Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] so [adv] [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tsar had been enthusiastic about change so long as he remained in the orbit of Elena Pavlovna , but in St Petersburg his convictions or his courage deserted him . |
| 2 | More generally on durability , it seems that the requirement that the goods be of merchantable quality is a continuing requirement that they will continue to be of merchantable quality for a reasonable period after delivery so long as they remain in the same apparent state as that in which they were delivered , apart from normal wear and tear . |
| 3 | Independent soft-commission brokers regard it as an acceptable method of payment so long as they deal at the best price . |
| 4 | With regard to " temporality " ( in the sense in which this concept was used above ) , this can not be regarded as a sufficient condition of particularity so long as it is not shown that temporality alone ( in the indicated sense ) ensures numerical identity of particulars ; and if we are to be able to justifiably claim that it is a necessary condition of particularity , we must first show that there can be no extra-temporal particulars . " |
| 5 | He added that this order would leave it open to the Press to deal with the questions of principle so far as they did not apply them to the facts . |
| 6 | I disapprove of diets so strongly because I think it 's wrong suddenly to deprive your body of certain foods . |
| 7 | The , the bright city lights that 's not what makes people uproot their , uproot their lives and go and move somewhere else , they are after economic betterment and that 's the driving force er behind migration so just before we leave the non economic factors what might they be ? |
| 8 | They are water-based products which dry fairly quickly , and they can be washed off tools and hands with water so long as they are still wet . |
| 9 | ‘ Anyone can say they have no quarrel with people so long as they always get their own way . ’ |
| 10 | Professional and pecuniary plans meet with success so long as you know what you 're aiming for and do n't let others undermine you . |
| 11 | It allows the beneficiary under a trust to sue a third party in possession of the object under trust so long as he is not a ‘ bona fide purchaser for value without notice ’ . |
| 12 | Her son , who had scarcely known her but felt that his own throne was conceivably under threat so long as she lived , made no great show of grief when the news was brought to him . |
| 13 | Chapter 12 contains summaries of the regulatory material presently in force so far as it may affect the running of the partnership business . |
| 14 | This is regarded as a Good Thing by Orcs who are universally content with their lot , being ultimately happy to meet their end in battle so long as they get a chance of a good fight . |
| 15 | It does not matter how high our labour costs are in Europe so long as we all get high labour costs . ’ |
| 16 | The strongest ecological difference is that between those who can accept whaling in principle so long as it is properly regulated and those who do not accept whaling in principle at all . |
| 17 | We should prefer to see it being done in London so long as it is done by male labour , it is no matter where . |
| 18 | I knew why Hutton called in Doreen so often when he could perfectly well have given her memos . |
| 19 | Cash limits are a healthy discipline for departments so long as they are realistic and are not used as a form of clandestine cuts in services . |
| 20 | Hence if a registered shareholder , A , first executes a transfer to a purchaser , B , and later to another , C , while both remain unregistered B will have priority over C. If , however , C succeeds in obtaining registration before B , he will have priority over B so long as he had no notice , at the time of purchase , of the transfer to B. If C did have notice , although he has been registered his prima facie title will not prevail over that of B who will be entitled to have the register rectified ( assuming that there are no grounds on which the company could refuse to register B ) and in the meantime C 's legal interest will be subject to the equitable interest of B. If both transfers were gifts , the position would presumably be different ; the gift to B would leave A without any beneficial interest that he could give to C and , not being a ‘ purchaser , ’ C could not obtain priority by registration ; his legal interest , on his becoming the registered holder , would be subject to the prior equity of B. |
| 21 | Desperate in his anxiety to leave Bristol , almost any available house now seemed acceptable to Coleridge so long as it was near Tom Poole . |
| 22 | You 've lost your ships , you 've lost your friends in Ireland , you 've lost the Lady Emma and the active support of the Pope , but you 're still strong enough to stop Harald of Norway from using you as a base , and you 're no threat to Wessex so long as you get rid of those Normans . ’ |
| 23 | It reviews the extensive literature on leadership so far as it is relevant to top management posts in the Civil Service ; surveys the available information about the careers of top managers ( generally Permanent Secretary level ) in the Civil Service ; and focuses attention on possible lessons with reference to the criteria for selecting , training and managing the careers of higher civil servants in Britain . |
| 24 | She left this house to us , and an allowance to Emily so long as she did n't marry , and one to me so long as I stayed with her . |
| 25 | The person whose grass or corn is eaten down by the escaping cattle of his neighbour , or whose mine is flooded by the water from his neighbour 's reservoir , or whose cellar is invaded by the filth of his neighbour 's privy , or whose habitation is made unhealthy by the fumes and noisome vapours of his neighbour 's alkali works , is damnified without any fault of his own ; and it seems but reasonable and just that the neighbour , who has brought something on his own property which was not naturally there , harmless to others so long as it is confined to his own property , but which he knows to be mischievous if it gets on his neighbour 's , should be obliged to make good the damage which ensues if he does not succeed in confining it to his own property . |
| 26 | It just says that we have to make the the call for nominations so long before we put out the selection ballot . |