Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] so [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's none of my business so long as I do n't have to break any laws . |
| 2 | ‘ Meaning , I can have my say so long as I do what you tell me ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I was personally told he was not concerned about my past so long as I kept up a volume of business , ’ he said . |
| 4 | If anybody is successful in bringing in new work into the office , clearly that reflects in their achievements and their objectives , merely that reflects in their assessment so far as er their managers and are concerned and clearly that will will be reflected in their pay , so that will be the way that er we would normally tackle and that would be the way I I was prepared to tackle it . |
| 5 | By the summer of 1943 the Americans were getting into their stride so far as the war in the Pacific was concerned . |
| 6 | And best of all the pictures that flew through her mind so happily as she jolted onwards was Michael Swinton 's gratitude and delight , how touched he would be that she had thought of him , how she would seem to him like some sort of Christmas spirit , glittering in a thousand jewels , her arms laden with bounty … |
| 7 | Emily swallowed hard , how could she lower her pride so far as to approach the girl she had been so scornful of ? |
| 8 | They had clearly not done their homework so thoroughly as ATP before its coup d'etat over the Men 's Tennis Council in 1989 . |
| 9 | " The Orthodox clergy and Church in the western area " , he said , " will not assume the status appropriate to their rank so long as this same clergy at the very centre of the state remain in their present condition and on their present level " . |
| 10 | ( a ) Parties By RSC Ord 81 , r1 actions may be brought by and against partners in the name of their firm so long as that firm ( whether plaintiff or defendant ) carries on its business within the jurisdiction of the High Court . |
| 11 | Asthma has a great many things in its favour so far as my present purpose is concerned . |
| 12 | Who else in that distinguished gathering of philosophers , psychologists , veterinary professors and ethologists would desert their dignity so far as to imitate an animal ? |
| 13 | The Committee has not , however , shifted its position so far as the crime of incest is concerned . |
| 14 | It is not that she possesses dazzling charm or an especially brilliant intellect , but he enjoys her company so long as he thinks their friendship is platonic . |
| 15 | If they are lost or stolen , you can recover their value so long as you have kept a note of their numbers separately . |
| 16 | Yes , well anybody can come in and trace their family so long as they know that they came from Sussex at some point and they 've got some , something to work on , they 've got some idea of which town or which village they came from . |
| 17 | " From this resolution of the Presbytery Mr Pearson asked to leave the chair , which was granted , to enter his dissent so far as regards Mr Charles McNeill . " |
| 18 | The lord abbot here has been good enough to admit me to his confidence so far as is appropriate , since I was a witness of what happened this morning , but now you have cause to enquire further , as I understand . |
| 19 | It was he who pronounced in open court that a husband was entitled to beat his wife so long as the rod he used was no thicker than his thumb . |
| 20 | On the drive back to London , Quinn was silent as Sam told him the outcome of her trip to Washington and the decision of the White House to let him have his head so long as she went with him . |
| 21 | Did it really matter from whom a bishop had received the lands and symbols of his office so long as he was the representative of Christ to his flock ? |
| 22 | You 've explained your position so far as the earrings go , Peter , and I accept your explanation , though I ca n't say I find it good enough . |