Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [adv] [adv] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the migrants may only go as far as southern Europe . |
| 2 | Although our sense of smell does not compare as favourably as some of our other senses , it allows us to detect tiny traces of a very wide range of complex chemicals . |
| 3 | Older people do not adapt as easily as young people . |
| 4 | Lubricated condoms do not break as easily as non-lubricated ones . |
| 5 | If conditions or consents remain , completion will generally occur as soon as practicable after they are satisfied or waived . |
| 6 | Asian ships did not go round the Cape of Good Hope to trade with Europe , and East Indiamen , as the Company 's ships were called , were so heavily armed and were so much safer from the risk of piracy that merchants found them useful carriers even though they did not sail as fast as local ships until the Company had its ships built of teak some decades later . |
| 7 | As algae does not multiply as quickly as some marine parasites the turnover in the pond need not be very fast . |
| 8 | I would not go as far as one group which makes ‘ coupleness and a sense of call in husband and wife ’ one of their ten non-negotiables for church planters . |
| 9 | The question of images in churches was further addressed by two sets of injunctions issued by Cromwell in 1536 and 1538 , but even here the reforms did not go as far as some iconophobes would have liked , as they drew back from condemning all images and denounced only those that encouraged ‘ superstition and hypocrisy ’ and ‘ that most detestable sin of idolatry ’ . |
| 10 | They do not go as far as some countries , who plan to make actual cuts in emissions rates . |
| 11 | We can not go so far as that ; and I lay it down as fact that there never has been a real complete sceptic . |
| 12 | But we need not go so far as that ; it will suffice to suppose that firms rise and fall , but that the ‘ representative ’ firm remains always of about the same size , as does the representative tree of a virgin forest . [ … ] |
| 13 | Tall men can not drive as easily as smaller men . |
| 14 | The existence of economies of scale in family life ( bulk buying , spreading fixed costs , etc. ) means that , although two can not live as cheaply as one ( it seems to us at least ) , cohabitation means that a given per capita standard can be maintained for two at less than double the expenditure for one . |
| 15 | This does not mean that big companies can not fail as frequently as small companies . |
| 16 | Natural gut absorbs moisture and does not last as long as synthetic string . |
| 17 | ‘ Saville 's can not possibly do anywhere near as good a job in bringing that site back into use as the local authorities could if they acquired the site themselves . ’ |
| 18 | Please make sure that everyone coming has adequate directions and transport arranged and let Rita Quick know as soon as possible , how many you have been able to muster ( Please remind them to bring packed lunch ) . |
| 19 | Evidently the carrier landings did n't work out well as those operations and their filming was quickly terminated . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't fare as badly as some showbiz celebrities I 've talked to . |
| 21 | Cos you do n't go as slow as this , even round here something like that Ann . |
| 22 | ‘ I would n't go as far as that . ’ |
| 23 | Then he looked up with a solemn expression and replied : ‘ Well , I would n't go as far as that . ’ |
| 24 | No I would n't go as far as that anyway but I 'm saying they 're in the wrong it 's not you in the wrong , they 're in |
| 25 | I had run out of ideas ; ideas do n't come as easily as all that . |
| 26 | Two apart ca n't live as cheaply as two together . |
| 27 | Work will then start as soon as possible so that major conurbations at least are cabled by 1986 . |
| 28 | Where committees are established to overcome this problem they will ordinarily meet as regularly as all the partners of a smaller firm to ensure continuous supervision of the firm 's business . |