Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] so long " in BNC.
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| 1 | Support can be coerced for only so long , after which an acceptable degree of legitimacy must be developed in some form . |
| 2 | You can concentrate on two things for only so long as changing positions to help the photographer and holding the adult shearwater proved . |
| 3 | The essence of what Mr Hussain said was that following the marriage he would remain in England on a settled basis as a married man for just so long as his wife dictated . |
| 4 | Not necessarily , since both teachers and researchers will ultimately use readability formulae for just so long as they find them of some value . |
| 5 | Why not go along with Luke 's expansive mood for just so long as it took to finish her drink ? |
| 6 | She had no idea she 'd been in there so long . |
| 7 | Tolerance of strangers may be morally right however threatened one feels , at least so long as the strangers respect the laws and customs of the country they have settled in . |