Example sentences of "have n't [be] as [adj] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm it perhaps has n't been as major as as people might er have thought it should be . |
| 2 | It has n't been as difficult as I thought it would be , so far … but I 'm determined not to have another smoke . |
| 3 | The interview with Georg , too , while unpleasant , had n't been as terrible as Suzi had feared . |
| 4 | Then she rode home feeling a bit ashamed that she had n't been as brave as she felt sure a proper Brownie ought to have been in face of danger . |
| 5 | It had n't been as bad as she had feared . |
| 6 | She was upset , but later reflected it had n't been as bad as it could have been . |
| 7 | How much worse it must be for those who have n't been as fortunate as I in recovering from such trauma . |