Example sentences of "[adv] long as [pers pn] [vb past] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Leeds City could not be suspended as a club — we had no power to do that ; but so long as they refused to give up those vital papers , we could have no way out save by expelling them . |
| 2 | It was a pursuit which we could only continue , of course , so long as we managed to sell our films to commercial television simply on the strength of their entertainment value . |
| 3 | Paul wriggled , and the look on his face seemed to indicate that he would n't actually mind wasting anything , just so long as he got to hit the bell with his plank of wood . |
| 4 | ‘ So long as he promised to give the heroine more character and personality , that is . |
| 5 | Why not go along with Luke 's expansive mood for just so long as it took to finish her drink ? |
| 6 | Writing a doctorate on the British response to the church conflict in Nazi Germany , I was well aware that Dietrich Bonhoeffer had refused to grant that the established national Protestant Church was in fact a Christian church so long as it refused to ordain people who were racially Jewish . |
| 7 | He said the atmosphere at each gathering had been one of calm , loving concern , and this would continue for as long as it took to get the children home . |
| 8 | ‘ Again , I lived with Mike for as long as it took to get the divorce and then I arranged the wedding . |
| 9 | For him , this meant giving master classes in duplicity in order to keep both Axis and Allies in play for as long as he needed to achieve his economic , military and , above all , territorial objectives . |
| 10 | Luckily Tim Dunton had been very understanding , telling her not to worry and to take as long as she needed to sort matters out . |
| 11 | Eve had been there for as long as she remembered to help her fight her battles . |