Example sentences of "[pron] can [vb infin] so [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He has enough sauce for a king 's fool , but impudence I can stomach so long as I do n't have to ride something that big on my own . ’ |
| 2 | You can go so far as to say that any words which produce good music constitute a good libretto . |
| 3 | You can go so far as to say that I mean , you will be safe in saying that if your , that as your benefit is suspended your income support for you , not for your family but for you , will be reduced . |
| 4 | The older the child the longer you can wait so long as there are no other signs of serious illness . |
| 5 | Expansion and contraction of awareness may be interdependent , so that ‘ Be aware ’ would not , for example , pronounce waking good but sleeping bad ; when exhaustion is blurring awareness one can go so far as to say ‘ You ought to go to sleep ’ , although only for the sake of waking with refreshed awareness tomorrow . |