Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] so [adv] as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | Therefore he keeps walking , ‘ thinking of nothing so long as he could refrain from thinking ’ . |
2 | She was great with him so long as he kept her occupied . |
3 | ‘ We are very comfortable at Government House and Lady Franklin will not hear of our going from it so long as we remain in town . |
4 | While , therefore , he accepted the idea , of an invisible church of the elect , Whitgift rejected any suggestion that it should be synonymous with the visible church of this world , arguing that : ‘ We must walk in those ways that God hath appointed to bring them [ the reprobate ] to salvation which is to feed them continually and watch over them so long as they are in danger . ’ |
5 | She left this house to us , and an allowance to Emily so long as she did n't marry , and one to me so long as I stayed with her . |
6 | ‘ The position does not matter to me so long as I am playing . |
7 | On the other hand , we can not say that people are making up their minds for themselves so long as they are largely unaware of the influences that are playing upon them , and so long as those influences are not essentially diverse and competitive , but generally combine to push their thinking , their attitudes and feelings in a single direction . |
8 | We have bread and bacon and butter that 's good , With oatmeal and salt that is wholesome for food ; We have soap and candles whereby to give light That you may work by them so long as you have light . |
9 | They were bound by it so long as it was not in conflict with their statutory duty . |