Example sentences of "[indef pn] [be] so [adj] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | In any case , all of these uses evoke the speaker 's view of the possibility of someone being so audacious as to perform the event denoted by the infinitive , and all imply a negative prejudice against such a thing being possible . |
| 2 | You see , my dear , we had a little difficulty over which should adorn the top of the tree , the star of Bethlehem which is of course the only proper thing as well as being the only thing countenanced by the Rector , or an immensely glittering and unsuitable fairy doll someone was so ill-judged as to give to Helen . |
| 3 | ‘ May one be so inquisitive as to enquire what that is ? ’ |
| 4 | It rises with the tide , only no one 's so daft as to stay and see how high . |
| 5 | How can anyone be so arrogant as to talk about this Creature , this Thing , as if they knew It , as if they had just had a letter from It or had chatted to It over the phone , when the It can not be conceived , understood , described , or even proved to exist . |
| 6 | Personal virtue , he went on , was indispensable , for " nothing is so dangerous as intelligence when it is guided by a corrupt heart " . |
| 7 | Nothing is so bad as having to imagine . ’ |
| 8 | The use of prose for mockery in Much Ado about Nothing is so widespread as to make illustration superfluous . |