Example sentences of "[verb] so [adv] as [pers pn] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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1 | His insecurity will persist so long as he bottles up change , no matter how well his ruling party behaves . |
2 | In Jordan v. Burgoyne Lord Parker C.J. made the point that the expressions ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ are all ‘ very strong words , ’ and Lord Reid in Brutus v. Cozens repeated the warning against too expansive a reading of the section , observing that ‘ vigorous and it may be distasteful or unmannerly speech or behaviour is permitted so long as it does not go beyond any of these limits . ’ |
3 | He can continue to shoot so long as he keeps hitting , up to a maximum of 6 shots per turn . |
4 | ‘ No man practises so well as he writes . |
5 | British law in this area is roughly based on the liberal precept that immorality may only be tolerated so long as it remains a wholly private matter . |
6 | Yet this very claim for monarchy implies a limitation : the irrational and reverential institution is to be tolerated so long as it serves its function . |
7 | He might feel that any heir , even one who disinherits him , is worth having so long as it keeps the name going . ’ |