Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [conj] it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Devise your method and then tell your story , which inevitably will make the mystery seem rather better than it has to be , because all locked rooms are variants of a small number of simple devices , most of which are ways of making such rooms unlocked all along . |
| 2 | It will be all right because it 's got to be all right , it 's necessary — without it the world ends . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ It would have to be a very small stone , but I would do so gladly if it binds you to me . ’ |
| 4 | In captivity , a good memory and fear will destroy the horse if it is handled so badly that it becomes permanently anxious . |
| 5 | ‘ God , ’ he muttered against her neck , ‘ you can be the most impossible woman I 've ever met , but I want you so badly that it hurts . ’ |
| 6 | This is called benevolence , more especially so when it takes the broad form of a wish for the happiness of others in general . |
| 7 | Sun Microsystems Inc , as reported ( CI No 2,118 ) has formed a new software subsidiary that is noticeably more distant from itself than its orbiting planets , so much so that it does not even rate a Sun tag . |
| 8 | This was a mood that did not last ; the secular spirit is natural , it is more than ever clear , to modern industrial states — so much so that it invades even the clergy . |
| 9 | These changes show how financial pressures brought about the collapse of the early Roman coinage system ; so much so that it seems that for a time the Roman state had to fight the war on credit given by some of its citizens . |
| 10 | So much so that it has become a saw of pollsters and political commentators that ‘ election campaigns make no difference ’ . |
| 11 | Human language is much more powerful — so much so that it has been suggested that the ability to speak is what really distinguishes people from animals . |
| 12 | It is likely that a structure which was appropriate to an organisation at a particular stage in its development will become less so as it matures . |
| 13 | I think that 's why the play has survived so long because it has this peculiar charm . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ So long as it stays like that . ’ |
| 15 | Furthermore , it appears that electronic exchanges have wider bid-ask spreads , which might be a reflection of inadequate liquidity due to the lack of locals ( although there seems to be no inherent reason why individuals trading on their own account could not use an electronic system so long as it enables the scalping and other arbitrage trading practices typically carried out by locals ) . |
| 16 | So long as it maintains the idea that believers talking to unbelievers are like people explaining to the blind what it is like to see , reason may be tolerated . |
| 17 | Indeed , it is most unlikely that Israel will give up its nuclear capability in the foreseeable future , so long as it foresees a threat to its land from its neighbour . |
| 18 | It is clear then that the DUP will receive the votes of the working-class loyalists so long as it retains an image of being more unionist than the Officials , unless there should be an alternative to the right of the DUP . |
| 19 | ‘ Cheap electricity 's the answer to the first — sod the cost to the environment so long as it keeps down the cost to the consumer . |
| 20 | Well , it 's all Greek to me , but so long as it keeps him happy . ’ |
| 21 | He might feel that any heir , even one who disinherits him , is worth having so long as it keeps the name going . ’ |
| 22 | Run it well , so long as it pleases you . |
| 23 | ‘ Just so long as it does n't get in here . ’ |
| 24 | Damp is acceptable so long as the cellar is not in use and so long as it does not rise above the ground floor dpc . |
| 25 | An extra incentive can be useful so long as it does not become a too regular ( relied upon ) habit . |
| 26 | Whatever we honestly desire , imagine and expect — so long as it does not conflict with our thoughts , beliefs and attitudes — will happen . |
| 27 | In Jordan v. Burgoyne Lord Parker C.J. made the point that the expressions ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ are all ‘ very strong words , ’ and Lord Reid in Brutus v. Cozens repeated the warning against too expansive a reading of the section , observing that ‘ vigorous and it may be distasteful or unmannerly speech or behaviour is permitted so long as it does not go beyond any of these limits . ’ |
| 28 | If you cut off your nose and ears before we perform , I shall not complain , so long as it does not mar your ability to dance . ’ |
| 29 | Moreover , the value of each gene can change any amount , so long as it does n't stray into double figures . |
| 30 | Where the plan is subordinate to the verbal description it may be referred to in order to elucidate boundaries , so long as it does not conflict with anything explicit in the verbal description ( Wiggington & Milner v Winster Engineering [ 1978 ] 3 All ER 436 ) . |