Example sentences of "[conj] so [adv] as [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The agreement recited that John had left all his estate to his executors by his will but that , shortly before his death , he had declared in the presence of several witnesses that he wished his widow to have the cottage for her life or so long as she continued a widow ; and that , though this wish was never put into writing , the executors were convinced that it was his desire and were willing and desirous that it should be put into effect . |
| 2 | So long as a group formation persists , or so far as it extends , individuals in the group behave as though they were uniform , tolerate peculiarities of its members , equate themselves with them , and have no feeling of aversion towards them . |
| 3 | No , I 'm sure that they that so long as they pass the audition they are always welcome . |
| 4 | President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine denied Tory MPs were looking for a new leader , saying : ‘ We know that so long as we keep our nerve and pursue policies that are important we can come through . |
| 5 | His position could be summed up as saying that so long as it has not been established beyond doubt that God does not exist , we should believe in God . |
| 6 | His head was cut off , buried on Tower Hill facing France in the belief that so long as it remained there , Britain would be safe from invasion . |
| 7 | I know that so long as I do n't manage to count up to one hundred before the spasm ceases , I shall live . |
| 8 | The scent of human food was very strong in the Gruncher 's nostrils , and he must have been thinking that so long as he kept going flat out , he would catch his meal in the end . |
| 9 | A gentleman of the faculty in the neighbourhood , hearing of the circumstance , and finding it so well authenticated , immediately made him an offer of ten guineas for the dog , which the grateful farmer refused , exultingly adding that so long as he had a bone in his meat , or a crust to his bread , he would divide it with the faithful friend who had preserved his life : arid this he did in a perfect conviction that the warmth of the dog , in covering the most vital part , had continued the circulation arid prevented a total stagnation of the blood by the frigidity of the elements . " |
| 10 | Some might worry that he is allowing the Californians to influence him too much , but I ca n't help feeling that so long as he manages to stay on his horse he remains the best sort of Englishman aborad . |
| 11 | He believed that so long as he remained in the Government the Press attacks would continue and that his supposedly malevolent influence would be blamed for every failure . |
| 12 | She did n't mind about that so long as she got a lovely little grave like Mrs Hollidaye 's baby daughter . |
| 13 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |
| 14 | I think that so far as we 've got . |
| 15 | ( 4 ) A covenant by the lessee for the repair of the premises is of no effect so far as it relates to the matters mentioned in subsection ( l ) ( a ) to ( c ) , except so far as it imposes on the lessee any of the requirements mentioned in subsection ( 2 ) ( a ) or ( c ) . |
| 16 | At the end of the last war he found himself some French creature and went to live with her , and so far as we know , he 's still in France . ’ |
| 17 | And so long as they pass them through Rannoch to the west if need be . |
| 18 | Most commonly young women entered , and so long as they remained unmarried , stayed in domestic service . |
| 19 | By contrast the larger class-D animals , living on grasslands where rainfall varies , are less selective and so long as they do not crop the grass too close many animals can cover the same foraging area in a short time . |
| 20 | So long as the House was not bound by strict party ties and so long as it had control of the major part of its own timetable , the general task of commenting on and questioning government policy was relatively simple . |
| 21 | Damp is acceptable so long as the cellar is not in use and so long as it does not rise above the ground floor dpc . |
| 22 | The Government has stated that , as well as continuing cover on non-vested markets for NCM , it will provide reinsurance for those contracts which are deemed to be in the ‘ national interest ’ for as long as the Government considers its existence essential to meet the reasonable needs of exporters and so long as it performs satisfactorily as a trading facility . |
| 23 | Anyone who gives him a flak jacket ( that is , consent ) may take it back , but the doctor only needs one and so long as he continues to have one he has the legal right to proceed . |
| 24 | ‘ Subject to this Part of this Act — ( a ) after the termination of a protected tenancy of a dwelling-house the person who , immediately before that termination , was the protected tenant of the dwelling-house shall , if and so long as he occupies the dwelling-house as his residence , be the statutory tenant of it ; … |
| 25 | Hers was not a demanding character , and so long as she felt some evidence of a man 's care ( which living in Charles ' room would give her ) she would not need more . |
| 26 | As she raised a hand to wipe them away she noticed how deeply the dirt had eaten into her fingernails , so that they were not , and so long as she worked never would be , pink and sweet and shell-like . |
| 27 | ‘ How you feel is how you feel and how you climax is how you climax , and so long as you let a man know those things , there should n't be a problem , ’ David said . |
| 28 | After the birth , intercourse can begin again as soon as you feel ready and so long as you do n't feel any discomfort . |
| 29 | She smiled , ‘ Do n't forget now , you 're my cousin from Neath come to help with the business , you 're big like my dad , could easily be his nephew and so long as you do n't open your mouth , it should be all right . ’ |
| 30 | I should wish you were brought home in wine rather than to come in so sober and so late as you do . |