Example sentences of "never so [adj] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we are to take this speech as accurate reportage within the conventions of deathbed narratives , is there not something a little remarkable in Leapor 's assuring her friend and patron that she has always loved her father , though never so much as now , when she is dying ? |
| 2 | As the train leaves , with an unnatural casualness they will separate with never so much as a pressure of the hand ; others there are who , oblivious of the world around them , stand gazing into each other 's eyes , spending their last few moments clasped in each other 's arms — matching a succession of last kisses — to separate with a look of bewildered agony on their faces . |
| 3 | I stood leaning on the staff , grinning and throwing an arm in the air as he approached , but he and his companion never so much as looked as they sped back to Adrar . |
| 4 | I do n't anyway , would n't care if I never so much as sniffed it again . |
| 5 | She 'd never so much as set foot in a rowing boat ! |
| 6 | And now , even if you 've never so much as threaded a needle before , you can create beautiful items with the help of the new generation of computerised sewing machines from New Home . |
| 7 | Such a vision had never so much as crossed her mind . |
| 8 | He was invariably escorted by the SS Security Officer , and while the Nazi ogled her , the Dane never so much as looked her way . |
| 9 | In this cake-and-eat-it arrangement , no one possessor could sell off the estate , yet in Johnson 's view , the landowner should have enough over and above the inheritance to bargain with , should he need to raise cash by sale or mortgage , but never so much as to disinherit his succeeding generations . |
| 10 | Never so much as mentioned it . |
| 11 | She occasionally did style her hair that way and , since she had never so much as dreamt of meeting Ven when she 'd purchased her black dress , no one could suggest that she had bought it with him in mind . |
| 12 | By contrast equatorial forests lack extreme seasonal variation ; where productivity varies little during the year the resource fluctuations are never so great as in savannah or temperate regions . |
| 13 | The Gods are never so dangerous as when they wake from sleep . |
| 14 | He replied , ‘ the unity of the masses with the party was never so strong as now . |
| 15 | He comforted himself with the saying of Uncle Jan — ‘ the devil is never so black as he is painted ’ — and dreamed of what he might accomplish in the company of such a woman , in collaboration with her soft femaleness . |
| 16 | Although in Mesopotamia kingship was never so important as in Egypt , its function was the maintenance of harmony between earth and heaven . |
| 17 | As the peace of mind of all patients is important , but never so important as in pneumonia , the compromise was essential . ’ |
| 18 | And a cuppa is never so welcome as at a rest stop en route . |
| 19 | Oh , yes , revenge is never so sweet as when it 's deserved . |
| 20 | However , during this period a rate of growth was achieved that was good by the standards of the mid-1970s , full employment was maintained , and inflation , while ever present , was never so high as to cause alarm . |
| 21 | Her Edmund ( who lives in Rome ) is more distinguished than I could ever be , and she was never so humble as her Emily . |
| 22 | ‘ Alone in a crowd ’ is never so intense as at the movies , and never so open to sudden dislocation . |