Example sentences of "[adj] as it [adv] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although his voice rides the airwaves as fresh as it ever did , he admits that physically he is past his prime : arthritis brings him recurring pain in his legs although he has already lived 18 months longer than he was told a 60-a-day smoking habit would allow . |
| 2 | Consequently , sleep might become disturbed , particularly when , in addition , kidney function does not decrease at night as much as it once did . |
| 3 | It looks as quiet and peaceful as it always did . |
| 4 | But it felt safe and familiar as it always did , with the sounds of chewing and the smell of sweat and cow-dung and half-eaten hay . |
| 5 | The door at Martyr 's Cottage stood open as it often did in sunny weather , and she called out to Alice before , in response to her answering voice , moving down the corridor to the kitchen . |
| 6 | One of the issues is we 're not quite sure whether we 've got a change in our planned spend , which is what makes the , the comparison against budget look as bad as it currently does , or whether in fact we genuinely are gon na over-run significantly . |