Example sentences of "last [adv] [adv] long as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once these mothers and children started an argument they were likely to last twice as long as in non-clinic families . |
| 2 | Greek conscientious objectors are not allowed to perform civilian alternative service but instead may perform unarmed military service lasting twice as long as normal military service . |
| 3 | The consensus will last only so long as most lawyers accept the convictions that support it . |
| 4 | I was allowed to disrupt a ‘ social skills ’ course — one of a number of educational opportunities for men apart from the usual classes — and took the opportunity to test out some of my impressions against their own , well-informed ones in a session that , in the end , lasted twice as long as its scheduled time . |
| 5 | I was not conscious of this — it could have lasted twice as long as far as I was concerned . |