Example sentences of "so [adv] as that [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He thought for a moment before adding dryly , ‘ So long as that 's all right with you , Adjudicator ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ So long as that 's understood , ’ said the imp , and shut the door . |
| 3 | Such pessimistic Conclusions are rejected by pluralist writers , who believe that the political system can be used to bring about any change in society so long as that is what the majority of people desire . |
| 4 | He would be well advised to insist on a written indemnity in that respect to cover both intentional and accidental holding out , and , as regards the latter , to cover his accidentally holding himself out as a partner so long as that is done in the course of carrying out his duties for and in the interests of the firm . |
| 5 | So soon as that is appreciated the force of the suggested analogy falls away . |
| 6 | First , we may think of the traditional or even oldfashioned type of man with tangible material things which belong to him — land and houses , horses and cattle , furniture and jewellery and pictures — things which he may use or destroy ( so far as that is physically possible ) ; from which he may exclude others ; which he may sell or give away or bequeath ; which , if he has made no disposition of them , will pass on his death to persons related to him . |
| 7 | The ‘ market egalitarianism ’ argument embodies the idea that all individuals in the market should be placed on an equal footing , in so far as that is possible . |
| 8 | The primary purpose was to reduce the costly time spent on oral argument in so far as that was not necessary for the proper determination fo the appeal . |
| 9 | ‘ In the first half I thought we played some great stuff , but football is all about what happens in front of goal and we were disappointing so far as that was concerned . ’ |