In the English Grammar Profile, C2 point 75 in ADJECTIVES is defined as:
‘as… as’ and ‘so… that’ in comparative structures. comparative clauses
*The EGP doesn’t state that there must be a noun phrase in the middle, but we can guess from the examples.
Using the POS from the EGP examples:
- so_RG strong_JJ a_AT1 shock_NN1 that_CST
- as_RG large_JJ a_AT1 number_NN1 of_IO students_NN2 as_II
iWeb examples:
1 SO GREAT A MYSTERY THAT 8
Screen Rant2 SO GREAT AN ABSURDITY THAT 7
3 SO SMALL A MATTER THAT 7
4 SO GREAT A HEIGHT THAT 6
5 SO GREAT A THING THAT 6
Unfortunately, iWeb doesn’t allow searches for the code of the second example. The best we could get was:
1 AS GOOD A TIME AS 1926
Journal Advocate2 AS EASY TO USE AS 1490
4 AS GOOD A PLACE AS 669
5 AS UP TO DATE AS 607
6 AS GOOD A JOB AS 482
7 AS IMPORTANT TO US AS 439
8 AS QUICK AND EASY AS 417
9 AS BLACK AND WHITE AS 393
11 AS CLOSE TO PERFECT AS 359
12 AS BIG A DEAL AS 339
13 AS FAR AND WIDE AS 290
14 AS SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD AS 252
15 AS NORMAL A LIFE AS 251
16 AS POSSIBLE AS QUICKLY AS 203
17 AS IMPORTANT TO ME AS 189
18 AS EASY AND CONVENIENT AS 187
19 AS POSSIBLE , SO AS 187
20 AS POSSIBLE AS WELL AS 186
21 AS GOOD A REASON AS 186
22 AS GOOD FOR YOU AS 173
23 AS SIMPLE OR COMPLEX AS 171
24 AS SIMPLE AND EASY AS 169
25 AS QUICK AND PAINLESS AS 158
26 AS BIG A PROBLEM AS 156
27 AS EASY AND ENJOYABLE AS 154
28 AS SIMPLE TO USE AS 136
29 AS BIG OR SMALL AS 135
30 AS SAFE AND SECURE AS 134
31 AS IMPORTANT TO YOU AS 133
32 AS GOOD A CHANCE AS 133
33 AS POSSIBLE , AND AS 132
34 AS EASY TO FIND AS 128
35 AS POSSIBLE AS SOON AS 125
36 AS EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE AS 123
37 AS LONG OR SHORT AS 122
38 AS EASY AND STRESS-FREE AS 117
39 AS HARD AND FAST AS 114
40 AS EASY TO UNDERSTAND AS 110
41 AS EASY AND PAINLESS AS 106
42 AS SAFE AND EFFECTIVE AS 105
43 AS EASY FOR YOU AS 98
44 AS CLEAR AND CONCISE AS 97
45 AS TIMELY A MANNER AS 97
46 AS FAST AND EASY AS 95
47 AS CLOSE TO PERFECTION AS 95
48 AS POSSIBLE AS LONG AS 93
49 AS SAFE AND COMFORTABLE AS 89
50 AS LARGE AN AUDIENCE AS 88
51 AS EASY AND SEAMLESS AS 87
52 AS POSSIBLE , WITH AS 87
53 AS POSSIBLE , FOR AS 84
54 AS EASY AND EFFICIENT AS 83
55 AS COMFORTABLE AND ENJOYABLE AS 83
56 AS SIMPLE AND CONVENIENT AS 82
57 AS OPEN AND TRANSPARENT AS 82
58 AS GOOD A SHAPE AS 80
59 AS BROAD AN AUDIENCE AS 80
60 AS EASY TO READ AS 78
61 AS POSSIBLE AS FAST AS 77
62 AS GOOD A WAY AS 77
63 AS EASY AND COMFORTABLE AS 77
64 AS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE AS 74
65 AS COMMON IN WOMEN AS 74
66 AS FAST AND EFFICIENTLY AS 73
67 AS SMOOTH AND EASY AS 73
68 AS QUICK AND SIMPLE AS 71
69 AS EASY TO MAKE AS 71
70 AS SMOOTH AND EFFICIENT AS 70
71 AS BIG AN ISSUE AS 69
72 AS GOOD AN EXCUSE AS 69
73 AS EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT AS 69
74 AS EXCITED ABOUT IT AS 69
75 AS FAST OR SLOW AS 68
76 AS SIMPLE AND EFFICIENT AS 68
77 AS SHORT AND SIMPLE AS 65
78 AS SMOOTH AND SEAMLESS AS 63
79 AS SMALL AND LIGHT AS 61
80 AS GOOD AS TIME AS 60
81 AS GOOD AS MINE AS 60
82 AS SMOOTH A TRANSITION AS 60
83 AS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE AS 59
84 AS CLOSE TO ZERO AS 59
85 AS SIMPLE AND STRESS-FREE AS 59
86 AS LARGE AND DIVERSE AS 57
87 AS HAPPY AND HEALTHY AS 57
88 AS GOOD A DAY AS 57
89 AS EASY TO GET AS 57
90 AS EASY AND STRAIGHTFORWARD AS 57
91 AS EASY AND QUICK AS 56
92 AS COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT AS 55
93 AS QUICK AND EFFICIENT AS 55
94 AS SMOOTH AND STRESS-FREE AS 55
95 AS SIMPLE AND INTUITIVE AS 54
96 AS GOOD A DEAL AS 54
97 AS SIMPLE OR COMPLICATED AS 54
98 AS SIMPLE AND PAINLESS AS 53
99 AS SMOOTH AND ENJOYABLE AS 53
100 AS IMPORTANT TO THEM AS 51
6 SO GREAT AN EVIL THAT 6
7 SO GREAT AN EXTENT THAT 6
8 SO POWERFUL A FORCE THAT 6
9 SO BIG A PROBLEM THAT 5
10 SO BACKWARD A STATE THAT 5