Example sentences of "as much [noun] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your two year olds do n't do as much exercise sometimes as the old horses do . |
| 2 | Because there was just as much unbelief then as there is now , Jack . |
| 3 | HE : ( Something inaudible ) SHE : Well they 've as much right here as we have . |
| 4 | And yes , that fireplace gave me as much pleasure always as I had imagined it would on first sight . |
| 5 | Yet his own researchers have confirmed that the ‘ British ’ tag on food has about as much impact now as ‘ made in Hong Kong ’ might have had on other commodities a couple of decades ago . |
| 6 | But I think everything in moderation , but you do n't eat as much butter now as what you used to . |
| 7 | The 200 is a five-door hatchback and is one of the new breed of Escort-class cars to offer almost as much room inside as a Sierra . |
| 8 | These last jetés would be completely out of place in Lander 's Etudes where a strong ‘ flick ’ outwards of the leading foot propels the dancer straight forwards through the air with little or no time to pause in arabesque on landing because the continuous repetition of this strong movement is intended to cover as much ground in as little time as possible . |
| 9 | the trouble is not having enough modern catalogues of , of things that you can actually buy today because when they manufacturer them now they do n't erm make catalogues as often as they used to do er , it costs so much money in it I 'd er , I , I think that probably the next trend is going to be in lighting fittings er which will take in er you er , low energy lamps er , at the erm , the new fluorescent lamps er where erm , well there 's one in the hall which takes eight watts and it 's given us as much light out as a hundred watt lamp , er and |
| 10 | There is a tidal wave of crime in this country , and it does no good to the people of Cardiff , Sandwell and Westminster to say there is not as much crime there as in Chicago or Sydney . |
| 11 | A TU154 weighs a third more and consumes half as much fuel again as its Western equivalent , the Boeing 727 . |
| 12 | Guests often spend as much time here as in the well-appointed lounges or at the friendly bar , before dining in the attractive restaurant which offers a choice of menu . |
| 13 | The new owners , Richard Rowlands , a solicitor , and Derota Rees-Lik , do not intend to live on the island but have said they will spend as much time there as possible . |
| 14 | Brakspear 's employed him , with as much time off as was necessary to run the Club , which was charged a mere £5s. 0s. 0d. per annum for his services . |
| 15 | He exuded sympathy and concern , urged Amiss to take as much time off as he felt necessary , assured him he would be given sick pay and that his job would be secure , and only after a long argument agreed very reluctantly that he could come back on duty the following day . |
| 16 | Working with a dramatherapist , we can become an outraged , authoritarian father or a rebellious daughter using words written by Shakespeare 400 years ago about situations which have as much meaning to-day as they did then . |