Example sentences of "she was [adv] as " in BNC.
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1 | But she was presumably as capable of lying as Ursula . |
2 | It was over as soon as it had happened , and as he turned in panic he could see that in reality she was exactly as before … except that she was looking at him now in a way that was more detached , stepping back as if to observe whatever he was going to do next . |
3 | Because if she had n't done it , if she was exactly as she appeared to be — warm , vibrant , witty , and sensual — he was going to have to marry her , and he knew it . |
4 | So here Belinda was , with that naked feeling she always got when she looked at her wet hair and towel-draped neck under the bright lights of a salon , and she very much hoped that Faye was right about the end result looking ‘ fabulous ’ , because she was determined to show everyone at drinks this evening that she was just as soignée , just as at ease in a smart social gathering as they were . |
5 | It was her family that were changing , she thought : she was just as she had always been . |
6 | It seemed that she was right as the Allies crossed the Rhine and swept through Germany . |
7 | Financially , she was now as they say quite warm . |
8 | But as they do , it 's gon na hit her cos it 's not year that it does n't help , see if she 's in a third year class , she was always as she is now , in the top of that , but even |