Example sentences of "long as [pron] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As long as they get some exposure to written language , most learners will acquire at least a modicum of literacy . |
| 2 | ‘ Some hoped to be saved by going ; others did n't care if they were damned so long as they found new fields for profit and adventure . |
| 3 | The birds hatched in an incubator can then be hand-reared or given back to their parents , who will rear any number of chicks as long as they have enough food . |
| 4 | As long as we stay this dose to the hole we have to keep the rocket thrust going . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Or , at least it is n't so long as we avoid that bit of road . ’ |
| 6 | We are humbled and brought low by them , but the spirit of man — and I now have to say woman — and the freedoms that we enjoy lie within our grasp as long as we hold this House . |
| 7 | ‘ As long as we take proper care of the children . ’ |
| 8 | But as long as we bear these limitations in mind we can , to some extent , assess the muscle of the political machine . |
| 9 | ‘ Opt-out parents lead to drop-out children : and as long as we have unfulfilled youngsters , we are breeding a new generation of unfulfilled adults , ’ he said . |
| 10 | Opt-out parents lead to drop-out children : and as long as we have unfulfilled youngsters , we are breeding a new generation of unfulfilled adults . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ As long as we understand each other on that score , fair enough . ’ |
| 12 | As long as we understand each other . |
| 13 | Disliking the Tories more than he disliked Labour , he declared that on the defeat of Baldwin 's Government in the new Parliament , the King should ask MacDonald to form an administration , which he and his fellow Liberals would keep in office as long as it avoided extremist policies . |
| 14 | You can substitute any name you like in place of PENGUIN , as long as it has eight letters or less , but do choose something safe . |
| 15 | Peter Rogers , who produced all the movies , told me that he said that as long as he had enough money to keep himself and his mother he was happy . |
| 16 | But it was his duty to suffer , if only vicariously , with his people , and as long as he had any strength left he would fulfil his duty as he saw it . |
| 17 | But I know enough about myself to know that as long as I get eight hours sleep I 'm alright ’ . |
| 18 | Both places had latches and as long as I got ten yards ' start on him , I could slam the door shut and slip my half clothes-peg under the latch — I always carried a half clothes-peg for the purpose — and no matter how much he blasphemed and kicked at the door he could n't get in . |
| 19 | ‘ As long as I drink some Lucozade straight away , then I 'm OK . |
| 20 | For instance , as long as you average 8,750 calories a week you will shed weight just as quickly by having as many as 1,870 a day on Saturdays and Sundays , and only 1,000 each weekday , as you would by counting precisely 1,250 calories a day for all seven days of the week . |
| 21 | As long as you apply common sense , you 'll emerge unscathed from the financial crisis . |
| 22 | You can withdraw up to £50 a day as long as you have enough money in your account . |
| 23 | It is possible to withdraw more than the £50 daily limit , as long as you have sufficient funds , by going into any branch of The Royal Bank of Scotland . |
| 24 | As long as you buy good quality seed potatoes you should not need to use any pesticides — planting ordinary potatoes is not recommended as they can succumb to viruses . |