Example sentences of "[noun sg] so [adv] [conj] i [verb] " in BNC.

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1 He told a news conference : ‘ I am very happy with their progress so far and I think they will continue to do well over the next few days .
2 That 's none of my business so long as I do n't have to break any laws .
3 ‘ Meaning , I can have my say so long as I do what you tell me ! ’
4 I guaranteed a starting price so long as I got last refusal — he was auctioning the piece .
5 ‘ Howey made one mistake , but he has had a tremendous season so far and I have no need to worry about him .
6 They came in illegally low after bombing practice on the range just down the firth , blasting over the island so suddenly that I jumped while in the delicate manoeuvre of teasing a wasp into a jar from the old tree stump near the ruined sheep-pen at the north end of the island .
7 ‘ I was personally told he was not concerned about my past so long as I kept up a volume of business , ’ he said .
8 When sexual activity results from obsession in a parent with offspring simply because they are offspring ( a rare situation so far as I know ) psychotherapy may rectify deviant desire .
9 I 've always wanted to work in a bank so even if I had n't have had Louisa it 's basically what I 'd have gone on to do anyway .
10 Self-cleaning oven so far as I knew .
11 ‘ He gave me six points for this country so clearly that I saw them as if on a black-board and could simply copy them down . ’
12 I 'm thinking there might be something wrong with my plan to wait as I close my eyes ( only to rest them ) , but even as I yawn and put my hands into my armpits I think a spot of rest is n't such a bad idea so long as I do n't fall asleep .
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