Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [adv] as they [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE gulf between the Prince and Princess of Wales looked wider than ever yesterday as they spent Remembrance Sunday 6,000 miles apart . |
| 2 | Most commonly young women entered , and so long as they remained unmarried , stayed in domestic service . |
| 3 | Employers complained of such traits as often and as vehemently as they complained of " riotous and unlawful combination " . |
| 4 | We took four years to do it , partly so people would get accustomed to the idea , and it was fantastic that during those four years people worked at least as hard and as well as they had in the previous four . |
| 5 | The drugs that depressed the immune system were stopped , and as quickly as they had grown , the masses in the lungs began to disappear . |
| 6 | Paul Richardson was the first person they 'd met on the island who was prepared to work as long and as hard as they did . |
| 7 | Most were allowed to stay out till 11.30 during the week and as late as they liked at weekends . |
| 8 | From a dark corner of the stairs we admired the ladies as they went up to their rooms , and then again as they descended to dinner in their elegant evening dresses . |
| 9 | ‘ Leeds City could not be suspended as a club — we had no power to do that ; but so long as they refused to give up those vital papers , we could have no way out save by expelling them . |
| 10 | Of course , the holders of irredeemable stock were not obliged to exchange it for South Sea stock , but as fast as they did so the company would issue an equal amount of its stock . |
| 11 | It was to be the stumbling block ; for if the Emperor abandoned the Clauses he would antagonize Britain , while so long as they remained , Russia would not respond to his requests for an alliance . |
| 12 | Now , she decided , if ever she had that kind of money , she would first ensure that her family would never again , for as long as they lived , be in need . |