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 . ) . |