Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] long as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doubt about its legality was finally resolved by section 310 of the Companies 1989 Act which said companies may protect their directors and officers from the costs of liability for negligence , default , breach of duty or trust so long as this is declared in the annual directors ' report . |
| 2 | In other words , wait as long as possible before you and your men take over . |
| 3 | You can usually carry on with a sport you enjoy so long as you feel comfortable . |
| 4 | By way of contrast members of a moral or rule-based association share nothing other than their recognition of the authority of those practices ; sharers of a common language , for example , may say what they like so long as they comply with the canons of that language . |
| 5 | Do what you like so long as you do n't get caught . |
| 6 | Repairs , which with any good shop are guaranteed , last as long as the original . |
| 7 | Therefore it is a matter of cultivating the interior images which last as long as the human being lives . |
| 8 | The real wonder is not that some who profess to believe fall away after continuing so long but that some last as long as they do with as little as they have . |
| 9 | Fortunately , not all curtain walls last as long as Eternit . |
| 10 | I never say my work is going to last a long time — usually five to ten years , though obviously the smaller pieces which are kept inside last as long as people look after them . |
| 11 | I 'm taking steps to make sure that I last as long as possible . |
| 12 | Middlemass had finished The Times crossword by quarter to ten and had made the rest of the paper last as long as possible . |
| 13 | He could n't tell when the singing came to an end , or the Archbishop 's voice was first raised , addressing the city ; offering it God 's peace and succour so long as the Feast of Christ lasted . |
| 14 | ‘ Anyhow , it does n't really matter what you use so long as you 've got the right top . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't mind what I do so long as I do n't have too many lines to learn . ’ |
| 16 | I think so long as you can keep the parts of the structure there |
| 17 | I could never have expressed that wish so long as my father was alive , for I had been trained to think that such sentiments would hurt him . |
| 18 | ‘ Take as long as you like . |
| 19 | Of the two main regions , Bas Armagnac produces more elegant spirits , whereas Ténarèze , with its heavy , chalky clay soil , tends to make hefty brandies that take as long as thirty years to show their true potential . |
| 20 | The Mail had indeed captioned the picture ‘ Take as long as you like , my dear , the floor is yours ’ . |
| 21 | Several studies have shown that whereas full-dose aspirin achieves almost immediate platelet inhibition , doses of 80 mg take as long as 48 h to become maximally effective . |
| 22 | ‘ Take as long as you like . |
| 23 | Take as long as you like . |
| 24 | cos I do n't mind what they have so long as they eat it |
| 25 | The first time you use the rehearsal room , spend as long as necessary setting up your equipment until each member of the band can hear themselves and everyone else clearly . |