Example sentences of "for [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , however , often claimed that there is a qualified obligation to obey the law , based on the authority of governments in just regimes , for so long as they remain just . |
| 2 | For so long as I can recall I have always had kennels and an assortment of dogs to help me in my work . |
| 3 | For so long as the Northern Link Road is in prospect with improved access to the port , the company would limp on , despite an injunction , or possibly mothball its operation . |
| 4 | For so long as she and Andrew were together , a pulse , a nerve , something integral to her loving would break free from her control to distort the nearest moment they might share . |
| 5 | If we have to make a comparison between the individual approaches , I think that channel two felt we had to be punished for our sins while Channel 4 took the more sanguine view that for so long as love and sex exist , television might as well look on , an electronic voyeuristic intermediary . |
| 6 | Maximum clarity , he wrote , for as long as it takes . |
| 7 | Jean felt belittled ; for as long as the dance lasted she seemed no more to him than any girl there , but then he came round to her again and clasped her closely as they stepped it down the aisle between the lines of dancers . |
| 8 | For as long as Sinitta can recall , she has owned a dog . |
| 9 | For as long as the ‘ English ’ synthesis was adequately functioning there was no need or place for theory . |
| 10 | It reads : ‘ For as long as any rugby player living in the Republic of South Africa is the victim of racial discrimination under the laws of that country neither the WRU , nor any of its member clubs , will become involved in any matches organised under the authority of the SARB . |
| 11 | Last night 's resolution from the WRU committee read : ‘ For as long as any rugby player living in the Republic of South Africa is the victim of racial discrimination under the laws of that country , neither the WRU nor any of its member clubs will become involved in any matches organised under the authority of the SA Rugby Board . |
| 12 | For as long as it took me to get out of range , several birds used me for bombing practice , coming so close on occasions that ducking was a necessity rather than a flamboyant gesture . |
| 13 | Even in 1964 we commented , ‘ For as long as many of us care to remember there has been a big Healey in the price lists . |
| 14 | There is one thing in favour of total non-hypocrisy : at least you know where you stand , for as long as you are allowed to stand , and , of course , as long as you can be sure they are n't being a tiny bit hypocritical too . |
| 15 | FOR as long as most people can remember , the stocky figure , big head and proud , tight smile of Jordan 's King Hussein have symbolised stability in the wildness of the Middle East . |
| 16 | He sat down , knowing in his heart of hearts that for as long as Randy Mueller had a major part to play in UM 's corporate planning , his basic criteria would be : ‘ Is it good for the Corporation ? |
| 17 | For as long as I can remember , it has been standard medical teaching that teething of babies causes no symptoms . |
| 18 | ‘ All I know is that for as long as we go on winning , the challenge is on and Bath ca n't squeeze past for the title . |
| 19 | The alternative is to try to hang on , for as long as we can , to a form of athletic competition in which the participants at least claim to be just the same as the rest of us , only better-built by nature . |
| 20 | ‘ For as long as I 've had memories and before that too . |
| 21 | For as long as Lebanon 's economy grew , the dream years were credible even to the Lebanese themselves . |
| 22 | For as long as Chamberlain was there with his umbrella and the Phoney War lasted the surprisingly robust life of schools continued . |
| 23 | In any case , for as long as they remain as powerful as they are and until the country is ready for a proper comprehensive system the grammar school should be preserved : ‘ It would , moreover , be absurd from a socialist point of view to close down the grammar school , while leaving the public schools still holding their present commanding position . |
| 24 | For as long as the most able pupils were , with the support of public money , taken from the comprehensive schools , the development of comprehensives with high academic standards would be frustrated . |
| 25 | These fish in the 1lb to 2lb class can be a hundred or more strong in a shoal , and if you begin catching this size of barbel it is likely they will remain in the swim , feeding off and on , for as long as you have bait to keep them interested . |
| 26 | Mine starts at least two weeks before I begin fishing and continues , albeit less frequently , for as long as I am fishing that water . |
| 27 | It is a cruel sport at best , but the poor show the matadors and toreadors made by running for the outer rail and escaping over the fence when the enraged bull pursued them was not a creditable sight ; I spent my time , for as long as I stayed , cheering for the bulls . |
| 28 | But , for as long as any paradigm holds , they do have some court of last resort . |
| 29 | It indicates that the stock in the libraries in that authority , for as long as that local party rules , will reflect the politics of the majority of the voting electorate , in spite of the disclaimer that the policy will be carried out ‘ in the context of wider statutory provision across the authority ’ . |
| 30 | For as long as she lived , she had been provided for . |