Example sentences of "had not been as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know that if Wyn had not been as strong as she has , then I would not be here today . ’ |
| 2 | The superintendent was looking relieved that the incident had not been as bad as it might have been . |
| 3 | Mr Wilkinsion said he was pleasantly surprised that the loss of traffic had not been as bad as feared . |
| 4 | It was the final proof that perhaps , after all , she had not been as inferior to her sister as she had imagined . |
| 5 | But Travis was shaking his head , and insisting that he had not been as enthusiastic as he might have been on Saturday . |
| 6 | She enjoyed nearly everything , even widow 's weeds perhaps most of all widow 's weeds , as her married life had not been as exciting as she might have wished , and besides , they were so graceful and pretty . |
| 7 | Swod pursed his lips with faint irascibility : his ‘ bon mot ’ about Mills had not been as conclusive as he hoped . |
| 8 | ‘ Arthur Andersen felt that we had n't been as strong on the commercial management as we should have been . |
| 9 | The interview with Georg , too , while unpleasant , had n't been as terrible as Suzi had feared . |
| 10 | She had n't been as long in this job as her last one , yet she knew there was a positive danger that she might soon be scouring the situations vacant columns again . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | It had n't been as bad as she had feared . |
| 13 | She was upset , but later reflected it had n't been as bad as it could have been . |