Example sentences of "[adv] as [to-vb] [adv] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It controls the ray-gun so as to give out a flash every second . ’ |
| 2 | Jaq wondered how much effort of will it had cost her to resist ultimate , engulfing pleasure so as to gasp out a question or two to her tormenter and enchanter . |
| 3 | He was soon overpowered with either sleep or cold , when his faithful defendant , who had closely attended to every step , scratched away the snow so as to throw up a sort of protecting wall around his helpless master ; then mounting upon the exposed body , rolled himself round and lay upon his master 's bosom , for which his shaggy coat proved a most seasonable covering and eventual protection during the dreadful severity of the night , the snow falling all the time . |
| 4 | ‘ We even went so far as to put together a group and do some touring ; we did a club tour of the States and a mini-tour in Japan , too . |
| 5 | The publisher Moxon went so far as to put out an edition of the Shelley forgeries , with an introduction by Robert Browning . |
| 6 | Equity says no , and soon goes so far as to lay down a rule that a mortgage is a mere security for money , and something quite different from a genuine transfer of the ownership . |
| 7 | On May 28 Kaunda announced plans to sell 40 per cent of shares in public utilities and services and 49 per cent of shares in state mining , industrial and commercial enterprises , as well as to set up a stock exchange , a move perceived as a way of attracting more aid from Western donors . |