Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [adj] as [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not so rough as some things , it 's not so rough as rugby but perhaps you do n't mind being a bit rough do you ? |
| 2 | While nitrate is not as potent as ammonia or nitrite , it can still considerably weaken fish , leaving them open to nitrate poisoning and a variety of lethal diseases . |
| 3 | They are not as swift as cheetah and have to get considerably closer , usually to within twenty yards of their target , if they are to have a reasonable chance of overtaking it when the race begins . |
| 4 | It was a vocation just as much as marriage and sometimes far less demanding . |
| 5 | Labour was no longer as efficient as machinery and new systems of agricultural organisation and , as a result , the peasantry ( who had owned or had common rights to work the land in their villages ) were gradually forced off the land to become wage labourers . |
| 6 | Moving house is reckoned to be nearly as stressful as divorce or coping with bereavement . |
| 7 | " Once , " said Daniel , " I was in Charing Cross Hospital , someone 's kid had taken an overdose and died , they pump them out there regular as clockwork but this one 's liver could n't take any more . |
| 8 | I was n't as convinced as Malpass that Nevil was out of harm 's way . |
| 9 | Melamine boards are n't as durable as wood or polythene and as they wear , they can absorb bacteria . |
| 10 | Nicotine is incredibly addictive — at least as powerful as cocaine or heroin . |
| 11 | No the er I think there as good as Vax but they 're not as cheap |
| 12 | I certainly do , which is why I think atmosphere , service , comfort and all the rest are quite as important as food and even drink . ’ |