Example sentences of "[verb] so as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the last bastion against all these evils , and will remain so as long as it keeps acquiring books it does not have when they are found and brought to it . |
| 2 | Those who wish to practise the profession of solicitor in England and Wales may presently do so as sole practitioners , as employees of other solicitors ( either individuals or firms ) or in partnership with other solicitors . |
| 3 | The FMLN had reaffirmed on July 29 that the second 20 per cent of its guerrillas due to demobilize on July 31 would not do so as long as socio-economic conditions for their re-integration into the civilian life remained " non-existent " [ for start of demobilization in June see p. 38957 ] . |
| 4 | The copper is then moving against a concentration gradient , yet it will continue to do so as long as light is shone on the system to initiate the chain of transferred electrons . |
| 5 | Gilmore said , ‘ The army has worked with the civil authority to bring about a reduction in violence and will continue to do so as long as it is necessary . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Now then , as your duly elected leader , let me assure you that I am always working tirelessly on your behalf , and I will continue to do so as long as I remain your duly elected leader . |
| 7 | And given that it was Godolphin himself who supplied these items — most were simply terrestrial trivia , revered in the Dominions because of their place of origin — and given that he would not cease to do so as long as the fever of collection was upon him and he could exchange such items for artifacts from the Imajica , Peccable 's business would flourish . |
| 8 | Foals who have learnt to evade bot-flies in such a way , will continue to do so as adult horses if they have access to shelter . |
| 9 | Many of the minority who reluctantly chose to borrow money did so as preferable to having to spend forty days in Winson Green Gaol like Tom Broadbent , the Birmingham brass-dresser , who in 1899 was committed in default of a small debt to a coal merchant , and died there . |
| 10 | In 1896 it had been well over half a century since Parliament had made specific grants to build parish churches and if Church schools got grants they did so as voluntary , not as Church schools : Roman Catholic , Methodist and ‘ British ’ schools were equally entitled to the grants . |
| 11 | Donations by pious laymen doubtless continued , and Glastonbury and Canterbury not only survived , but did so as wealthy churches . |
| 12 | A spokesman for the Roman Catholic diocese of Leeds said : ‘ Those who criticise or accuse do so as private individuals . |
| 13 | Those who are studying on a part-time basis as members of a regional course do so as non-residential students , with regular residential weekends and summer schools . |