Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [adv] so [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most ceremonies take place in a synagogue , but can be performed anywhere so long as they are under a chuppah ( wedding canopy ) . |
| 2 | No man , nor even a dog , a monkey or a dolphin , would be fooled quite so readily as the robin , though we too react according to habituated mental patterns . |
| 3 | Informed sources say neither the more realistically-minded East German leaders nor the Russians believe that any sensible changes can be brought about so long as Mr Honecker , 77 , whose attitudes have become particularly rigid in recent months , is at the helm . |
| 4 | They acknowledge the low pay of the farm worker but , the argument runs , they can not be paid more so long as their returns to capital invested continue to fall behind the returns available to industrial employers . |
| 5 | Even among senior players , outside pursuits were tolerated only so long as they did not affect a player 's performance or make football of secondary importance to him . |