Example sentences of "so [adv] as you [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | For ‘ the game ’ was one that everyone played , and that was all right so long as you took your losses without squealing . |
2 | But the room was warm , brightly lit and by no means uncomfortable so long as you kept your eyes away from the map-like stains on the rancid blue walls or the cigarette ends and other scraps on the floor . |
3 | There is little danger from a Lionfish to yourself , so long as you keep your fingers clear of the venomous spines . |
4 | But they have to call in a vet from time to time , and it 's with those farmers that I think you 'll have most success , just so long as you keep your charges low . ’ |
5 | And speak your own language , please : we 'll even teach it to you in our schools to prove how understanding we are , just so long as you do our dirty work for less wages than our own kind are prepared to accept : just so long as you keep yourselves to yourselves , and do n't let your children marry ours , because what we 're all terrified of , so terrified the word 's gone out of the vocabulary . |
6 | " Do what you like , so long as you leave my bedroom alone . |