Example sentences of "just as [adj] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as skilful as skiing , and , and er ice skating though it 's not phenomenal about sports |
| 2 | To represent Britain in the way I 'm doing , to me that 's just as good as fighting in the war . |
| 3 | I think antagonising people is just as good as making people happy . ’ |
| 4 | just as effective and contains no hazardous ingredients . |
| 5 | However , they are just as effective when worked in the same yarn as is usual for Aran garments . |
| 6 | It was pride , she supposed ; deep down the prospect of fading away , giving up , was just as terrifying as seeing Luke Denner again . |
| 7 | This is just as beneficial as having animal protein . |
| 8 | The chart , carelessly applied , using the wrong sightings off the wrong landmarks could lead us into error and be just as dangerous as ignoring it completely . |
| 9 | But these are conclusions based on well-resourced day-care centres , and generalization to , say , the child minders described by Jackson , is just as dangerous as generalizing from residential care . |
| 10 | In spite of what the candidates may feel at the time , there is no stigma or criticism in being allocated a job flying something other than a fast jet : rescuing downed pilots in foul conditions or carrying out low level paratroop insertions in a Hercules are just as dangerous and demanding . |
| 11 | Let a rug or painting suggest or inspire the colour scheme ; if you ca n't revamp old curtains ( though beware ! re-making can sometimes be just as expensive as starting afresh ) turn them into cushions ; cut down carpets which no longer fit but are too good to be thrown out , and make them into small rugs . |
| 12 | What 's up here ? ’ her reaction on looking down on Agnes was just as loud and domineering : ‘ Which bloody fool among you brought her in ! |
| 13 | I decided that aiming my camera at the TV set was just as reasonable as aiming it out the window " ( ART news , Jan. 1986 ) . |
| 14 | The problem of passive viewing is also just as real and viewing tasks are just as important . |
| 15 | Although dairy or dairy-cross calves are most commonly affected it should be recognised that autumn-born born single-suckled beef calves are just as susceptible when turned out to grass in early summer . |
| 16 | Well this is all very admirable , you might say , and is n't the climbing world just as helpful and welcoming to one newcomer as the next ? |
| 17 | In other departments the approach to assessment was deliberately kept as informal and flexible as possible , as in the following extended quotation from the Head of Drama at ‘ Pope John Paul ’ , which illustrates that this type of apparent informality can be just as thorough and searching , if not more so , than many supposedly more objective methods : |
| 18 | It flattered his vanity to think himself in love with me ; it also gave him , I believe , some unadmitted pleasure constantly to long for my flesh and yet always to forbid himself the attaining of it : to deny himself was just as exciting as to indulge himself . |
| 19 | After two months , Joy 's enjoyment of tricking the customers was decreasing , there was still no difference and the customers were just as rude or getting even worse , for more ‘ skinnys ’ were arriving and ordering more food . |
| 20 | Bissell 's own molecular composition , including the clothes he had been wearing , had proved just as chaotic as expected . |
| 21 | They have quite a few biscuits for snacks although that 's probably just as bad as eating sweets — even the reduced-sugar teething rusks I give Jake taste quite sweet . |
| 22 | I think there 's a danger that you can go over the top with praise , in that you 're anxious to give quality feedback , the thing that you have to be careful with is that it 's not just meaningless like that , because that can be just as bad as giving negative feedback . |
| 23 | forgotten all about it , anyway she found a little dent apparently our Laura said that 's just as bad as finding lumps . |
| 24 | Children who had seen the ending of the film were the aggressor was berated were just as aggressive if rewarded with candy for every act they could re-create from the film . |
| 25 | That game in the fascinating title run-in is on April 12 , just six days before the Gunners ' Coca-Cola Cup final against Sheffield Wednesday , but Graham pledged : ‘ United will be expecting us to play just as hard and do them a favour — and we will do our best . ’ |
| 26 | But I reckon that 's tiring myself , well , not tiring , it 's just as hard as doing a job — I do n't care what any man says … |
| 27 | Partner Griff Rhys Jones was just as scruffy and grinning manically . |
| 28 | ( Just as unlikely as eating part of a dieffenbachia leaf . ) |
| 29 | Regular physical activity or exercise is just as important as eating the right type of food . |
| 30 | Just as important as establishing what to include is deciding what to exclude , and it is here that the purists may find cause to tar and feather us . |