Example sentences of "[verb] as long as possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | To Branson 's irritation , McLaren prevaricated as long as possible , affecting the disinterest of an ingénue being courted by a philanderer . |
| 2 | In other words , wait as long as possible before you and your men take over . |
| 3 | — as soon as you are drilling basic questions , use them to keep a given conversation item going as long as possible . |
| 4 | I 'm taking steps to make sure that I last as long as possible . |
| 5 | Middlemass had finished The Times crossword by quarter to ten and had made the rest of the paper last as long as possible . |
| 6 | The concern of the wealthy landowner was to continue as long as possible the wealth and social status of the family . |
| 7 | But , despite her hunger , she took as long as possible over the simple meal , desperately trying to stave off the moment when they would have nothing to do except talk or sleep . |
| 8 | The governing body insists leagues will start next September , but it wants to delay as long as possible any decision about what to do with the Merit teams . |
| 9 | Hence the social positions of the university 's new class that Bourdieu describes in Homo Academicus are ‘ ill defined ’ and have their ‘ future surrounded with an aura of indeterminacy and vagueness ’ which ‘ allows students to perpetuate as long as possible … an indeterminacy of social identity ’ . |
| 10 | Rachel wants to make sure her DHSS chit is acceptable and her luggage is still there , and I 'm wondering where we can go this evening to find something to eat , and to spend as long as possible outside that cubicle . |
| 11 | She will continue as long as possible playing doubles , saying : ‘ I 'll hang in there for as long as I can . ’ |
| 12 | While consumer demand is for ‘ natural ’ and ‘ additive-free ’ products , manufacturers have to seek out ways of making food last as long as possible , so irradiation is being promoted as a more viable alternative for prolonging shelf life in the future . |
| 13 | Accept one and make it last as long as possible . |
| 14 | Those who were still fortunate enough to own a pair of silk stockings were given tips on how to make them last as long as possible . |
| 15 | For him these first moments of meeting each day were so exciting an elixir that he always tried to make them last as long as possible , and the sight of her in full flight on her bicycle never failed to set his blood tingling . |
| 16 | I 'm I 'm interested in making this job last as long as possible but I do n't think I want to go to retirement . |
| 17 | ‘ In no way is it a finishing line , ’ said Hugh , who intends to continue working as long as possible . |
| 18 | Finally , by postponing sexual maturity by the same token , neotenous trends in human evolution ensured that young males stayed as long as possible under the protection of the parental group before being ejected and having to begin to fend for themselves . |