Example sentences of "so [adv] as [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 31 | At first it was men who were not allowed into the house and although this position resulted in a lot of criticism and ridicule , most feminists had some sympathy so long as we did n't seriously advocate separatism for all women . |
| 32 | The merchant had no particular interest in which Great Power established law and order in the regions with which he traded , so long as somebody did . |
| 33 | RICHARD Gere is desperate to have children so long as he does not have to change any nappies . |
| 34 | ‘ Well , so long as he does know about it that 's all that matters . |
| 35 | I can get through all this , she thought , so long as he does n't touch me . |
| 36 | Lord Denning MR said : Every member of the community is entitled to carry on any trade or business he chooses and in such manner as he thinks most desirable in his own interests , so long as he does nothing unlawful : with the consequence that any contract which interferes with the free exercise of his trade or business , by restricting him in the work he may do for others , or the arrangements which he may make with others , is a contract in restraint of trade . |
| 37 | So long as he did so , his leadership was not under challenge . |
| 38 | So long as he did n't carry on about it . |
| 39 | ‘ Just so long as it does n't get in here . ’ |
| 40 | Damp is acceptable so long as the cellar is not in use and so long as it does not rise above the ground floor dpc . |
| 41 | An extra incentive can be useful so long as it does not become a too regular ( relied upon ) habit . |
| 42 | Whatever we honestly desire , imagine and expect — so long as it does not conflict with our thoughts , beliefs and attitudes — will happen . |
| 43 | In Jordan v. Burgoyne Lord Parker C.J. made the point that the expressions ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ are all ‘ very strong words , ’ and Lord Reid in Brutus v. Cozens repeated the warning against too expansive a reading of the section , observing that ‘ vigorous and it may be distasteful or unmannerly speech or behaviour is permitted so long as it does not go beyond any of these limits . ’ |
| 44 | If you cut off your nose and ears before we perform , I shall not complain , so long as it does not mar your ability to dance . ’ |
| 45 | Moreover , the value of each gene can change any amount , so long as it does n't stray into double figures . |
| 46 | Where the plan is subordinate to the verbal description it may be referred to in order to elucidate boundaries , so long as it does not conflict with anything explicit in the verbal description ( Wiggington & Milner v Winster Engineering [ 1978 ] 3 All ER 436 ) . |
| 47 | By and large , Parliament and the judiciary have taken the view that free speech is a very good thing so long as it does not cause trouble . |
| 48 | ‘ So long as it does n't interfere with your work ! ’ he snarled , and , as if he could no longer bear to be in the same room with her , he turned and strode from her sitting-room , through her hall , and out of her flat . |
| 49 | Again and again in the night hours she thought of him , of his aggression and of the barely veiled hint in his parting shot ‘ so long as it does n't interfere with your work ! ’ that for all she had , so far , gone along with everything he had decreed , she could still find herself out of a job if she did n't toe the line . |
| 50 | It 's great — so long as it does n't rain too hard ! |
| 51 | Whatever so long as it does n't matter , do n't worry about it , why you upset ? |
| 52 | We do n't really mind if people get an attack of flu , so long as it does n't kill them , er if you recover then fine , but , and that 's really what the vaccine does , so it 's , it 's , it 's particularly good at actually stopping people dying from , from flu . |
| 53 | Yet all that feeling , all that energy , discharged itself into the void so long as it did not flow down one of the channels that made the great wheels turn — in Edinburgh , in London and Paris . |
| 54 | There could , indeed , be no two opinions as to the right of every one of the great national subdivisions of Europe to dispose of itself , independently of its neighbours in all internal matters , so long as it did not encroach upon the liberty of others . |
| 55 | It matters not how strong the persuasion was , so long as it did not overbear the independence of the patient 's decision . |
| 56 | The calculations I must have performed to decide where the ball was going to be , and to hit it , are staggering , but I managed ( so long as I did not stop to ask how I was doing it ) . |
| 57 | I know that so long as I do n't manage to count up to one hundred before the spasm ceases , I shall live . |
| 58 | ‘ I do n't mind what I do so long as I do n't have too many lines to learn . ’ |
| 59 | That 's none of my business so long as I do n't have to break any laws . |
| 60 | I 'm thinking there might be something wrong with my plan to wait as I close my eyes ( only to rest them ) , but even as I yawn and put my hands into my armpits I think a spot of rest is n't such a bad idea so long as I do n't fall asleep . |