Rich as he is vs Rich thought he is

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Rich as he is is the most popular phrase on the web.

Some examples from the web:

Rich as he is, he is not contented.
The last time that I hinted at divorce, he threatened to kill me, and when you are as rich as he is, you can get away with it.
He's as rich as Croesus.
And rich as Croesus, or so I hear.
And Italy becomes rich as the Savior intended.
Then you're rich as well.
Be they penniless or rich as Oliver Queen.
We aren't nearly as rich as people think.

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Rich thought he was some kind of criminal mastermind.
So Rich thought his employee, Conrad Weaver, was the bad apple, so he sends his nephew, Earl, to kill him.
He told me he was rich, so I thought he could help.
And her rich daddy thought they were too good for him.
Seeing as how I'm dying, unemployed and rich I thought, why not create a scavenger hunt...
rich I thought myself, when I met another.
The rich man thought of his body of earth and has done nothing for his soul.
You're that rich kid that everybody thought was dead.

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Rich as he is

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