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• Feel my toes - they're as cold as ice.

• Country life isn't always as peaceful as city-dwellers think.

• I don't think he's been watering these plants - the soil is as dry as a bone.

• She can't run as fast as she used to.

• The apple pie was as good as the one my grandmother used to make.

• He wouldn't be my choice as a friend.

• Yesterday the selectors chose Dales as the team's new captain.

• Chris has an evening job as an office cleaner.

• If we clear out the spare room, you can use it as a study.

• His latest film is described as a 'romantic comedy'.

• I'd frayed the edges of my jeans as that was the fashion in those days.

• I asked the teacher if I could be excused from football practice as my knee still hurt.

• The ceasefire treaty was meaningless, as neither side ever had any intention of keeping to it.

• Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.

• This man is desperate and should not be approached as he may have a gun.

• He checked off their names on the list as they got on the coach.

• Everyone cheered as the winners received their medals.

• Just as I was sitting down to watch TV, the phone rang.

• The flames grew larger as the fire spread.

• I tripped as I got off the bus.

• The town centre looks exactly as it did when it was built in 1877.

• She told me not to ask any questions, just to do as she did.

• Sound and pictures can be stored digitally, as on a CD.

• My grandmother died a natural death , as she would have wanted.

• They face a hard task, as yesterday's discussions amply demonstrated.