Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That way everyone born after that particular time would have their sins forgiven so long as they believed in Jesus . |
| 2 | His insecurity will persist so long as he bottles up change , no matter how well his ruling party behaves . |
| 3 | It was the red-haired left-hander 's first win over the squash legend , the first time he had played a match lasting an hour and 50 minutes at this level and won , and the first time he can ever have gambled so audaciously as he did at 13-13 in the final game . |
| 4 | Granpa clapped so loud as I returned to my place that some of the mums looked round and smiled , which made the old fellow even more determined to see that I stayed on at school until I was fourteen . |
| 5 | In Jordan v. Burgoyne Lord Parker C.J. made the point that the expressions ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ are all ‘ very strong words , ’ and Lord Reid in Brutus v. Cozens repeated the warning against too expansive a reading of the section , observing that ‘ vigorous and it may be distasteful or unmannerly speech or behaviour is permitted so long as it does not go beyond any of these limits . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He has enough sauce for a king 's fool , but impudence I can stomach so long as I do n't have to ride something that big on my own . ’ |
| 7 | She darted past him and opened the door that led to the store-room , then helped somewhat ineffectually as he dragged the mattress through and hefted it on to a stack of boxes . |
| 8 | Journalists do not mind being reminded so long as they do not think you are pressing them to write something they can not be sure will be published . |
| 9 | We can not help signing so long as there is another human being who needs to read the signs . |
| 10 | The older the child the longer you can wait so long as there are no other signs of serious illness . |
| 11 | It was all happening comfortably just as she wished . |
| 12 | His was a hectic life , becoming more so as it went on . |
| 13 | She fiercely ignored a small internal voice that warned her there was a fat chance of that coming to pass as far as he was concerned . |
| 14 | However , as Ketamine lacks the euphoric and social properties that led o the widespread use of MDMA , the drug is likely to disappear as suddenly as it seems to have emerged . |
| 15 | He was completely satisfied with the explanation ; the lawsuit was to be discontinued as far as he himself was concerned , and he had written to Mr. Jennings asking him to withdraw as well . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'm going to try as hard as I can . |
| 17 | Determined to fight , I shouted as loudly as I could . |
| 18 | I shouted as loudly as I could . |
| 19 | Opening it wide , she shouted as loud as she could : ‘ I 'm warning you lot , one more noise and I 'll come up there and scalp the arses off yer ! ’ |
| 20 | You should know as well as I do the public can be a very difficult master ! ’ |
| 21 | If she meant to make us nervous , she 's succeeded as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 22 | He had kissed and fondled her and she had responded as well as she could but they had both been too aware of each others inexperience and uncertainty to achieve fulfilment . |
| 23 | The Colonel was used to acting in loco parentis and would certainly not have responded as warmly as he had done to Miss Danziger 's maturity had he not discerned in it a vulnerability : something he could defend . |
| 24 | ‘ I mean , you 're welcome to come as far as I 'm concerned ’ . |
| 25 | Karl stopped laughing as suddenly as he had begun , his face grave and concerned and kindly . |
| 26 | ‘ I trained as hard as I could and spend 2½ hours in the gym every day for six months , ’ said Smith , adding confidently , ‘ the winter has done its job . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ She said they 'd have plenty of room , and one more was n't any bother as far as she was concerned . ’ |
| 28 | You can have been had by the whole of Fighter Command as far as I 'm concerned ; just as long as you add me to the list . ’ |
| 29 | Pressed very hard by Lauda in the final laps — ‘ leading a race was a brand-new experience for me , ’ he admitted at the time — he simply clung to his lead by driving as hard as he could . |
| 30 | She returned Travis 's kiss warmly , then bent as well as she could to hug Jonas . |