Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] so [adv] as [pers pn] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
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 .
  Next page