Example sentences of "for [adv] [adv] as [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The life they had come to know so well for so long as it slipped by changelessly would be irrevocably altered : it was like a death or a wounding and brought all the wonder and fear and awe of change . |
| 2 | The first items unpacked were trout-rods ; and they stayed up , ready and waiting for instant use for as long as we lived there . |
| 3 | Certainly , and not surprisingly , the higher stratum of more secure workers and to a lesser extent their families had access to better health and also housing provision in this period before the state played a significant role in either area — at least for as long as they remained in fairly regular work . |
| 4 | It is perhaps surprising , with Healings ' huge mill in nearby Tewkesbury , that a few mills such as Northway and particularly Aston , managed to function for as long as they did . |
| 5 | A more liberal choice proposed by the Shop Hours Reform Council — allowing large shops to open for up to six hours on a Sunday , and small ones for as long as they wanted — would encourage almost half of all shops to do so . |
| 6 | No one to stop them keeping her here for as long as they wanted . |
| 7 | But they could lie safely among them for as long as they liked , and they could move through them easily and unseen . |
| 8 | I stayed in the cafe for as long as I felt I could and then went back outside . |
| 9 | Bad industrial relations had been the curse of the country for as long as I had taken any interest in politics ; although the reform of trade union law was essential , further steps were also needed . |
| 10 | I shall refer briefly to one of the matters touched on by the hon. Gentleman , although I shall not speak on it for as long as I had intended , because the hon. Gentleman made wide-ranging reference to it himself , I congratulate him on that . |
| 11 | When we were in port he let me off work and allowed me to go ashore for as long as I wanted : " After all , you 're here to see these places . |
| 12 | It ended : ‘ Nonetheless , I consider myself to have been blessed to have had the chance to so serve for as long as I did . ’ |
| 13 | I do n't know why I kept them for as long as I did . |
| 14 | He said the atmosphere at each gathering had been one of calm , loving concern , and this would continue for as long as it took to get the children home . |
| 15 | ‘ Again , I lived with Mike for as long as it took to get the divorce and then I arranged the wedding . |
| 16 | He stayed for as long as it took him to finish his beer . |
| 17 | She had gone up to her room now as if she was simply going to sit there and wait for as long as it took , and when the plane disappeared from sight Maggie went to find her . |
| 18 | ‘ Only for as long as it took her to latch on to another driver , ’ Vitor said drily . |
| 19 | Her friends back in London would never have recognised her as the Alyssia Stanley who had dozens of men trailing behind her , and who toyed with them but only for as long as it suited her . |
| 20 | It was in any case something of a miracle — and a tribute to the tenacity of the Lebanese — that their Covenant worked for as long as it did . |
| 21 | While few serious historians have defended Communist excesses , some have argued that it was only the strategy in whose name they were committed that enabled the Republic to fight on for as long as it did . |
| 22 | ‘ It sounds lousy , but the great advantage to Celeste — and the reason why our relationship survived for as long as it did — was that she never had much of an impact on either my feelings or my thoughts . |
| 23 | He would always have a special place in her heart for as long as she lived ; but Rune did n't need her and Suzie did . |
| 24 | Eve had been there for as long as she remembered to help her fight her battles . |
| 25 | You could ask PH to introspect into the contents of his phenomenological awareness when he is looking at faces for as long as you liked , but there would be no insight that any recognition is occurring . |
| 26 | In ‘ Fighting talk ’ the two are tied together in the nostalgic account of an idyllic childhood landscape , all large back gardens and open public spaces , where you could mooch about for as long as you wanted . |
| 27 | The boss said you were to take her out for as long as you wanted , sir . |
| 28 | What was specified was that Franco would be Head of State for as long as he lived , and that he would designate his own successor , as king or regent . |
| 29 | It was also a hint that , while he wanted to retain ultimate control for as long as he lived , he foresaw a time when it might be possible to relinquish his personal hold on the administration of the system without it collapsing . |
| 30 | For a week , producer Robert Kemp had free run of the camp , interviewing whoever he chose for as long as he chose . |