Example sentences of "not so bad as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even then , it is not so bad as to give you taxi syndrome . |
| 2 | Both defecting ( refusing to pull ticks off ) is pretty bad , but not so bad as putting effort into pulling another 's ticks off and still ending up infested with ticks oneself . |
| 3 | The first part , on the promenade , was not so bad as the last lap up into the town centre where all the local talent was collected round the cinema and amusement arcade or merely loafing about the pavement . |
| 4 | The punishment was hard because Maggie would miss her visit , but it was not so bad as losing some of her pay . |
| 5 | ‘ Though they may cheat each other , it is not so bad as in the city . ’ |
| 6 | The general consensus seemed to be that ‘ Yes , there is a problem but probably not so bad as some people have suggested . |
| 7 | Entering the train was not so bad as entering the eastbound one would have been . |
| 8 | With the soft detergents now in use , this trouble is not so bad as it was a few years ago , but appreciable quantities still get into some rivers , even though the bulk is removed in sewage-purification treatment . |
| 9 | Not so bad as it was then in those days . |
| 10 | In retrospect , wrote Ali in Street Fighting Years , ‘ it was not so bad as we thought ’ , but it ended up in the incinerator , rather than on the streets . |
| 11 | ‘ Tucker again ; Exeter , 4 January : Come if you can but it 's not so bad as it seemed . ’ |
| 12 | Yeah well that 's not so bad as long as you can get her down at a reasonable hour and get to sleep . |