Example sentences of "[pers pn] so [det] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did n't give me so much as a glance . |
| 2 | " I think … if my father discovered about us — I think he would n't punish me so much as my mother . |
| 3 | This approach characterizes much of the brief and rather shameful history of anthropology , where the study of Man has not been of you and me so much as of those other strange folk whose bodies , habits and beliefs were alien , but whose lands , raw materials and pagan souls were so promising . |
| 4 | I 've stayed on to help but not once have you met me so much as half-way . |
| 5 | The actual experience was n't frightening me so much as what I 'd been told . |
| 6 | Leaving behind hi-tech hospitals and computerized records did not bother me so much as leaving behind certain hard-won changes in birth procedures . |
| 7 | They d they do it all , they do it throughout the year we just , we just do n't there 's just not so many of them , and we do n't read about them so much as we do before big elections . |
| 8 | With a joy to his flight that evidently surprised and alarmed them he turned and stooped towards them at speed , not to attack them so much as show them that he was a golden eagle and could fly where he pleased . |
| 9 | How then could I so much as contemplate joining my family in sanctuary ? |
| 10 | Runs back to her lair , if I so much as breathe about the past . |
| 11 | If I so much as see you in this section during the flight … ’ |
| 12 | However , before I so much as opened my mouth , the right hon. Member for Birmingham , Sparkbrook ( Mr. Hattersley ) had attacked me . |
| 13 | He said he knew what you were up to and I would lock the door against you if I so much as guessed the half of it . |
| 14 | ‘ The only reason I so much as spoke to you last night , ’ he said through his teeth , ‘ was because of my grandmother . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ If I so much as catch you smiling at another woman — ’ |
| 16 | Scarlet felt foolish and rather jealous : she knew that if she so much as failed to pay a parking ticket , the full force of the law would be upon her like a ton of bricks . |
| 17 | She used to ask my mother too , endlessly attempting to work upon her soft-heartedness , whenever she so much as had a headache . |
| 18 | She had the feeling he would swallow her whole if she so much as rippled the surface . |
| 19 | If you so much as parked on a yellow line they stuffed a mortgage application under your windscreen wipers . |
| 20 | A gift shop , a snack bar and a petrol station is not exactly a model , thriving Highland community , and the disquieting feeling that these places now exist only to empty the contents of your wallet if you so much as slow down is not a pleasant one . |
| 21 | It does n't frighten you so much as remind you where you are , " explained a young Barnsley miner . |
| 22 | ‘ You are coming home with me now , and if you so much as open that foul mouth of yours , I 'll beat you within an inch of your life . ’ |
| 23 | So if you so much as look like you 're going soft on us I 'm gon na take you apart with my bare hands . |
| 24 | Next day , at the mum-and-toddler group , your gentle , chatty child turns into a little monster : she spitefully destroys another child 's sandcastle , throws a tantrum when she ca n't have the toy she wants , or screams in terror if you so much as walk across the room away from her . |
| 25 | " Adrian , " she said in a level voice that surprised her , " if you so much as lay one finger on me , I swear I 'll tear you to pieces . |
| 26 | If you so much as loosen your seatbelt or drop your ash or pick your nose , then it 's an Alcatraz autopsy with the questions asked later . |
| 27 | There will be no jam on your bread today if you so much as lay a finger — ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If you so much as whisper a word about Dame Agatha to the Lady Maeve , you will regret the day I ever plucked you out of Newgate ! ’ |
| 29 | ‘ If you so much as mention sitting ducks or fish in a barrel , ’ Lambert said acidly , ‘ I 'll kick your teeth in . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ If you so much as lay a single finger on me again , Adam Burns , you 'll hit the deck so fast you wo n't know what 's happened to you ! ’ she swore softly , her tawny eyes gleaming as she gazed unseeing across the room . |