Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] so [adv] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then they make their ale from what they have collected , and those who do not come there to drink and do not give money at the foresters ' will are sorely punished at their pleas for dead wood , although the King has no demesne ; nor does anyone dare to brew when the foresters brew , or to sell ale so long as the foresters have any kind of ale to sell ; and this every forester does year by year to the great grievance of the country . |
| 2 | The object of the court in interpreting legislation is to give effect so far as the language permits to the intention of the legislature . |
| 3 | The poem which advocates marriage so long as the partner is chosen reasonably is included , but not the second poem which examines the dangers of marriage per se . |
| 4 | Nothing escapes attention so easily as the obvious . |
| 5 | If taxes are raised to finance the spending , the policy will still be expansionary and so reduce unemployment so long as the taxes raised do not exceed the increase in government spending by a certain amount . |