Example sentences of "been as [adj] as [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She recognised that her son had not always been as attentive as expected towards his wife or the children and that he spent too much time with friends like Camilla Parker-Bowles . |
| 2 | Environmental pollution in the Gulf has not been as extensive as feared , according to a survey by a team from the Monaco-based Marine Environment Laboratory , an arm of the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) [ see also ED 62 ] . |
| 3 | Worse still , by the end of May there were indications that for the first time German losses might be exceeding those of the French ; within a week one completely new brigade had been as good as wiped out . |
| 4 | Another day and they 'd have been as dead as doornails . |
| 5 | The effect of this change has not been as dramatic as had been feared . |
| 6 | Mr Wilkinsion said he was pleasantly surprised that the loss of traffic had not been as bad as feared . |