Example sentences of "[be] as [adj] [conj] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But our cravings may not be as depraved as they seem — they start out as healthy needs in our childhood . |
| 2 | It would n't be as easy as they imagined . |
| 3 | Those wide green eyes ca n't possibly be as innocent as they seem . |
| 4 | The back 4/5 will have to be as solid as they have looked in recent games . |
| 5 | Things may not be as bad as they seem , and some thorough maintenance work may give your existing windows a new lease of life and save you a lot of money . |
| 6 | The Emigrant Advice Unit tours school throughout Northern Ireland with a hard hitting message aimed at showing young people that a new life in another country may not be as glamorous as they had imagined . |
| 7 | These offers may not be as wonderful as they seem . |
| 8 | ‘ The companies can charge what they like for drugs , then be as inefficient as they like , and stay under the profit ceiling . |
| 9 | It was hoped that this visible guarantee of anonymity would encourage visitors to be as frank as they wished in their replies . |