Example sentences of "[to-vb] for [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.

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1 Richard Baxter continued to write and to preach for as long as he could .
2 So far about 400 hectares of land have been reclaimed and the programme is to continue for as long as is necessary .
3 I decided to try for as long as he was trying .
4 Stereotypes , however false , tend to persist for as long as the social differences and inequalities they reinforce .
5 She had to talk for as long as he wanted and it was a long time .
6 It is perhaps surprising , with Healings ' huge mill in nearby Tewkesbury , that a few mills such as Northway and particularly Aston , managed to function for as long as they did .
7 ‘ We want to win for as long as we can because it would be a long way to go for just one game .
8 Where the court is satisfied , on the application of the official receiver , that the bankrupt has failed to comply with any of his obligations under the Act , it can order that time shall cease to run for as long as or subject to such conditions as it thinks fit ( s 279(3) ) .
9 I 'm going to live for as long as this forest remains standing .
10 ‘ Normally you are welcome to stay for as long as you like , ’ he said quietly .
11 You 're willing to , you 're welcome to stay for as long as you wish or to leave when you wish to leave .
12 It is an enormous task with over 3700 kms of roads and footpaths to care for as well as around 380 sets of traffic lights , 120,000 street lights , and around 100,000 road gullies .
13 He admitted : ‘ It 's a nice problem but one I will try to ignore for as long as possible . ’
14 Feeding takes place at night and toads continue to forage for as long as conditions are reasonably humid , sometimes for as long as two months .
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