Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] so [adv] as " in BNC.
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1 | But must we go so far as to say that the USSR will not resort to force unless she is certain to get away with it ? |
2 | Let them hate so long as they fear . |
3 | Since so many of us had made love to either O or to Boy we felt that by comparing notes we knew a great deal about how they behaved when making love , and so when we saw them reappear so obviously as lovers we were pleased to see that our predictions had been correct . |
4 | If the language is slang , what does it matter so long as the preachers are radiant with the experience they speak of , and live in the midst of the same social situation , with all its problems and difficulties , as the listeners ? |
5 | Should it fail so spectacularly as to break up , the ‘ specialist in unpaid work ’ is left with depleted earning power . |