Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] keep [pos pn] " in BNC.
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1 | President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine denied Tory MPs were looking for a new leader , saying : ‘ We know that so long as we keep our nerve and pursue policies that are important we can come through . |
2 | There is little danger from a Lionfish to yourself , so long as you keep your fingers clear of the venomous spines . |
3 | But they have to call in a vet from time to time , and it 's with those farmers that I think you 'll have most success , just so long as you keep your charges low . ’ |
4 | But the room was warm , brightly lit and by no means uncomfortable so long as you kept your eyes away from the map-like stains on the rancid blue walls or the cigarette ends and other scraps on the floor . |
5 | She raked and kept the gravel sweep as meticulously as she kept her house — a convenient house , its well of water only a field distant . |