Example sentences of "[to-vb] so [adj] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | I entreat you both That , being of so young days brought up with him And sith so neighboured to his youth and haviour That you vouchsafe your rest here in our court Some little time , so by your companies To draw him on to pleasures , and to gather So much as from occasion you may glean , Whether aught to us unknown afflicts him thus , That opened lies within our remedy . |
| 2 | Ali returns to the kitchen , still barefoot from his prayers , moving so quietly I ca n't help but believe he 's trying not to disturb so much as the dust beneath his feet . |
| 3 | To this end it can be quite a good idea to sit down and make a list of all the social activities you would like to enjoy if you were free to do so -such as visiting and entertaining friends , going to the theatre , cinema , concerts , evening classes , study groups , church activities and special interest clubs , as well as the occasional holiday . |
| 4 | They 're lucky to get so much as a mouthful . |
| 5 | The attack on a dichotomy of form and content has been persistent in modern criticism ; to change so much as a word , the argument runs , is to change the meaning as well . |
| 6 | Sometimes she had the oddest feeling that she would have been able to confide in Paul , to pour out to him the whole bloody silly story without causing him to bat so much as an eyelid . |
| 7 | Marc took a step forward as if about to restrain his younger brother by sheer force , but again Sarella stepped between them , hands outstretched , grasping Peter by the arm , though she was careful not to touch so much as the edge of Marc 's sleeve . |
| 8 | This process will continue until a price level is reached which is so low as to make so high as to ensure that the effective labour demand function eventually coincides with the notional labour demand function . |
| 9 | Its basis is the naturally occurring substance uranium , an element which under certain circumstances can be made to become so unstable as to produce an explosive force . |