Example sentences of "have [not/n't] been [adv] bad as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The superintendent was looking relieved that the incident had not been as bad as it might have been . |
| 2 | Mr Wilkinsion said he was pleasantly surprised that the loss of traffic had not been as bad as feared . |
| 3 | As Gillespie remarks , even in Edinburgh , the craft unions were able to see to it that only union men worked Linotypes , and " by the end of the century , it was generally agreed that the effect of machines on employment had not been so bad as feared " . |
| 4 | It had n't been as bad as she had feared . |
| 5 | She was upset , but later reflected it had n't been as bad as it could have been . |
| 6 | ‘ Oh , now , it 's not been as bad as that , ’ he said , shamefaced , and laid his arm awkwardly round her shoulders and drew her close to him . |