Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [adv] [adv] much as " in BNC.
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1 | As you can see , unless you feel that there is something suspect about the property , such as an extension which you feel may be badly constructed , or it is very old ( say , 18th century ) it is really not worth paying out for the more in-depth survey in the initial stages , which costs twice as much as the ordinary valuation survey . |
2 | Meanwhile , a spokesman for Stena Sealink , which carries twice as much as its competitors , P&O and SeaCat , admitted its car traffic was down by about 9pc for the first four months of 1993 , with the total number of passengers also slightly down . |
3 | It , it achieves just as much as softly doing hop skip and a jump . |
4 | As a medium , therefore , TV is subject to a variety of pressures — commercial , political and technological — that have the potential to generate considerable changes ; and because TV is such a powerful medium , these pressures ensure that it changes almost as much as other media that are less constrained by technological straitjackets . |
5 | Do n't forget that he pays twice as much as Queen Elizabeth did — and sees twice as many plays . ’ |