Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] [adj] as [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless the seller commits a breach of condition or commits a breach of warranty which is so serious as to deprive the buyer of substantially the whole benefit of the contract , the buyer has no right to reject the goods or recover the price ( see paragraph 7–04 above ) . |
| 2 | As part of the registration process the Law Society must satisfy itself that the legal profession of which the applicant is a member is one which is so regulated as to make it appropriate : — |
| 3 | As Gombrich points out : ‘ the experience of the underlying constancies in a person 's face which is so strong as to survive all the transformations of mood and age and even to leap across generations , conflicts with the strange fact that such recognition can be inhibited with comparative ease by what may be called the mask ’ . |
| 4 | This process will continue until a price level is reached which is so low as to make so high as to ensure that the effective labour demand function eventually coincides with the notional labour demand function . |
| 5 | Besides the particular passions or impulses directed at objects other than pleasure , a human being has ; more general desire that he should enjoy as much pleasure or happiness as possible , during his life as a whole , which is as much as to say , a desire that the totality of his impulse ; directed at objects other than his own pleasure should receive as much satisfaction as possible . |
| 6 | Changing to bridged mono operation , which is as simple as flicking a switch , allows the CF-200 to kick out something in the region of 200 watts into 8 ohms — and all this from a 1U rack space . |
| 7 | A self-uglifying expression of humility — plus an elaborate show of stealthiness which is as good as saying ‘ Yes , I am late — and please pay attention to my performance of humbly not wishing to be paid attention to ’ , i.e. Here 's me entering as unostentatiously as I know how — so you can see how much I regret my rudeness ! ’ |
| 8 | Which is as important as preparing for disorder itself . |
| 9 | " Nobody is as simple-minded as edifying literature assumes " , he asserts . |
| 10 | A man who is so abnormal as to weep at the death of his wife is said to be behaving illogically . |
| 11 | Some alterations have been made to it , such as substituting a cast-iron beam for the original timber one , but it is basically intact as built , and interested visitors can see it on application to the Coal Board 's local area office . |
| 12 | It is as nonsensical as measuring the power of English kings solely in the light of unusual incidents occurring in the marches against Scotland . |
| 13 | It is as enjoyable as feeling gently hungry or amorous . |
| 14 | It is as rude as spitting to turn the soles of your feet toward anyone , so stretching your legs in front of you becomes nearly impossible . |
| 15 | It is so presented as to invite us to see no difference between on the one hand management appointed by , acting for , and accountable to owners , and on the other union representatives appointed by , acting for , and accountable to employees . |
| 16 | Nothing is so bad as having to imagine . ’ |
| 17 | The use of prose for mockery in Much Ado about Nothing is so widespread as to make illustration superfluous . |
| 18 | While the list could undoubtedly be extended , the eight chosen here all have great weight , and not one of them is really imaginable as appearing in a pre-conciliar Roman document . |