Example sentences of "but [not/n't] as [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Aye , monk , very rare , but not as rare as a holy priest . ’ |
| 2 | Intimidating , but not as much as a first meeting with the famous former amateur captain , Brian Sellars , who gave a severe look and a scornful : ‘ Na'then , you little Welsh bastard . ’ |
| 3 | Apparently , parents know what is best for their children , but not as much as the Minister ! |
| 4 | Median alcohol consumption of those who drank was 11 units in CLO patients , which was less than the 50 units ( p<0.001 ) in severe reflux oesophagitis patients but not as much as the adenocarcinoma group ( 12.5 units/week ) . |
| 5 | Yeah well some but not as much as the Communist Party |
| 6 | Roughly speaking , the country with the highest mortality rate in the 1940s had achieved a level comparable with that of England , but not as good as the lowest rate , in 1880 . |
| 7 | ‘ Very imposing , but not as fascinating as the fountain with the bull and dragon fighting . ’ |
| 8 | But not as black as the mark that the ensuing conversation was to put against the producer 's name . |
| 9 | Its footprint is quite petite , but not as small as the Olivetti PCs 33 reviewed last month . |
| 10 | ‘ We realised we had to have a price rise but not as great as the council have proposed , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Balance chairs are better than conventional chairs but not as beneficial as the Gorman chair . |
| 12 | Gambon relishes the Mafia boss routine and the scene where he gives Luciano his famous scar is somewhat offputting — but not as stomach-turning as the sight of a mad dog rival of Lucky 's biting off a hoodlum 's nose , then cutting out another 's tongue . |
| 13 | A possible story , but not as convincing as the one relating to σ . |
| 14 | Most missiles with pretensions to cleverness are brighter than a laser-guided bomb , but not as clever as a Tomahawk . |
| 15 | Rather than copy this ‘ accidental ’ compound radius , Fender have chosen to equip the reissue with a simple 12″ radius board and .098″ wide medium jumbo frets — big , but not as big as the .110″ wide ‘ jumbo bass frets ’ referred to by the man himself . |
| 16 | My final solution to the problem was a bit risky , but not as risky as the alternatives — or so I thought ! |
| 17 | ‘ The ordination of women is important , but not as important as the mission to proclaim the love and mercy of God , ’ he said . |
| 18 | But not as loopy as the Lacuna woman , of course , who was standing in the shadows and favouring everyone in turn with her intense glare . |
| 19 | These show some decrease in surface waters but not as severe as the bio- limiting substances calcium , barium carbon would be examples of bio-intermediate substances . |