Example sentences of "[adj] [subord] [vb pp] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Captain had as good as said the same himself about the traces of lamb 's meat in the truck . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh , it 's all right , she did n't even hesitate , she as good as popped the question herself . ’ |
| 3 | For a while , there , he 'd as good as haunted the place in the late afternoons … but then the van had broken down and getting into town had n't been so easy , and besides the restaurant had become so damned busy that he 'd become just another face in an ever-changing crowd . |
| 4 | They may find this rather more awkward though given the abrasive edge which Kilkenny possess . |
| 5 | The public were shocked when shown the foetal model , that anybody could kill these babies . |
| 6 | Our younger child was bitterly disappointed when shown the discreet little warning notices . |