He had had pigs that were as clever as dogs.

"And we were so dead sure that the Avenue would never be able to think up anything nearly as clever as ours," remarked Sahwah ruefully, as she prepared for bed that night.

But now she could be as clever as theyoh, very, very clever!

He met Bob with 'is dog one daya large, ugly brute, but a'most as clever as wot Bob was 'imself.