Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] so as " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the one hand , Jaq must seem capable of irony and flexible tolerance — perhaps only so as to spring a trap . |
| 2 | Trumpets wailed , acrobats somersaulted , torn beasts died ; some bejewelled ladies blew kisses , perhaps only so as to kindle the jealousy of rival ladies or of their own lords . |
| 3 | These categories reveal an intricate relationship between social rank and economic standing , so much so as to invite the conclusion that by this date , if not much earlier , it had come to be acknowledged that status was a function of source and level of income , subject to the proviso that land took precedence over personal property . |
| 4 | This follows the ethic pursued in the conversion of similarly old city-centre premises in New York of leaving exteriors more or less alone so as not to attract attention . |
| 5 | On nearby Beinn an Lochain , a route called the Frog does n't stir the same dread , perhaps reasonably so as it is a II/III crossing Toad , and put up by Tom Redfern and Klaus Schwartz . |
| 6 | Traditionally , organisations are constructed pyramidally , with a hierarchy most powerful at the top and progressively less so as the pyramid spreads downwards . |
| 7 | When he came he had to pull away quickly so as not to spill a drop of his bodily fluids , like the instructions on the box of condoms said . |
| 8 | Loathsome as he now is , he becomes still more so as he hypocritically professes to Cornwall his filial embarrassment : ‘ How , my lord , I may be censured , that nature thus gives way to loyalty , something fears me to think of … . |
| 9 | For example , a coastline is a curve whose length ( between any two points ) increases when measured more accurately so as to include its ever-finer convolutions round bays , headlands , cliffs , boulders rocks , pebbles , etc , and on any reasonably simple model the length is infinite . |
| 10 | This consisted of an index ( with a score of 75 or below ) which combined relative per capita income and relative unemployment levels , and was an attempt to redefine the assisted areas more narrowly so as to direct funds to those areas most in need . |
| 11 | However , by the simple mathematical device of plotting reciprocals it was possible to extend or extrapolate the size-strength curve fairly reliably so as to ascertain the strength of a fibre of negligible thickness . |
| 12 | It shone through , not only by the dedication she demonstrated to earn her outstanding successes internationally in both lawn tennis and golf but — in a way — even more so as she faced up the cruel two-year reality of fighting a terminal illness until her recent death at the age of 45 . |
| 13 | Hypnosis is akin to being in love in that the same sapping of the subject 's initiative takes place , even more so as there is no possibility of sexual satisfaction , which exists as a possibility even in unrequited love relationships . |
| 14 | For their part , trade unions mostly ignored community-based groups as irrelevant , self-appointed and ephemeral ; they seemed unaware that they were becoming increasingly remote from the people who belonged to them , especially to women ( as members , and even more so as unwaged workers ) . |
| 15 | Even more so as it caught me with a mouthful of pancake and hot sauced prawns . |
| 16 | Athelstan felt pleased , even more so as the great frost had been broken by this sudden bright snap as if Christ himself wanted the weather to improve for his great feast day . |
| 17 | But yes , the trend is the same as the national one , there is an increase in arson , possibly that 's also influenced by the fact that we 're better at detecting arson and we 're becoming increasingly more so as the years go by , and calls that would have been recorded as unknown in the past , would now be recorded as this . |
| 18 | As Jaq questioned Meh'Lindi yet again so as to compare her impressions with his , a sickening realization about the probable nature of the hydra dawned on him . |
| 19 | Sam 's porridge bowl was fuller than usual — Ma Bombie 's hand being even more unsteady than normal — so he was walking very slowly so as not to spill any . |
| 20 | They were grand boys and so courageous … maybe too much so as it turned out . |
| 21 | But , when out in open ground , as Duncan was , the occupant had to lie absolutely still so as to avoid being seen . |
| 22 | Add mustard sauce , season and bring to the boil very quickly so as not to overcook meat . |
| 23 | Having made a decision on travel as their retirement hobby , they may have to live very modestly so as to finance their trips overseas . |
| 24 | Erm there are , however , and a number of other valid objections erm if I just mention them very briefly so as to save time . |
| 25 | Any trimming should be done in mid-spring , very lightly so as not to cut into growth older than that produced the previous year . |