Example sentences of "[adj] as it sound " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Gray , this constant flying is not as inconvenient as it sounds . |
| 2 | ‘ That as unpleasant as it sounds ? ’ |
| 3 | Investigations were still proceeding , but unless Dalziel had some private little line well hidden from everyone else , the phrase was as empty as it sounded . |
| 4 | This treatment , which originated in Japan , is by no means as violent as it sounds and it can be used , in varying degrees , on anyone from babies to the very old . |
| 5 | ‘ Art therapy is very much as it sounds , it is about people transferring feelings into something which is tangible , ’ said Gloria . |
| 6 | Termite fishing is not as simple or straightforward as it sounds . |
| 7 | Transforming a herd of myotonic goats into a passing-out parade is not as easy as it sounds . |
| 8 | This is not always as easy as it sounds . |
| 9 | So encouraging Dawn to feed when we were out of doors was not as easy as it sounds , because her attention was completely absorbed in what was happening around her . |
| 10 | This is not as easy as it sounds , because the Christian Democrats and PDS differ about which electoral system should be introduced . |
| 11 | Unfortunately , this is not as easy as it sounds . |
| 12 | Nowhere near as easy as it sounds , the trick is in the timing . |
| 13 | It 's not as easy as it sounds ! |
| 14 | This is n't as easy as it sounds because all the DOS 5 files are compressed . |
| 15 | This is not as easy as it sounds as it needs a change to the German constitution which requires a two third majority in the German parliament . |
| 16 | It 's not as easy as it sounds . |
| 17 | But knocking on the second door she came to was n't as easy as it sounded . |
| 18 | They soon found that running Easy FM was n't as easy as it sounded . |
| 19 | Making coffee , while Fen dealt swiftly and efficiently with the washing up , was not as simple as it sounded . |
| 20 | Inspection however is not as simple as it sounds . |
| 21 | It is not as simple as it sounds , but a shared openness to God in life and in marriage makes every difference . |
| 22 | This task is by no means as simple as it sounds . |
| 23 | This is not quite as simple as it sounds : the camera operators have to shoot in such a way that their two pictures will edit together , and skilled editing is required . |
| 24 | Amazing as it sounds it is possible for a woman to have more than one vagina . |
| 25 | Phoebe relapsed into little disturbed ‘ ohs ’ rubbing her thin fingers and slithering to the edge of her chair , while Jess wondered what in the name of the Devil a syndicate was , and if a Frolic would be as jolly as it sounded . |
| 26 | The measure is not as draconian as it sounds . |
| 27 | Incredible as it sounds a weekend package with Cresta can cost you less than a flight to Paris in the normal way . |
| 28 | It is not quite as racy as it sounds . |
| 29 | It was not , perhaps , as improbable as it sounds that McCarthy should have made a target of the Army . |
| 30 | As trite as it sounds , I had forgotten what greenness was until I saw those palms . |