Example sentences of "[adj] so [adv] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said , not caring a damn so long as she was here . |
| 2 | Hailing each other , they found that they had come to the same conclusion : that so far as they could tell , in the gloom and confusion , the night was theirs , the camp completely broken up , the enemy scattered and leaderless and unlikely to rally now . |
| 3 | The hon. Gentleman will have read and re-read circular 7/91 which contains the exceptions policy , allowing homes to be provided on sites not normally designated as residential so long as they are aimed at local people . |
| 4 | Footnotes in plenty have been added to Dodd , but his pattern remains a fair summary of the early preaching so far as we can reconstruct it . |
| 5 | ‘ Revenue and costs are accrued ( that is , recognised as they are earned or incurred , not as money is received or paid ) , matched with one another so far as their relationship can be established or justifiably assumed , and dealt with in the profit and loss account of the period to which they relate ; provided that where the accruals concept is inconsistent with the prudence concept , the latter prevails . ’ |
| 6 | With less children , a woman can feel at peace , she does n't get old so quickly as she has n't got so much work . |
| 7 | This is probably acceptable so long as we restrict ourselves to a single group , like mammals , but there is some dissent when people seek to extrapolate mechanisms from non-vertebrate species , like molluscs , to the mammalian brain ( e.g. Hawkins and Kandel 1984 ) . |
| 8 | This may seem perfectly acceptable so long as we are convinced of the absolute rightness of these standards ; but the question must arise whether there is any point in seeking for single comprehensive definitions of such categories as poetry , literature , art , etc. , or whether it is not better to regard the definitions that may be devised as applicable only to certain kinds of literature or certain aspects of texts . |
| 9 | It is important that this potentially very valuable approach safeguards itself so far as possible against misinterpretation : in particular , that the content of religious belief does not really matter , that knowledge of religious tradition is unimportant , and that any opinions and beliefs are acceptable so long as they are sincerely held . |
| 10 | But the room was warm , brightly lit and by no means uncomfortable so long as you kept your eyes away from the map-like stains on the rancid blue walls or the cigarette ends and other scraps on the floor . |
| 11 | Court reports in newspapers and on radio and television are absolutely privileged under s3 of the Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 so long as they are fair and accurate , and are published as soon as is reasonably practicable , having regard to the schedules of the newspaper or broadcasting organisation . |
| 12 | ‘ It might have been a dozen so far as your conduct of the operations is concerned , ’ said one of Joyce 's companions . |
| 13 | This is fine so far as it goes , but even Marxist approaches have not always taken things as far as they should go . |
| 14 | This is fine so long as we recognize how little we genuinely know about education , and how cautious therefore must be the -claims that we are able to make . |
| 15 | This will be fine so long as I obey the ‘ point cam moving rule ’ while doing this and for every move thereafter . |
| 16 | Paula is a perfectionist and everything is fine so long as there are no snags . |
| 17 | Particularly when Granny lives in Nairobi , the shades are spattered with Milpar , you have n't bought a bottle of wine since you opened your Mothercare account , the backless negligee is fine so long as you do n't roll over and reveal the stretch marks on what used to be your breasts , and you feel about as compelled to have sex as you feel compelled to have gangrene . |
| 18 | Then , holding everything else constant so far as we can , we form a judgement about what will most probably happen . |
| 19 | Any gift or campaign contribution is legal so long as it is reported . |
| 20 | Anselm was concerned with all these aspects of primacy from the very beginning , and he held on tenaciously to them all so long as he lived . |
| 21 | I only have to take a moment to get my eyes strong and then I can push it out , this strongness , at anything at all so long as I am staring at it hard enough … |
| 22 | He could make concessions to his allies and all would be well so long as they did not come into conflict with one another . |
| 23 | In sum , it is probably time to overcome the politics of standardization — ‘ standards are good so long as you adopt mine ’ . |
| 24 | But his risk is slight so long as he promptly obtains registration of the transfer . |
| 25 | An extra incentive can be useful so long as it does not become a too regular ( relied upon ) habit . |
| 26 | The actual nature of the game is not important so long as it focuses your attention effectively , distracting you from your negative thoughts or your symptoms . |
| 27 | The catapult ought to be safe so long as nobody knew its name . |
| 28 | He knew he was safe so long as he remained in the kitchen . |
| 29 | Any of these conditions is pleasurable so long as there is a good likelihood of satisfaction in reasonably short order . |
| 30 | The judge erred in law in holding that in mortgage proceedings if a mortgagee failed to seek an order for costs then the mortgagor could apply for the costs to be taxed on an appropriate basis ; if no order was made the mortgagor could require that the costs of the mortgage proceedings be referred by the master taking the account to the taxing master for taxation pursuant to R.S.C. , Ord. 62 , r. 24 ; ( 3 ) that a provision in the mortgage deed providing expressly or by implication the basis on which costs were to be taxed was not then binding on the court and the judge also erred when he held that in mortgage proceedings a provision entitling the mortgagee to an indemnity against all costs , charges and expenses was void so far as it purports to exclude the jurisdiction of the court under section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 . |