Example sentences of "'re not [adv] as " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You 're not nearly as clever as you think you are , are you , Connie ? ’
2 ‘ If you know their names they 're not quite as nasty . ’
3 Inevitably the introduction of money into their economy has made them more materialistic , and they 're not quite as open with tourists as they once were .
4 You may find that with judicious use of available cash you 're not quite as badly off as you feared .
5 You 're not quite as clever as you think and your shortcomings will be all too apparent to a switched-on youngster .
6 Erm they 're not always as helpful as that .
7 She says they 're not half as horrible as they look !
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