Example sentences of "[adj] so [adv] [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 This is fine so far as it goes , but even Marxist approaches have not always taken things as far as they should go .
2 An extra incentive can be useful so long as it does not become a too regular ( relied upon ) habit .
3 The actual nature of the game is not important so long as it focuses your attention effectively , distracting you from your negative thoughts or your symptoms .
4 The judge erred in law in holding that in mortgage proceedings if a mortgagee failed to seek an order for costs then the mortgagor could apply for the costs to be taxed on an appropriate basis ; if no order was made the mortgagor could require that the costs of the mortgage proceedings be referred by the master taking the account to the taxing master for taxation pursuant to R.S.C. , Ord. 62 , r. 24 ; ( 3 ) that a provision in the mortgage deed providing expressly or by implication the basis on which costs were to be taxed was not then binding on the court and the judge also erred when he held that in mortgage proceedings a provision entitling the mortgagee to an indemnity against all costs , charges and expenses was void so far as it purports to exclude the jurisdiction of the court under section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 .
5 ‘ Heightened expectation on the part of supporters is understandable and tolerable so long as it comes with a sense of realism .
6 It need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms — — information which will be of great value later .
7 But at least it pays no rent and in practice it is secure so long as it farms the land and avoids bankruptcy .
8 An image is a pictorial understanding of a kind which is true so far as it goes , but which falls short of full rational clarity , and must eventually be superseded by a concept .
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