Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] as [verb] them " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is no agreement on the way these costs should be calculated and estimates vary so widely as to make them practically meaningless . |
| 2 | There are those critics of the polytechnics who regard this as a most unfortunate development and would go so far as to castigate them for betraying their primary purpose , which they see as providing for the communities in which they are located , something which of necessity can only be done primarily through part-time provision . |
| 3 | Leech was examined on 18th August 1669 to see if he was able " to instruct the youth so far as to fit them for the universities " by a panel composed of Dr. Slater , Mr. Watson ( Schoolmaster of Sutton 's Hospital ) , Mr. Holmes ( Schoolmaster of Christ 's Hospital ) , and Mr. Crumland ( a master from St. Paul 's ) . |
| 4 | For her own part , Theodora could n't really see Amy , small and frail as she was , physically assaulting anyone , not so as to kill them . |
| 5 | I saw some people from school and turned my head away so as to avoid them . |
| 6 | Typically , teen magazines like Smash Hits , were soon on the case and presented them as a ‘ new ’ band , although none went as far as dubbing them the customary , overnight success . |
| 7 | Children like to listen to stories as well as read them , and so selected titles from each level are also available on cassette . |
| 8 | Decision-makers in crises take trouble in analysing how their words and actions will be interpreted by others , sometimes so as to avoid misinterpretations , sometimes so as to create them . |