Example sentences of "almost as [adj] [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The torrent here was almost as fearsome as it had been at the original crossing point , but not so deep . |
| 2 | So it should happen that Mr Kirkley was at home when the guests arrived and was able to add to his surprise and not a little amazement when his daughter 's friend was delivered at his door by Raggie Aggie , for Aggie had long been a known character , she and her hand-cart , and now the pony-driven flat-cart ; and of course the fact that she was almost as broad as it was . |
| 3 | However , when we control for such views , the relationship between unemployment experience and preparedness to break the law does not disappear ; in fact , it is almost as strong as it was in the bivariate table : +0.175 among the unalienated and +0.144 among the alienated , or +0.159 on average . |
| 4 | That this would be an inappropriate objection is evident from the fact that the Punch cartoon I mentioned earlier would have been almost as funny if it had figured a human fisherman rather than a kingfisher . |
| 5 | This latter cloud rolled swiftly down towards St Pierre , hugging the ground , but extending upwards at the same time , so that it was almost as high as it was long . |
| 6 | However , the addition is almost as problematic as it is important . |
| 7 | Hong Kong remains almost as uncompetitive as it has been at anytime since 1986 , and is far less competitive than a year ago . |
| 8 | The murderer thought about it , still finding it almost as amusing as it had seemed at the time ; the murderer 's sense of humour was childlike , adolescent at the best , but secretive . |