Example sentences of "[pers pn] can [verb] so [adv] [subord] " in BNC.

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1 She 's very muddly and disorganized and I can see so clearly where she falls wrong … when I lived at home it was always a bit of a nightmare because I was always trying to get things straight .
2 ‘ 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 . ’
3 You can go so far as to say that any words which produce good music constitute a good libretto .
4 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 .
5 It 's odd how you can chat so animatedly whilst someone you 've only just met is poking your most intimate spots , is n't it ?
6 The older the child the longer you can wait so long as there are no other signs of serious illness .
7 The treaty provides for the possibility that member states will wish to adopt a single currency later this decade , but they can do so only if they meet strict convergence conditions — conditions for which the British Government have pressed from the outset .
8 Though the latter can , within limits , create reasons , it can do so only when there is a non-will-based reason why it should .
9 Section 22 empowers the Secretary of State to make an order dealing with the trade practice but he can do so only if the following requirements are fulfilled :
10 The patient may have to move about in a relatively confined area , so you have to make sure he can do so safely before he begins .
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