimate , to press you as far as he or she can , to find out as much about the story . |
| 28 | Steve sat as mute as herself but she was so wrapped up in her own misery that she did n't question why he was so quiet . |
| 29 | Natalie was almost as excited as me when I tried on my Brownie uniform . |
| 30 | ‘ I have a dog as big as me and it 's been poisoned three times . ’ |