Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [verb] so [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blake and King begin to complain to each other that they are now wasting their time , since matters are settled so far as they are concerned . |
| 2 | ‘ Roman was hurt so badly when Gabriella died . |
| 3 | The function of a library service is to provide so far as resources allow , all books , periodicals , etc. , other than the trivial , in which its readers claim legitimate interest . |
| 4 | In Jordan v. Burgoyne Lord Parker C.J. made the point that the expressions ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ are all ‘ very strong words , ’ and Lord Reid in Brutus v. Cozens repeated the warning against too expansive a reading of the section , observing that ‘ vigorous and it may be distasteful or unmannerly speech or behaviour is permitted so long as it does not go beyond any of these limits . ’ |
| 5 | However , it may also be that if the clause is drawn so widely as to be capable of applying in unreasonable circumstances , or if it purports to exclude a liability which can not be excluded under the Act , the court may find it unreasonable to apply it to other circumstances ( see Walker v Boyle [ 1982 ] 1 All ER 634 ) . |
| 6 | LABOUR 'S health spokesman , Mr Robin Cook , claimed during health questions that eye tests were dropping so steeply since charges were imposed earlier this year that they were heading for a fall of three million , but health minister Mrs Virginia Bottomley said the Government had not yet reviewed the effect of charges . |
| 7 | The book is read so easily because it is almost devoid of mathematical formulae , normally the very foundation of engineering work . |
| 8 | It does n't matter how few clubbers are fighting so long as there is at least one . |
| 9 | If the assets of the testator 's estate were not sufficient to pay both his creditors and all the bequests he had left , then first the creditors were satisfied in full , and afterwards the beneficiaries by legacy or trust were paid so far as the estate would allow . |
| 10 | I took the view , shared by counsel , that no similar privilege was justified so far as copyright was concerned . |
| 11 | Such arrangements have for some time been permitted so long as clients are fully informed of the nature of the company and the profits go to the firm . |