Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] so long [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Nor have you wanted them from me , You 'd never have stayed around so long if I 'd pushed you about . ’ |
| 2 | Informed sources say neither the more realistically-minded East German leaders nor the Russians believe that any sensible changes can be brought about so long as Mr Honecker , 77 , whose attitudes have become particularly rigid in recent months , is at the helm . |
| 3 | It ca n't go on for ever because characters such as the Fat Slags ( right ) can only go on so long before the joke starts to wear thin . |
| 4 | To take an obvious case , modern manufacturing industries can only go on so long as there are capitalists and workers . |
| 5 | ‘ Very like ! ’ he said , knowing it was true , and knowing that he would not hold back so long as to let it be true . |