Example sentences of "as [pron] [be] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 3 My brother is three times as old as I am and our age difference is 16 . |
| 2 | ‘ My doctor , ’ he said , ‘ has told me that because we are both very depressive types of people , perhaps because we know what life is about that I should n't meet people who were the same way as I am and get depressed about things . ’ |
| 3 | Not as young as I was nor as tough , either . |
| 4 | I realised that they were all as shit-scared as I was and were content to stay where they were . |
| 5 | He did n't even notice the tannoy , he was already as tired as I was and he could barely stand ; I had to keep waking him up as he was swaying . |
| 6 | They were as shy as I was and the effort they made to be friendly was the most heartening thing I had experienced since I had been taken prisoner . |
| 7 | Tony Greig obviously was n't seeing the situation as I was and bowled him a bouncer first ball , which struck him on the point of the elbow . |
| 8 | I just went as I was and got on the first train I could find . |
| 9 | I 'm not riding as well as I was and I 'm not as brave as I was and I have to face facts |
| 10 | I 'm not riding as well as I was and I 'm not as brave as I was and I have to face facts |
| 11 | I know she 's disappointed as you are but may I coming in her place thank Nicholas Hinton and his colleagues for having me at the Barbican at this important annual public meeting . |
| 12 | learn to accept yourself as you are and to know that you are allowed to have faults as well as good points ; |
| 13 | ‘ Stay as you are and show me just the same ! ’ |
| 14 | You 'll stay as you are and come downstairs with me . ’ |
| 15 | Mr you 'll spoi you 'll spoil us when I saw this tonight I thought we I got ta say something because Martin is coming up with the er same motion as it was last time , it was not much different so probably with the same reply 's got ta be made and that is that the Labour party is not the caring party , everyone here , I 'm sure the Liberals as well as the Conservatives care we are a caring party as much as you are and we are concerned , we are concerned about , we are concerned about |
| 16 | It would probably to appropriate for me to er second the motion in Welsh er , but as you 're and neither the English Welsh I would just like to say a few things , one , to express the appreciation of my council for the and secondly , |
| 17 | Rubie 's Choice appeared to blow up at Marks Tey and should have come on for the race , while Zoe Turner , on her home track , can choose between As You Were and Royal Sting . |
| 18 | Mind you he 's not as good looking as she is but |
| 19 | I 'm in the same position as she is and share exactly the same sentiments . |
| 20 | Nice as she is and nice as I am , we 're both second string to the power and the rowing ability of the crews . |
| 21 | He no longer saw her as she was but as a Mary Magdalene , fit to mix with his sisters , with his mother , even , dare he say it , with Kee . |
| 22 | As he had once said to John , you took Comfort as she was or you ignored her , and he enjoyed her enough to put up with her . |
| 23 | She had a kind thought and she believed she 'd carried it through , and that 's not uncommon , with someone as sick as she was and in pain a lot of the time . |
| 24 | She might lose him but for now he was as enslaved as she was and Maggie caressed him as he caressed her until his kisses grew more demanding and he turned her beneath him again . |
| 25 | Sir Leslie has in effect concluded that our mistress , the Common Law of England , is no longer as vigorous as she was and is incapable of any kind of rejuvenation . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm sure they 're as good as we are but , they 're them and we 're us . |
| 27 | ‘ As there are but few persons who love to meditate upon scenes of death , and too many are only able to view the gloomy side of them , instead of following by the eye of faith the glorious progress of the departing saint , I will hasten to end of my story . ’ |
| 28 | Without doubt Bukharin was correct in the above , in so far as there was and is such a tendency at work within capitalism . |
| 29 | Some of the items are fine as they are but are not given unconditional approval because they should only be eaten in moderation . |
| 30 | I do n't expect the heartbeat award scheme to suffer , I will be in touch with Matthew fairly closely to ensure that , but I think the position of the labour group is that we can not support these recommendations as they are but we offer you a compromise solution . |