Example sentences of "so [adv] as [pron] be [verb] " in BNC.

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1 So long as they are stimulated by low-frequency nervous impulses , such muscles can respond directly to stretching .
2 Detached garages with a floor area of less than 30sq m ( 325sq ft ) are exempt from control , so long as they are constructed wholly of non-combustible material ( which most garages are ) , or are more than 1m from the boundary in the case of wooden buildings .
3 So long as they are kept busy in Port-au-Prince until the morning , we can continue with only minor alterations . ’
4 The master is liable for wrongful acts and defaults of his servant — though they may be unauthorized or even forbidden by him — so long as they are done within the scope of the employment .
5 Wetland plants will be in their element , so long as they are given generous mulches to keep the moisture in .
6 The hon. Gentleman will have read and re-read circular 7/91 which contains the exceptions policy , allowing homes to be provided on sites not normally designated as residential so long as they are aimed at local people .
7 The House of Lords held that parental rights are recognised in law only for so long as they are needed for the protection of the child .
8 We do not object to women working the keyboards , so long as they are paid the same wages as men .
9 His view is that consumers should be told the whole truth : ‘ If the public wants fish fingers made up of minced fish that 's OK , so long as they are told and can make up their own minds .
10 In the United States , the Library of Congress has been classifying and cataloguing audio-visual materials for many years , so long as they were deposited at the Library for copyright purposes .
11 Children , after all , he thought , looking at Abigail , were happy wherever they were , so long as they were loved
12 And so long as they were eating out …
13 So long as we are dealing with materials which are approximately elastic and approximately homogeneous this is virtually the whole story as far as strength and brittleness are concerned .
14 Learning is a ‘ free commodity ’ , but only so long as we are thinking of knowledge as a source of intrinsic , expressive rewards .
15 So long as we 're talking about sort of half a mile away ma maximum or with other sort of proper travelling arrangements .
16 Apart from the implications of this for prayers and strategy , it was a comforting thought — so long as one was winning .
17 So long as yu is living an yu want eat food
18 So long as yu are living yu deserve a piece
19 Thus , for example , in regard to proceedings in court , the mere absence of UK qualifications will not disqualify an EC lawyer from acting so long as he is instructed with and acts in conjunction with a UK lawyer .
20 At 60% of the price of a German worker , the Briton evidently has his advantages — so long as he is trained , managed and financed by foreigners .
21 But Fritz was n't too perturbed what his rooms were used for — so long as he was paid , and many factions and organizations , both political and criminal , operating in London used the Warehouse Hotel , as it was called , for their meetings .
22 But he said , thoughtfully , that he believed the Robemaker would weave anything so long as he was paid sufficiently highly .
23 Borrowing is looked upon as a natural part of everyday life so long as it is kept within bounds .
24 Borrowing is looked upon as a natural part of everyday life so long as it is kept within bounds .
25 It matters little whether there is much evidence of individualism creating achievement or loss so long as it is believed that it does .
26 There may be nothing behind it , but it does n't make any difference so long as it is honoured .
27 When no specific instructions are given to candidates about the layout of assignments any recognised style of layout will be acceptable to the Examiners , so long as it is followed consistently .
28 When no specific instruction are given to candidates about the layout of assignments , any recognised style of layout will be acceptable to the Examiners , so long as it is followed consistently .
29 When no specific instructions are given to candidates about the layout of assignments , any recognised style of layout will be acceptable to the Examiners , so long as it is followed consistently , Guidelines on layouts are published in the British Standards Institution booklet ‘ Guide to Typewriting ’ ( PD 6506 : 1982 ) .
30 When no specific instructions are given to candidates about the layout of assignments , any recognised style of layout will be acceptable to the Examiners , so long as it is followed consistently .
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