Example sentences of "every [noun] [adv] [adj] as [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | It is every bit as easy as teaching it that chickens , ducks , turkeys and sheep are taboo . |
2 | Finding a taxi at 4.55 in London is every bit as possible as finding Bruce Willis in your bed . |
3 | The numbers from Fujitsu Ltd , Hitachi Ltd and Toshiba Corp , all of which announced yesterday , were every bit as bad as expected , with Fujitsu plunging to a consolidated net loss of $295m and the other two more comfortably diversified companies reporting sharp declines . |
4 | The numbers from Fujitsu Ltd , Hitachi Ltd and Toshiba Corp , all of which announced last week , were every bit as bad as expected , with Fujitsu plunging to a consolidated net loss of $295m and the other two more comfortably diversified companies reporting sharp profit declines of 39.4% at $699.4m and 48% at $186m respectively . |
5 | And getting a permit for a waste-to-energy plant is every bit as difficult as getting one for a landfill in most places . |
6 | But he has put in many a coaching stint at London Welsh and that is a task every bit as unrewarding as watching Chelsea . |
7 | Commending this agreement to his followers , Law was anxious that they recognise the advantage of Lloyd George as an ally , for " at this moment , Mr Lloyd George commands an amount of influence in every constituency as great as has ever been exercised by any Prime Minister " . |