Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] as long as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vauxhall 's Nova 1.5TD , for instance , is a fast , frugal hatchback with an Isuzu turbodiesel which when properly maintained should last as long as a naturally-aspirated engine . |
| 2 | The-troops also slept in the lavatories — a very awkward situation , this , as sometimes , if there was an air-raid , the train crawled and the journey could take as long as sixteen hours . |
| 3 | ‘ Suddenly we had a situation where money for the studio was no object : we could take as long as we liked . |
| 4 | If accepted , the appeal process could take as long as three years , according to reports . |
| 5 | As we had managed to walk so far the previous day , we were fairly high up in the mountains , and knew that the fog could take as long as 48 hours to clear . |
| 6 | The habit of association among hand-loom weavers could last as long as the class of workmen itself , or at least until it became too unstable and diluted to preserve it . |
| 7 | It may take as long as 250 years to reach that height . |
| 8 | It may take as long as a week for all the caterpillars to make their chrysalises . |
| 9 | The eggs of other frogs and toads not adapted to ephemeral pools may take as long as six weeks to hatch . |
| 10 | The process may take 5 minutes , it may take as long as 15 . |
| 11 | It may take as long as an hour to return to port . |
| 12 | She will continue as long as possible playing doubles , saying : ‘ I 'll hang in there for as long as I can . ’ |
| 13 | Cynics are betting that the romance is a huge publicity stunt to help sell the firm : ‘ The relationship will last as long as they can use each other , ’ says one . |
| 14 | Myths are eternal and will last as long as there are human beings . |
| 15 | This book is meant for people who live alone , so this chapter is not about sharing your living accommodation permanently , but temporarily : perhaps with a pet , which will last as long as their lifetime , perhaps with a guest or a short-term lodger . |
| 16 | The quality and strength , allied to their beauty , mean that our chairs and tables will last as long as the old Lloyd Loom furniture now fetching high prices in antique shops . |
| 17 | The licence may be for a fixed , perhaps renewable , period of time or there may be no mention of duration , in which case it can be assumed that the licence will last as long as the software is subject to copyright protection . |
| 18 | It is still often known as Norfolk reed ; and in contrast to ordinary straw thatch , which has a lifetime of thirty years at most , a well-laid thatch of Norfolk reed may last as long as eighty years . |
| 19 | Helpers approaching have sometimes been bitten or attacked wildly in the delirium that follows and which may last as long as twelve tormented hours . |
| 20 | Creating a game from a film costs hundreds of thousands of pounds and can take as long as making the movie . |
| 21 | Settlement can be a drawn out affair and can take as long as six months or more from the time your debt became overdue . |
| 22 | I have walked it in a day , but it can take as long as a week to complete . |
| 23 | It can take as long as two weeks after you give your blood sample before you get your result , which can be a difficult and stressful time . |
| 24 | The coarse grist can take as long as six months , by which time many plants that are intended to benefit will have long since gone . |
| 25 | First you are told that you can take as long as you like to put the counters in the jar . |
| 26 | BELOW Making a detailed scale drawing of a vertical section can take as long as excavating the feature in the first place . |
| 27 | Unless sent by an air courier , an ocean bill of lading can take as long as a week to arrive by air mail . |
| 28 | It is our experience that from appointment to completion , the sale of a company can take as long as six months or , perhaps , longer . |
| 29 | The Intifada was perhaps the most convincing refutation ever of the time- honoured , complacent dogma that ‘ the status quo can last as long as we want it to . ’ |