Example sentences of "[adv] as [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Having obtained the poles of , the relevant physical transfer function is deduced by rejecting poles in the positive half of the s-plane and a network is synthesised so as to generate that transfer function . |
| 2 | The words used will be interpreted according to the so-called " golden rule " : they will be given their ordinary grammatical and literal meaning unless that produces absurdity , inconsistency or repugnancy , when the literal meaning can be modified so as to avoid that absurdity , inconsistency or repugnancy . |
| 3 | And it is there in his conducting of Debussy 's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune , which the English Wagnerian Reginald Goodall once singled out as conducting that managed by some unique alchemy simultaneously to catch a sense of fire and ice , sultry heat and marble calm . |
| 4 | Sensing the dangers of such rivalry , the Communists intensified their attack on the ILP , going so far as to declare that disaffiliation was but a temporary manoeuvre . |
| 5 | The mitigation of the law was at first carried so far as to sacrifice that object , said J.S. Mill . |
| 6 | An editorial recently went so far as to say that more important than establishing a framework for research and development was doing something about the failure to disseminate and apply existing knowledge . |
| 7 | We might even go so far as to say that amplification of deviance among one group rather than among another could simply be due to chance . |
| 8 | I will go so far as to concede that taken in isolation , ripped away from the defining context of humour and irony and friendship , studied in their literal or surface sense only , then , yes , the words I spoke in that room as Robert stood at the window pretending to take me seriously could be understood to mean that during the past six or seven years I had gone to bed with more than one hundred and fifty prostitutes . |
| 9 | He was even prepared to go so far as to admit that monotony was the most comfortable way . |
| 10 | The recent Report of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution even goes so far as to recommend that straw burning should be banned in five years time . |
| 11 | The Report , as well as recommending that homosexual relations between adults in private should no longer be an offence , and that the age of consent should be 21 , also sought to increase substantially the maximum penalties in respect of certain offences . |
| 12 | Students may compete for the BBC Carlton Hobbs award which is given annually to two students from any of the drama schools ; the award offers a six month contract with BBC radio , as well as guaranteeing that vital entry into British Equity . |
| 13 | It 's got to be like cuddling up to a cushion as well as doing that terrible , animal thing . |
| 14 | The Londoners have won twice and drawn twice on their six League visits to Anfield , as well as having that Cup final to savour . |