Example sentences of "so long as [pers pn] kept " in BNC.
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| 1 | AT THE beginning of the 20th century Texan lobbyists could get more or less what they wanted so long as they kept politicians supplied with the three Bs : beefsteak , bourbon and blondes . |
| 2 | The King , in the Declaration of Breda , had promised that no man would be molested for differences of religious opinion , so long as he kept the peace . |
| 3 | The scent of human food was very strong in the Gruncher 's nostrils , and he must have been thinking that so long as he kept going flat out , he would catch his meal in the end . |
| 4 | She was great with him so long as he kept her occupied . |
| 5 | I wanted our collaboration , strange as it was , to continue for eve ; , just so long as it kept him beside me . |
| 6 | Dansey did not seek to influence its policy , so long as it kept out of his agents ' way . |
| 7 | ‘ I was personally told he was not concerned about my past so long as I kept up a volume of business , ’ he said . |
| 8 | 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 . |