Example sentences of "[is] half as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blue chip shares now sell on a phenomenal 37 times their earnings — but that is half as phenomenal as the ratio of three years ago . |
| 2 | There are two main versions , a text published in 1604 ( commonly known as the A text ) and another published in 1616 ( the B text ) which is half as long again as the A version . |
| 3 | As indicated , the later B version of the play is half as long again as the A text . |
| 4 | a unit of measurement that is half as wide as an em . |
| 5 | Bradford 's Yorkshire Cup semi-final replay against Halifax , if it is half as good as the first game at Thrum Hall , will be the most keenly contested of tomorrow 's fixtures . |
| 6 | His introduction will be no walk-over but if he is half as good over fences as he was over hurdles , he should win . |
| 7 | ‘ If Charlie Trumper is half as good as you claim then I 'll have made a very sound investment . ’ |
| 8 | If the play is half as funny as the book it will be a rip-roaring affair . |
| 9 | And if the fare served up is half as attractive as the St. Patrick 's Day menu , then there will be no complaints . |
| 10 | No morsel of Goldie 's virtuoso home-baking is half as delectable as this nugget about Riva 's sleeping arrangements . |
| 11 | ‘ Better that than a coffin , ’ he whispered , adding as he leaned in to retrieve his fiddle : ‘ And if my coffin is half as comfortable ‘ t is a smooth journey I 'll be having to Paradise . ’ |
| 12 | But before then there is another Guardian debate ( Saturday , NFT1 , 2.15 ) which , if it is half as argumentative as last weekend 's about the South African cinema , ought to be well worth attending . |