He left without so much as saying goodbye.

As the saying goes, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."

In spite of the teacher's warning, the lazy boy comes late as often as not.

You should learn to take life as it comes.

She shoved aside the books on the table to make space for her laptop.

As far as cooking goes , she is the best in our family.

He would even go so far as to sacrifice his own life for his country.

It has been practiced as far back as the second century A.D.

She is not so much a singer as a comedian.