Example sentences of "as [adv] [subord] [pers pn] [vb -s] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spokesman said the seven Kurds released from Haslar detention centre , near Gosport , Hampshire , and all 18 from Gloucester Prison were given temporary admission ‘ for as long as it takes to assess their cases ’ . |
| 2 | With its inflation still rising , the country on the verge of a perilous wage-price spiral and public finances deeply in the red , the Bundesbank has made it clear that it will keep the German economy locked in a vice of high interest rates for as long as it takes to squeeze out inflation . |
| 3 | The heating is switched on only for as long as it takes to dry the washing . |
| 4 | He would be the first name on my team sheet for as long as he continues to keep fit . |
| 5 | Under the STV a candidate must compete not only with political opponents but also with candidates of his own party , and compete in a popularity contest which , commencing with his first election campaign , will have to last without remission for as long as he wishes to hold his seat . |
| 6 | However , as Ketamine lacks the euphoric and social properties that led o the widespread use of MDMA , the drug is likely to disappear as suddenly as it seems to have emerged . |
| 7 | It is questionable that texts can always be read as favourably as she seeks to do . |
| 8 | We were pleased to have your Easter card , and hope that the year continued as well as it seems to have begun . |