Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] it [vb -s] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wall is not as steep as it looks and a pleasing sequence of stretches and foot-changes , made all the more enjoyable by more excellent protection , leads to a stopping place just short of the arête . |
| 2 | On the other hand , for those who regard language with suspicion , especially written or printed language , on the grounds that it misleads and confuses as much as it informs and expresses , eliminating words and sentences exposes a level of communication of unsuspected richness , one in which human beings express their true meanings . |
| 3 | This treatment , which originated in Japan , is by no means as violent as it sounds and it can be used , in varying degrees , on anyone from babies to the very old . |
| 4 | Now the Sale of Goods Act is good erm as far as it goes but it 's |
| 5 | Month after month , as the British economy has languished in a deep and damaging recession , the only reaction from a puzzled and beleaguered Government is the claim that it is not as bad as it seems and that good times are round the corner . |