Monday, January 24, 2011

As + adj+ clause /phrase

as + adj + as + clause/phrase
as + adv + as + clause/phrase
For example:
  • 'I saw as many as three thousand people at the concert.'
  • 'He was badly injured, but I did as much as I could to make him comfortable.'
  • 'I waited for as long as I dared, but when it got dark, I went home.'
  • 'Please come as quickly as you can. My father is very ill.'
  • 'The Irish played as well as the Scots but didn't convert as many attempts on goal.'
  • 'Richardson was as good an actor as Gieldgud (was).'
Note that if an adjective is placed between as and the noun,
a / an must be placed after the adjective.





Note here that the adverb as well is similar in meaning to as well as and is often used as an alternative to too. Note that both as well and too must be used at the end of the sentence:
  • 'We enjoyed a rare night out last night. We ate at Luigi's, and went to the cinema as well.' ( = As well as eating out, we (also) went to the cinema.)
  • 'We eat well here in Sardinia. The wine is excellent too.'
  • 'My wife is a chemist and both her parents were chemists as well.'
Note the special use of as long as which is similar in meaning and use to provided that. Both are more emphatic forms of if and are used to introduce conditions:
  • 'As long as you promise to help me, I don't mind cooking for twelve people on Easter Sunday.'
  • 'I'll join you on this skiing holiday, provided I can have my own room at the hotel.'




(as) mad as a hatter/a March hare

idiom
သြက္သြက္လည္ေအာင္ရူးေသာ။
(as) nutty as a fruit cake
IDM
(ဗန္း ) ေပါက္သလားမေမးနဲ့ ။
(as)good as new
idiom
အသစ္တမွ်ေကာင္းေသာ။

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