Example sentences of "so long as [pron] [was/were] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the United States , the Library of Congress has been classifying and cataloguing audio-visual materials for many years , so long as they were deposited at the Library for copyright purposes . |
| 2 | Children , after all , he thought , looking at Abigail , were happy wherever they were , so long as they were loved … |
| 3 | And so long as they were eating out … |
| 4 | Apart from the implications of this for prayers and strategy , it was a comforting thought — so long as one was winning . |
| 5 | But Fritz was n't too perturbed what his rooms were used for — so long as he was paid , and many factions and organizations , both political and criminal , operating in London used the Warehouse Hotel , as it was called , for their meetings . |
| 6 | But he said , thoughtfully , that he believed the Robemaker would weave anything so long as he was paid sufficiently highly . |
| 7 | But — so long as it was made clear that this was a genuine option , and entirely voluntary — we are in favour of lenders in this country at least recommending insurance and pointing out its advantages . |
| 8 | The commodity might have been hides , jade , tobacco , salt or precious metals , so long as it was accepted as a means of discharging obligations . |
| 9 | He agreed to do homage so long as it was spelt out that Aquitaine should belong to him and his heirs for ever . |
| 10 | So long as I was looking for someone who might want to murder Michael Banks , I was getting nowhere . |
| 11 | Bread never went mouldy in Algeria , which meant that so long as I was prepared for a good chew , I could always buy enough to last to the next village . |
| 12 | No harm in picking up the extra dough , so long as I was doing my client 's work at the same time . ’ |
| 13 | In other words , FTC would be quite happy to share coverage of the game with the BBC and ITV , so long as there was give and take . |