Example sentences of "so [adv] [conj] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the Crown is not bound to take the advice of a particular Ministry to put its subjects to the tumult and turmoil of a series of general elections so long as it can find other Ministers who are prepared to give it a trial . |
| 2 | So long as it could prevent news of discontent travelling from one region to another and igniting a bush-fire of revolt , the Party was able to restore its control relatively quickly and with little loss of life . |
| 3 | The coalition has rightly been ready to run these risks to get Iraq out of Kuwait ; but so long as it could achieve that central aim , how much better to do so without further fear of all the weapons in a tyrant 's armoury . |
| 4 | Certainly one is not under an obligation to look after the child if one did not promise to do so just because it would have been a good thing to promise . |
| 5 | The final stage of the evaporation of a black hole would proceed so rapidly that it would end in a tremendous explosion . |
| 6 | And in so doing , we must , of course , be aware of the risk of setting a standard which goes so far that it would mean that others — for example , the senile or the mentally handicapped , whom we would wish to treat if they were ill — were also included by it . |
| 7 | How the Mini Master will be regarded by Britain 's Civil Aviation Authority remains to be seen , but the CAA has indicated so far that it will expect pilots flying the aircraft to be holders of a multi engine rating , which currently costs around £1,200 to obtain on a conventional twin aircraft . |
| 8 | Husameddin 's circumstantial statement that Molla Fenari passed Ramadan 821 in the Zayniyya medrese in Cairo presumably derives from some source and , if true , would to some degree strengthen the case for Husameddin 's interpretation of the signature in so far as it would show that Molla Fenari did leave unusually early for the pilgrimage which he did not in fact make until 822 . |
| 9 | Richard Needham , it was said , is only interested in appearing to develop the area in so far as it would assist him in his fight against ‘ terrorism ’ . |
| 10 | Article 86 prohibits the abuse of dominant market positions within the Common Market in so far as it may affect trade between member states : the fact that a business has a dominant or monopoly position is not in itself prohibited . |
| 11 | Chapter 12 contains summaries of the regulatory material presently in force so far as it may affect the running of the partnership business . |
| 12 | I would say that it 's germane to this exercise again in so far as it might lead to the conclusion that a particular sector is impracticable . |
| 13 | She could see that nothing could harm her , that there was no danger , that danger in so far as it might exist was desirable , and she started to walk , slowly , up the street , looking at those who looked at her , exchanging glance for glance , shivering in the warm April air from a tremulous , hopeful , artificial apprehension . |
| 14 | Information on individual cases is referred to him in so far as it might help him to frame proposals for orders and changes in the law . |
| 15 | There is no reason why a male bird should signal accurate information to its competitors , except in so far as it will scare them away . |
| 16 | Although the latter 's earnings fell its dividend is handsomely covered , while a company like Rentokil is growing so healthily that it can afford to pay out the extra £1 million that its generosity has cost . |