Example sentences of "so [adv] as [pron] [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | As soon as I saw you riding , I knew you 'd make it — so long as they did n't get to you . |
| 2 | In fact , you can choose any level of regular or monthly savings so long as they do n't exceed the maximum savings allowed . |
| 3 | Left : Another good predator is the Arrow Crab Stenorhyncus seticornis , which is safe in reef aquaria so long as they do n't contain small shrimps , which along with juvenile crabs are greatly to the Arrow Crab 's taste . |
| 4 | Another good predator is the arrow crab Stenorhyncus seticornis , which is safe in reef aquaria so long as they do n't contain small shrimps , which are also to the crab 's taste . |
| 5 | ‘ I should just let them get on with it , ’ said Ellen lightly , ‘ so long as they do n't start sacrificing goats . |
| 6 | Mm , so long as they do n't . |
| 7 | So long as they do n't do it at those two times a day . |
| 8 | New things had happened , the spread of the scientific temper , erm reasonably effective and cheap methods of contraception , the emancipation of women due to the development of industry , the decay of Christianity , all these various factors made the old conception of marriage out of date , and so he takes it in hand , he pillories it , and he suggests new possibilities , of which one seems to be nowadays obtaining favour , that 's trial marriage , i.e. that people should experiment with living together erm so long as they do n't intend at that stage to have children , before they finally decide to marry and settle down . |
| 9 | Of course this reduces our heating bills and keeps us warm and comfortable … so long as we do n't create too much moisture for the air to cope with . |
| 10 | So long as we do n't confuse faction with history , perhaps we should n't agonise too much over such matters . |
| 11 | He can be world champion for the next three years , so long as we do n't have to do it at Bradford because that 's an awful track . |
| 12 | At first it was men who were not allowed into the house and although this position resulted in a lot of criticism and ridicule , most feminists had some sympathy so long as we did n't seriously advocate separatism for all women . |
| 13 | I can get through all this , she thought , so long as he does n't touch me . |
| 14 | So long as he did n't carry on about it . |
| 15 | ‘ Just so long as it does n't get in here . ’ |
| 16 | Moreover , the value of each gene can change any amount , so long as it does n't stray into double figures . |
| 17 | ‘ So long as it does n't interfere with your work ! ’ he snarled , and , as if he could no longer bear to be in the same room with her , he turned and strode from her sitting-room , through her hall , and out of her flat . |
| 18 | Again and again in the night hours she thought of him , of his aggression and of the barely veiled hint in his parting shot ‘ so long as it does n't interfere with your work ! ’ that for all she had , so far , gone along with everything he had decreed , she could still find herself out of a job if she did n't toe the line . |
| 19 | It 's great — so long as it does n't rain too hard ! |
| 20 | Whatever so long as it does n't matter , do n't worry about it , why you upset ? |
| 21 | We do n't really mind if people get an attack of flu , so long as it does n't kill them , er if you recover then fine , but , and that 's really what the vaccine does , so it 's , it 's , it 's particularly good at actually stopping people dying from , from flu . |
| 22 | I know that so long as I do n't manage to count up to one hundred before the spasm ceases , I shall live . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't mind what I do so long as I do n't have too many lines to learn . ’ |
| 24 | That 's none of my business so long as I do n't have to break any laws . |
| 25 | I 'm thinking there might be something wrong with my plan to wait as I close my eyes ( only to rest them ) , but even as I yawn and put my hands into my armpits I think a spot of rest is n't such a bad idea so long as I do n't fall asleep . |
| 26 | ‘ He has enough sauce for a king 's fool , but impudence I can stomach so long as I do n't have to ride something that big on my own . ’ |
| 27 | So long as you did n't reappear , or if , when you did reappear , you were dead , there was no danger of the police looking for any other killer . |
| 28 | So long as you did n't nick |
| 29 | After the birth , intercourse can begin again as soon as you feel ready and so long as you do n't feel any discomfort . |
| 30 | But the sunrise of impending suicide bathes him and others in fiery metaphysical comedy ; , ‘ be as free as you like , ’ Peter Verkhovensky tells him , ‘ so long as you do n't change your mind ’ — that is ‘ so long as your entirely free intention is carried out ’ . |