Example sentences of "it 's almost as [adj] as " in BNC.
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1 | Crossing over to the sink he bent down , lifted up two floorboards and produced a small wooden barrel , exclaiming , ‘ Now , Piper , you must try this , it 's almost as good as your best Highland whisky . ’ |
2 | It 's almost as grand as a chef these days is n't it . |
3 | It is really in my mind almost a repeat of the situation we found ourselves in , in the Sudbury Western bypass some year or two ago , which strayed into Essex onto which the Essex County Council raised objection , er , one can not build a road in an adjoining County without the consent in law of the County Highway Authority on whose ground you trespass , it 's almost as simple as that and in this case with Norfolk standing presumably indicating their intention to oppose the construction for a day , we have something of a static bar situation unless we can reach agreement . |
4 | I mean , ’ he went on , ‘ it 's almost as bad as Zacharias Wrench . ’ |
5 | It 's almost as bad as the NME ! |
6 | ‘ I was reading some rubbish in The Guardian … it 's almost as bad as The Observer … ‘ he said . |