Example sentences of "so long as it was [adv] " in BNC.

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1 At first , this stress on ‘ natural religion ’ , as it was called , did not necessarily mean the abandonment of Christianity as revealed in the Scriptures ; so long as it was not inconsistent with reason , it could be accepted .
2 They were bound by it so long as it was not in conflict with their statutory duty .
3 Now it was again being ruled that the Yugoslavs should be handed over , so long as it was not necessary to use force — but to this a subsequent note now added a very important qualification .
4 Perhaps now Merymose was beginning to share Kenamun 's desire for an arrest at any price , so long as it was soon .
5 Any direction was as good as another — so long as it was away from that thing .
6 Chicken 's feet used to give the lie to my bravura claim to Eat Anything , so long as it was recently dead .
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