Example sentences of "[verb] so [adj] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then I like the carpenter best — if he did n't eat so many as the walrus . ’ |
| 2 | And in a game nothing matters so much as the spirit in which it is played . |
| 3 | This is where dogs come into their own for they are not hampered so much as the rabbits and the odds are shortened in favour of the dog in every chase . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | In duels of old , it had n't always been the sword going into the lungs that had killed so much as the drawing of it out . |
| 6 | ‘ People will not remember me for the amount of money I have accumulated so much as the titles I have won . |
| 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 . |