Example sentences of "[adv] so [adv] as he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It falls foul of one of the cardinal principles of the law of trusts : the principle of benefit , which states that a person can be validly appointed a trustee only so far as he has received benefits intended by the settlor under the settlor 's will . |
| 2 | Paul wriggled , and the look on his face seemed to indicate that he would n't actually mind wasting anything , just so long as he got to hit the bell with his plank of wood . |
| 3 | In the sonnet just quoted , for instance , Shakespeare presents the Poet in a humiliating situation , indifferent to the behaviour of the Mistress with other men just so long as he gets some share of the action . |
| 4 | ‘ A good governor does as he pleases on his world , just so long as he pays his tithes in treasure and people . |
| 5 | By now Dr Neil was in an agony of desire , the loved one in his arms , so near and yet so far — But not so far as he thought , for McAllister suddenly wanted more from him than he was giving . |