Example sentences of "[vb infin] so [adj] as [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't you dare so much as lay a finger on me . ’ |
| 2 | Indeed , the cross-equation restrictions may become so complicated as to make computation of the restricted model difficult or impossible in practice . |
| 3 | Sometimes disagreement , in spite of attempts to conceal it , will become so public as to prejudice a party 's hopes of electoral success . |
| 4 | The skilled reader does not guess so much as eliminate alternatives by the most efficient route . |
| 5 | In Ernest and Elizabeth 's awful old kitchen , which had last had a re-fit in 1926 and in which Cecilia herself would not have so much as peeled a potato , though nothing would have made her say so , Tina was baking a birthday cake for Bienvida . |
| 6 | He was quite outrageous and she knew she should not have so much as smiled , but she found herself laughing with him . |
| 7 | It was this fact which led Lord Lyons to comment that the government did not lead so much as follow when it came to the last stages of the crisis . |
| 8 | No , I am afraid , Lord Mayor , that the Conservative Group would not stoop so low as to exploit disability for mere political advantage . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , no , ’ Luce whispered , unwilling to believe that anyone could stoop so low as to steal a ring from a dead woman 's finger . |
| 10 | She cried : ‘ My heart Burns to think that the mayor could stoop so low as to try Robin or Fleece-ing us like this . ’ |
| 11 | The Naked Lunch does not end so much as tail off entropically into verbal fragments . |
| 12 | The matron moved towards Elinor 's bed on legs that seemed to be joined to her feet without ankles : she did not walk so much as stomp . |
| 13 | All things considered , however , the film does n't exactly fly so much as hope from one gag to the next , relying on the awe of Brando and affection for the Kellog character to carry it over the many black spots . |
| 14 | All things considered , however , the film does n't exactly fly so much as hope from one gag to the next , relying on the awe of Brando and affection for the Kellog character to carry it over the many black spots . |