Example sentences of "not so [adv] as [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Not so far as we know , ’ a man in a flat cap wearing a Hawks Club tie told him . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | It was of course simple mischance that this rat-tat should happen , even though the kiosk is not so far as I know a particularly busy one . |
4 | ‘ Not so far as I know . ’ |
5 | ‘ Not so far as I know . |
6 | Not so far as I know . |
7 | But he was n't a friend of Hilary 's , not so far as I know . ’ |
8 | Not so far as I recollect . ’ |
9 | By now they were almost halfway down , the drop not so far as it had been , but it was still a long way and Maggie almost crept to the slight shelter of the rocky bank . |
10 | Not so long as they handed over the pound notes — though smiling Clyde took most of those , the greedy sod . |
11 | Not so long as we 've got the stuff . |
12 | ‘ Not so long as you keep within the law . ’ |