Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [adv] [adv] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dana did not shave as often as I did . |
| 2 | ‘ When the recovery does come , we will not benefit as quickly as we should . |
| 3 | When the recovery comes we will not benefit as quickly as we should . |
| 4 | Whether this is the way they express themselves does not matter so long as we can establish that this is the substance of their view . |
| 5 | This vagueness will not matter so long as one is clear about the level at which the formula of ‘ ought implies can ’ is being applied : thus the latter , and weaker , kind of ‘ can not ’ would be enough to provide a strong argument against the behaviour being made into a norm for a human society , but it would not be enough if the question concerned the adoption of a personal ideal in an individual case . |
| 6 | But undulating side-wings are not such powerful propellants as a thrashing tail , so the manta can not swim as fast as its shark cousins or rival them as hunters . |
| 7 | Certainly , state pensions — now over £25 billion a year — will not grow as fast as they might have done , or seem likely to do in many other rich countries . |
| 8 | It is easy to blame the pressure of daily life and the stress it causes for the fact that we do not feel as well as we should like — and , indeed , in many cases an excess of stress and tension may be the cause . |
| 9 | Another reason why coaching does not occur as often as it might is due to the time pressures which every manager faces . |
| 10 | Tribunals are an essential check on the powers of officialdom but at the moment they do not work as well as they should to ensure justice in welfare provision . |
| 11 | A high skin means oil can not flow as easily as it could from an undamaged well . |
| 12 | Many of us do not sleep as well as we might , because we are unable to relax when we go to bed . |
| 13 | In some schools , the library committee did not meet as frequently as it might have ; nor was it always as open and participatory as might have been hoped , and in at least one school the committee was subverted and eventually dissolved by senior staff . |
| 14 | There the nectar does not evaporate as quickly as it would if it were in a more exposed position . |
| 15 | I may not move as fast as you , but we 'll be there in good time . |
| 16 | Without the work of these dedicated men and women the Church could not progress as rapidly as it does . |
| 17 | With many similar safety features , this latest Astra offers sharper performance with good build quality and economy , though it does not ride as smoothly as its major rival . |
| 18 | Lévi-Strauss has rendered social anthropology an invaluable service in emphasizing the significance of such contrasting motifs ; although we need not go so far as him and turn our subject into an esoteric animal , vegetable or mineral parlour-game in which every card is a joker and can assume whatever meaning the player likes . |