Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] near as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suits '68/'69 — mohair or as near as could be got away with . |
| 2 | They reach perfection ( or as near as possible ) at Grovelands Training Centre , where staff and apprentices receive instruction and training . |
| 3 | These he seems to have been given , or as near as made no difference . |
| 4 | Some work canteens do serve salads or jacket potatoes , which will be useful when you reach Stage III of the diet , but initially it is important that the weight and calorie content of your diet is exact or as near as possible . |
| 5 | Cassie shivered as she contemplated the knowledge that she had been here in this kitchen once before … or as near as made no difference . |
| 6 | By December 1888 Wilson , " speaking roughly , and as near as I can judge " , thought the union might have about 7,000 to 8,000 members and , in addition to Cardiff noted branches at Hull , Glasgow and Liverpool . |
| 7 | Poised , suggestive , but nowhere near as funny or as savage as it should have been . |
| 8 | Julie Burchill turns to thriller writing with No Exit ( Mandarin ) ; I am told the sex is there but nowhere near as over the top as in Ambition , but I have n't read it . |
| 9 | Dr Enrico , bustling and bearded , was equally efficient but nowhere near as gentle . |
| 10 | While nowhere near as impressive or effective as their earlier work , this is certainly nothing to be ashamed of . |
| 11 | This , while nowhere near as long as a hummingbird 's tongue , is quite long enough from this position to burgle the nectaries . |