Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] so [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ None of the calls have hit me between the eyes so far as the vital piece of information , but I 'm still hopeful that what we need may be in there , ’ he said . |
| 2 | About 300 metres of each , I 've torn to make the covers so far but I 'm still doing it because each one has to be the right size and colour-coded by room . |
| 3 | The intention is thus to narrow the matters in dispute between the parties so far as possible and , in theory at least , to give both parties advance notice of what the other case is . |
| 4 | On March 26 , 1952 , they signed the agreement now sued upon which has three clauses : ‘ ( 1 ) the husband will pay to the wife for her support and maintenance a weekly sum of One Pound Ten Shillings to be paid every four weeks during the joint lives of the parties so long as the wife shall lead a chaste life the first payment hereunder to be made on the Fifteenth day of April 1952. ( 2 ) The wife will out of the said weekly sum or otherwise support and maintain herself and will indemnify the husband against all debts to be incurred by her and will not in any way at any time hereafter pledge the husband 's credit . |
| 5 | They have played the roles so often that the women must be part of their lives . |
| 6 | ( b ) On the other hand the courts will not carry a literal construction of the articles so far as to defeat their obvious purpose . |
| 7 | This makes little difference to the behaviour of the companies so far as the production of policies and their conduct of business are concerned , but it does impose further constraints on the marketing of what are now clearly seen as forms of saving . |
| 8 | The volumes , bound in green leather and tooled in gold , were identical in size and fitted the bookshelves so precisely that the effect was more of an artist 's trompe-l'oeil than of a working library . |
| 9 | At other times Fagin would tell them all about robberies he had committed in his younger days , telling the stories so well and putting in so many funny details that Oliver could not stop laughing , even though he knew it was wrong . |
| 10 | Enkidu now dreamt that they had offended the gods so deeply that one of them must die , and he promptly declined into a fatal illness . |
| 11 | The publication of a statement of compliance with the code , reviewed by the auditors so far as compliance can be objectively verified , is to be made a listing requirement by the Stock Exchange . |
| 12 | one wonders … whether the suggestions so originally and persuasively outlined here are capable of being worked out in detail by one man . |
| 13 | Night Goblins hate their old rivals the Dwarfs so intensely that they will often fight to the death rather than run away . |
| 14 | Now what were the limits so far as the Vietnam war was concerned ? |
| 15 | Now what were the limits so far as the Vietnam war was concerned ? |
| 16 | Just for the hell of it last night I thought I ‘ d go through the scores so far and pick the best possible legal team . |
| 17 | Article 20 of the Brussels Convention provides that where a defendant domiciled in one Contracting State is sued in a court of another Contracting State the court shall stay the proceedings so long as it is not shown that the defendant has been able to receive the document instituting the proceedings or an equivalent document in sufficient time to enable him to arrange for his defence , or that all necessary steps have been taken to this end . |
| 18 | What the local authority wished to do under the interim care order was assess the mother with these children and protect the children so far as the father was concerned . |
| 19 | Do you mean to tell me that you never see any case of obstruction , street shouting , begging , carts and cycles with no lights , no offences against the motor car laws , or in other words , that everybody — men , women , and children — know the laws so well that they can avoid the many pit-falls ? |
| 20 | With this purchase came the inevitable decision to ‘ get rid of the horses so long as a comfortable place could be found ’ . |
| 21 | Erm there 's the legendary Doctor Keat of Eton who er was was erm legendary precisely because he beat the boys so often and so vigorously . |
| 22 | As has been previously noted he gave much attention to the unique colour of the Cumbrian mountains and this he combined with the sunlight and shadows falling on the hills so skilfully that it is possible for an observer with local knowledge , to tell the warmth of the sun or the time of day.Just as the mountains give colour to the lakes , so in turn do they reflect the colours of the sky . |
| 23 | Charity gave a squeak like a startled sparrow , and dropped the binoculars so swiftly that the weight jerked uncomfortably on her neck . |
| 24 | The facts so far as relevant are not in dispute , the judge having rejected the evidence of the former landlord , the plaintiff , Mr. Haniff , and accepted the evidence of the former tenant , the defendant , Miss Susan Robinson . |
| 25 | Why did the peasants fear the cadres so terribly if they were representatives of ou great Communist Party ? … |