Example sentences of "for [adv] long as [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If we have to make a comparison between the individual approaches , I think that channel two felt we had to be punished for our sins while Channel 4 took the more sanguine view that for so long as love and sex exist , television might as well look on , an electronic voyeuristic intermediary .
2 He sat down , knowing in his heart of hearts that for as long as Randy Mueller had a major part to play in UM 's corporate planning , his basic criteria would be : ‘ Is it good for the Corporation ?
3 For as long as Chamberlain was there with his umbrella and the Phoney War lasted the surprisingly robust life of schools continued .
4 For as long as U remains above NAIRU , inflation should be falling .
5 Each month , for as long as Peter could remember , she had gone through the bank statement and done the accounts .
6 Moreover , for as long as authorities pursued a monetary policy which held the unemployment rate at U 1 , this prediction error will persist over time .
7 For as long as Caroline told you that you could , I suppose .
8 For as long as Lebanon 's economy grew , the dream years were credible even to the Lebanese themselves .
9 For as long as Sinitta can recall , she has owned a dog .
10 The king 's wife , like the wives of other potentes , often remained at home while her husband journeyed and campaigned : throughout the medieval period , for as long as kings led armies in person , the queen 's role in household management could become tantamount to a regency .
11 The Heysel tragedy was but the latest incident in a catalogue of infamy which had dogged the British game , both home and abroad , for as long as people could remember ( ibid . ) .
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