Example sentences of "as [adv] as they [vb base] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To use an analogy from short sight : people who wear glasses are relieved of the effects of their short sight for as long as they continue to wear them and for as long as they remember that there are still some things ( such as seeing clearly underwater ) that they can not do even if they are wearing glasses . |
| 2 | All children have fads at different times which resolve as quickly as they arrive and so it can be difficult for parents to determine where they should start to draw the line . |
| 3 | The few models which have been developed to date may have been correct as far as they go but are clearly incomplete . |
| 4 | If clients are able to pay the bill they can get advice from a solicitor as often as they desire and on whatever topic they choose . |
| 5 | A further great grievance that exists in this force in the Division where I am is that the Section Sergeant dare not enter any Station while he is on duty unless he signs the main station book ; yet the plain clothes P.C.s and Detective Constables , and even uniform P.C.s can go into the Station as often as they think and there is no order that any of them must sign in and out . |
| 6 | They can go as fast as they want and there will be no restrictions . |