Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You think to yourself now what am I giving , what am I giving in the contribution box now as compared to one , two , three , four , five , years ago , it may be the same and it may be as much as you can afford , well if that 's so , then that 's grand is n't it ? |
| 2 | There has been no love lost between Scots and English at big sporting occasions for as long as one can remember , but it seems that England 's rugby aficionados find it hard to forgive Scotland for that Grand Slam defeat in 1990 . |
| 3 | It does not matter whether the golden spike is hammered in somewhere in England or in France or in China , so long as we can make an arbitrary decision , stop arguing about words and get on with the much more difficult ( but much more rewarding ) task of correlation . |
| 4 | Wooden dowel has been used for kite spars for as long as we can recall . |
| 5 | So but we 're we 're very easy with things , we do n't erm we do n't jump up and down and get cross erm so long as we can get some . |
| 6 | So long as we can get it , that 's all I 'm bothered about . |
| 7 | These should , on the face of things , be the most reliable sources , so long as we can trust the writer . |
| 8 | Whether this is the way they express themselves does not matter so long as we can establish that this is the substance of their view . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They do n't care whether I stand on the side of a screen or front stage so long as they can see me , hear me , Karl Gesner . |
| 11 | So long as they can sell , AEs will never have to pass the exam . |
| 12 | She is certainly not one of those who have been living on mung beans for as long as they can remember . |
| 13 | You can not pretend to people who , like you , have been pretending for as long as they can remember : they do not let you get away with it . |
| 14 | Angela has been fascinated by antiques for as long as she can remember . |
| 15 | Creating flower wreaths and circles is a family tradition — Elizabeth Jane has been making them for as long as she can remember . |
| 16 | The writing has been a hobby for Vanessa for as long as she can remember but she has recently started trying to turn it to profit . |
| 17 | It 's a curious thing but fans of all persuasions , even in the stubborn North , seem to have a soft spot for Spurs — maybe because , for as long as anyone can remember , they have tried to play the game . |
| 18 | The Halflings have lived in rural areas of the Empire for as long as anyone can remember , but it was not until the year 1010 that they were granted the lands around the upper Aver as their permanent home . |
| 19 | the Crown is not bound to take the advice of a particular Ministry to put its subjects to the tumult and turmoil of a series of general elections so long as it can find other Ministers who are prepared to give it a trial . |
| 20 | I have nothing against thorns and prickles so long as you can admire them from a safe distance . |
| 21 | You can uncover many things in this way , so long as you can hold your nerve when the technique is put into reverse and used against yourself . |
| 22 | Live yoghurt applied vaginally can often bring considerable relief from the itching , so long as you can contain the mess ! |
| 23 | You do n't have to worry too much about money do you really so long as you can manage with it . |
| 24 | I think so long as you can keep the parts of the structure there |
| 25 | It is trivially easy to select for a particular genetic formula , so long as you can read the genes of all the animals . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've waited sixteen years to hear from my father and they can wait for as long as I can drag this thing out . |
| 27 | I do not mind being told what I can not do , so long as I can accede to an adequate reason why . |
| 28 | ‘ Just so long as I can do something — no matter what — I wo n't feel so helpless . ’ |
| 29 | I do n't know , but so long as I can cure the disease I do n't much care ! |
| 30 | There 's a bleak line in the book when , his parents divorcing , his father leaving for Europe , Rock quotes himself , aged 11 , saying ‘ I 'll be OK , Dad , I wo n't need Mom so long as I can have the limo . ’ |