Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] as [adv] as [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roger did not do as well as hoped in his ‘ A ’ levels , but will probably go to Birmingham to do a BSc in Computer Engineering . |
| 2 | When Le Roux bought Norton Motors in 1987 with shareholder and bank money , he knew there was a risk the profit might not flow as quickly as hoped . |
| 3 | The Company was pleased to accept , but things did not progress as smoothly as had been anticipated . |
| 4 | Over-optimism at the Treasury Through the summer , the signs of a slowdown in domestic demand had come reasonably on cue : the inflation figures duly peaked , retail sales tailed off , even labour costs did not accelerate as fast as feared . |
| 5 | In Canada the Human Rights Act 1978 does not go as far as removing mandatory retirement ages ( although there is pressure growing to do so ) but does make it unlawful to deprive people of employment opportunities on grounds of age , as a result of policies or practices relating to recruitment promotion , training , or other personnel matters . |
| 6 | You know , very often when you go from one country to another you go through an area of re , what is called no man 's land , you come through from one frontier and then you 've got a distance and you come to the next frontier that does n't exist as far as accepting or rejecting Christ is concerned . |
| 7 | ‘ I would n't go as far as to say that but I 'll admit you were in a rather nasty pickle . ’ |
| 8 | She did n't go as far as to say a nice warm man to slip into bed with , but that was not far from her mind . |
| 9 | That 's it , though he does n't go as far as refusing to let you see his picture . |
| 10 | ‘ So you could n't go as far as saying who it might have been calling on the Rector at that late hour ? ’ |