Example sentences of "[not/n't] as [adj] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The effect of apparently cheap capital was not as simple as it might appear . |
| 2 | I have n't had a period for over a year , and although sometimes I think to myself ‘ I 'm all right really ’ , then I remember I have n't got my periods back and I realise that it 's not as simple as it seems . |
| 3 | Inspection however is not as simple as it sounds . |
| 4 | Reading is not as simple as it seems , and the reader is not as passive a receiver as we once thought . |
| 5 | I soon discovered , of course , that this discipline was not as simple as it seemed — as indeed the author tirelessly points out . |
| 6 | It is not as simple as it sounds , but a shared openness to God in life and in marriage makes every difference . |
| 7 | As such , an apparently straightforward procedure is not as simple as it might at first seem . |
| 8 | However , the baryon fraction is at least 13 per cent for HCG62 , which is significantly larger than the global value , so the situation is not as simple as it first appeared . |
| 9 | But it 's not as simple as it appears . |
| 10 | Making coffee , while Fen dealt swiftly and efficiently with the washing up , was not as simple as it sounded . |
| 11 | In reality , the calculation is not as simple as it appears in ( 8.33 ) . |
| 12 | The role of management is not as simple as it may appear at first glance . |
| 13 | Because it 's not as simple as it looks on this sheet . |
| 14 | This is not as frightful as it may sound : with self-build projects the council inspectors are usually very helpful , although you should n't badger him/her relentlessly for advice , and employing reputable tradesmen should eliminate any problems with outside labour . |
| 15 | The wound was not as serious as it had at first seemed , but the bone was broken . |
| 16 | Instead the Chevron is powered by a König 4 cylinder radial 2 stroke engine , a very neat lightweight unit which has separate pointless magnetos for each cylinder , so that magneto failure is not as serious as it might be . |
| 17 | However , this limitation is not as serious as it may seem at first sight , since the thoughtful response may well be regarded as an adequate objective . |
| 18 | I still think we have this problem , not as serious as it was about established rivalries between particular groups of fans . |
| 19 | ‘ Not as hot as it was on HMS Boxer . ' |
| 20 | This disparity was not as striking as it first appears , for the Sinhalese were proportionately less prominent in urban areas , where most policemen were stationed . |
| 21 | Maybe not as hectic as it would have been if the sun had got his hat on . |
| 22 | This process is not as daunting as it might sound . |
| 23 | Most young children luckily will respond to the authority of a stranger and so the task is not as daunting as it sounds . |
| 24 | This is not as odd as it may sound as , for most Fijian customs officers , such herbs as basil , oregano or thyme are totally alien and are easily mistaken for a different sort . |
| 25 | ‘ There 's a lot of method here ; it 's not as arbitrary as it seems , ’ David says of the heady mixture of pattern and texture . |
| 26 | It 's very important to prove yourself at the top level because the gap between top amateurs and pros is not as wide as it was a couple of years ago , ’ he says . |
| 27 | But even this is not as extensive as it appears at first sight for , in conducting an investigation on a complaint , the Tribunal must apply ‘ the principles applicable by a court on an application for judicial review ’ . |
| 28 | The situation is not as hopeless as it might seem . |
| 29 | Yet the situation is not as healthy as it appears . |
| 30 | Of course , I have the odd wrinkle , and my middle is not as flat as it could be , but so what ! |