Example sentences of "n't [vb pp] as [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the company say they have n't done as badly as some of their competitors , and predict a better year ahead . |
| 2 | But they also dislike those who were born into the same station in life , or further down , and who have n't risen as far as they have . |
| 3 | They had n't got as far as stating any intention on that subject — for the simple reason that marriage had n't been part of the plan . |
| 4 | Oh well I have n't got as far as that because I |
| 5 | ‘ I had n't thought as far as that , ’ she said , quivering . |
| 6 | As I 've described it above , the process differs from modern multi-track technique , because the ‘ backing track ’ went through a number of generations , while modern multi-track tape recorders keep each layer separate ; so the technique was n't used as fully as it might have been , because the quality dropped each time . |
| 7 | Wind , rain , chemical erosion gradually wear into it and the stone that they used for some of the repair of the cathedral in the years gone by has n't worn as well as we would have hoped . |
| 8 | Dysart nodded , considered the point for a moment then said : ‘ Some might say it was a sign she had n't recovered as well as we 'd hoped . ’ |
| 9 | We had n't gone as far as we would have liked , and it was touch and go until the very last moment , but we just squeezed past the point between Tanakeke island and the mainland . |
| 10 | ‘ THE shareholders must be hoping the bank has n't gone as far as to give him a company credit card ’ — Labour leader John Smith , on ex-Chancellor Norman Lamont 's new employer , Rothschilds Bank . |